Recall Register

1980 Ford E150: recalls and complaints

NHTSA lists 3 recall campaigns for the 1980 Ford E150. The newest campaign is 90V137000. NHTSA received the report on 18 Jul 1990. The NHTSA record gives the component Seat Belts / Front / Anchorage. NHTSA has no complaint on file for this model year. 1 NHTSA investigation names 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, 90V137000, in the NHTSA record

Install proper mounting hardware and seat belts.
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Complaint information entered into NHTSA’s Office of Defects Investigation vehicle owner's complaint database is used with other data sources to identify safety issues that warrant investigation and to determine if a safety-related defect trend exists.

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Recall campaigns

3 campaigns, newest first. 23,641 units in total.

  1. 90V137000Received . 13,637 units.

    Seat Belts / Front / Anchorage

    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    Occupants would not be adequately protected in event ofan accident or sudden stop.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Install proper mounting hardware and seat belts.

    Report filed by MARK III INDUSTRIES, INC.. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .

  2. 80V120000Received . 10,000 units.

    Service Brakes, Hydraulic / Foundation Components / Hoses, Lines/Piping, and Fittings

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    Certain vehicles were equipped with front brake hose assemblies that were incorrectly manufactured by the supplier. These assemblies, both rh and lh, were incorrectly built with the fittings misoriented by 90 degrees. This could cause chafing of the brake hose through contact with the adjacent tire during full turns. Continued chafing could result in a brake fluid leak.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Dealer will inspect both front brake hoses and, if necessary, replace one or both hoses at no charge.

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

  3. 80V088000Received . 4 units.

    Engine and Engine Cooling / Exhaust System

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    Due to computer input error which resulted in an incorrect build schedule, some vehicles were shipped without the required exhaust system heat shields. When the vehicle is idled over an extended period of time, a missing exhaust heat shield may result in dangerously high floor pan temperatures.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Dealer will install frame-mounting heat shields without charge to owner.

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

The campaign number opens the NHTSA record. Each quotation is the text of the NHTSA recall file.

Recall campaign: One recall in the NHTSA recall file, with one campaign number. A campaign can name many makes, models and model years.

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

NHTSA investigations that name the 1980 Ford E150
NumberTypeSubjectComponentOpenedClosedCampaign
EA87002Engineering analysisFILLER NECK SPURTVehicle Speed Control / Linkages4 Nov 198629 Apr 1987

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. 19761
  2. 19784
  3. 19795
  4. 19803
  5. 19811
  6. 19822
  7. 19831
  8. 19842
  9. 19850
  10. 19860
  11. 19870
  12. 19880
  13. 19892
  14. 19903
  15. 19971
  16. 19981
  17. 19991
  18. 20001
  19. 20041
  20. 20061
  21. 20071
  22. 20081
  23. 20091
  24. 20101
  25. 20111
  26. 20121
  27. 20131

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

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Cite this page

Recall Register. 1980 Ford E150: recalls and complaints. https://recallregister.com/vehicle/ford/e150/1980/. 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
29 Sep 2026
Complaint file through
29 Mar 2018
First complaint in the file
1 Jan 1995
Manufacturer in the recall file
MARK III INDUSTRIES, INC.

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Questions

How many units are in the recall campaigns for the 1980 Ford E150?
23,641 units in 3 campaigns. A campaign can name other models and model years, and its units include them.
How many recall campaigns does the Ford E150 have for all model years?
NHTSA lists 18 recall campaigns for the Ford E150, model years 1976 to 2013. 3 of them name the 1980 model year.
Is an NHTSA investigation of the 1980 Ford E150 open?
No. The 1 investigation that names this model year has a closing date in the NHTSA file.