Recall Register

1978 Ford Custom 500: recalls and complaints

NHTSA lists 2 recall campaigns for the 1978 Ford Custom 500. The newest campaign is 78V108000. NHTSA received the report on 15 May 1978. The NHTSA record gives the component Seat Belts / Front / Retractor. NHTSA has no complaint on file for this model year.

The NHTSA recall file shows no do-not-drive advisory and no park-outside advisory on these campaigns.

This page cannot show if a recall applies to one vehicle. The NHTSA VIN lookup shows the unrepaired recalls of one vehicle.

Remedy of the newest campaign, 78V108000, in the NHTSA record

The dealer will replace the seat belt assemblies if necessary, without charge to owner.
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Recall campaigns

2 campaigns, newest first. 110,060 units in total.

  1. 78V108000Received . 110,000 units.

    Seat Belts / Front / Retractor

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    The involved vehicles are equipped with shoulder harness retractors that may not lock. Should the vehicle experience a sudden deceleration or impact, the front seat occupant may not be restrained by the shoulder harness portion of the three-point seat belt system. Furthermore, the shoulder harness retractors may not allow extraction of the shoulder belt webbing due to a pre-locked condition. This is a non-compliance to the emergency locking retractor performance requirements of federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 209, "seat belt assemblies".
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    The dealer will replace the seat belt assemblies if necessary, without charge to owner.

    Report filed by FORD MOTOR COMPANY. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .

  2. 78V044000Received . 60 units.

    Tires

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    Some of the involved vehicles may have been equipped with lr78-15 "c" load range truck tires instead of lr78-15 "b" load range passenger car tires. The wheels presently on the involved vehicles are intended for use with passenger vehicle tires and were not rated for the higher maximum air pressure and load ratings molded into the sidewall of the lr78-15 "c" load range truck tires.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    The dealer will inspect and, if necessary, replace "c" load range tires with "b" load range tires, without charge.

    Report filed by FORD MOTOR COMPANY. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .

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Units: The number of vehicles or products that a recall can include. The manufacturer or the firm reports the number to the agency.

Complaints by component

The NHTSA complaint file has no complaint for this model year.

Investigations

The NHTSA investigation file has no investigation that names this model year.

Investigation: A study of a possible safety defect by the NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation. An investigation with no closing date in the NHTSA file is open.

Other model years

The number under each year is the number of recall campaigns.

  1. 19731
  2. 19742
  3. 19752
  4. 19782

A year without a link has fewer than 2 campaigns and fewer than 25 complaints. It has no page.

Official channels

Cite this page

Recall Register. 1978 Ford Custom 500: recalls and complaints. https://recallregister.com/vehicle/ford/custom-500/1978/. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation, recall, complaint and investigation files. Data through .

Sources

Source
NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation
Licence
US government work, public domain
Recall file through
30 Sep 2026
Complaint file through
30 Sep 2026
First complaint in the file
1 Jan 1995
Manufacturer in the recall file
FORD MOTOR COMPANY

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Questions

How many units are in the recall campaigns for the 1978 Ford Custom 500?
110,060 units in 2 campaigns. A campaign can name other models and model years, and its units include them.
How many recall campaigns does the Ford Custom 500 have for all model years?
NHTSA lists 7 recall campaigns for the Ford Custom 500, model years 1973 to 1978. 2 of them name the 1978 model year.
Is an NHTSA investigation of the 1978 Ford Custom 500 open?
The NHTSA investigation file has no investigation that names this model year.