Recall Register

1982 Ford Escort: recalls and complaints

NHTSA lists 5 recall campaigns for the 1982 Ford Escort. The newest campaign is 85V067000. NHTSA received the report on 21 May 1985. The NHTSA record gives the component Seat Belts / Rear/Other. NHTSA has 4 complaints on file for this model year. 5 NHTSA investigations name 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, 85V067000, in the NHTSA record

A clip will be inserted into the retractor housing webbing to prevent jamming.
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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

5 campaigns, newest first. 1,744,400 units in total.

  1. 85V067000Received . 515,000 units.

    Seat Belts / Rear/Other

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    Rear seat belt retractors may allow twisted webbing to enter the retractor housing and jam the retractor. Consequence of defect: a jammed retractor would interfere with webbing retraction and withdrawal. This will discourage seat belt usage.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    A clip will be inserted into the retractor housing webbing to prevent jamming.

    Report filed by FORD MOTOR COMPANY.

  2. 84V071000Received . 261,400 units.

    Seats

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    Seat frame structure could sever front seat belts if vehicle is involved in an accident, depending on force of impact.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Dealer will install a molded spacer between reinforcement plates and lower decorative plastic cover.

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

  3. 83V063000Received . 610,000 units.

    Latches/Locks/Linkages / Doors / Latch

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    Door lock pillars could develop fatigue cracks from normal usage of door, at the point where door latch striker reinforcements are attached.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Any damaged lock pillars will be repaired and reinforcements will be installed between the door latch striker and lock pillars.

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

  4. 83V013000Received . 245,000 units.

    Seat Belts

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    The portion of the roof above frame (rail) to which the shoulder belt is anchored may have a slot that can compromise the strength of the shoulder belt anchor under certain severe loads. (the suspect area is not visible.) consequently, some vehicles included in this recall may not meet the 3000 pound anchorage strength requirements of federal motor vehicle safety standard 210, "seat belt assembly anchorages".
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    The dealer will inspect and, if necessary, reinforce the roof rail inner panel surrounding the drainage hole at no cost to owner.

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

  5. 82V045000Received . 113,000 units.

    Equipment / Appliance / Air Conditioner

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    On the involved vehicles, a thermal limiter in the blower motor resistor circuit of the air conditioner/heater assembly may not function as intended. If the blower motor becomes jammed when the system is operating in the medium-low blower speed, the resistor coils can overheat causing melting and possible ignition.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Dealer will replace the resistor assembly with an improved version 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.

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Complaints by component

4 complaints, 5 component mentions.

A complaint can name more than one component. Each component that a complaint names is one component mention. This model year has fewer than 50 component mentions, so the table shows the number of mentions only.

1982 Ford Escort: component mentions in complaints
ComponentMentions
Electrical System3
Steering2
Complaints that report a crash
0
Complaints that report a fire
3
Injuries in the complaints
0
Deaths in the complaints
0
Date of the newest complaint
8 Oct 1996

These figures are the entries of the persons who sent the complaints.

Complaint: A report about a possible safety problem that a person sends to NHTSA. This site shows the number of complaints and not their text.

Complaints about the 1982 Ford Escort, by the year NHTSA received them. The largest year is 1996, with 4 complaints.

Investigations

NHTSA investigations that name the 1982 Ford Escort
NumberTypeSubjectComponentOpenedClosedCampaign
DP85009Defect petitionFAILURE OF SEAT BACK SECURING BOLTSSeats29 Jan 198527 Feb 1985
DP84017Defect petitionSTALLING AND CARBURETOR MALFUNCTIONSVehicle Speed Control / Linkages30 May 198410 Sep 1984
DP84009Defect petitionTIMING CHAIN FAILUREEngine and Engine Cooling / Engine / Gasoline16 Jan 198417 Jul 1984
EA83013Engineering analysisFRONT SEATBACK FAILURESeats23 Mar 198326 Jan 198984V085000
DP83004Defect petitionFUMES AND DUST IN PASSENGER COMPARTMENTVisibility / Defroster/Defogger/HVAC System9 Nov 198210 Mar 1983

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. 198110
  2. 19825
  3. 19835
  4. 19843
  5. 19853
  6. 19862
  7. 19873
  8. 19882
  9. 19891
  10. 19902
  11. 19913
  12. 19922
  13. 19931
  14. 19941
  15. 19954
  16. 19960
  17. 19971
  18. 19980
  19. 19991
  20. 20001
  21. 20010
  22. 20020
  23. 20030

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. 1982 Ford Escort: recalls and complaints. https://recallregister.com/vehicle/ford/escort/1982/. 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
15 May 2019
First complaint in the file
1 Jan 1995
Manufacturer in the recall file
FORD MOTOR COMPANY

The NHTSA record is the authority. A complaint count is the number of different complaint numbers for the make, the model and the model year. How the register is made. Report an error.

Questions

How many units are in the recall campaigns for the 1982 Ford Escort?
1,744,400 units in 5 campaigns. A campaign can name other models and model years, and its units include them.
How many recall campaigns does the Ford Escort have for all model years?
NHTSA lists 35 recall campaigns for the Ford Escort, model years 1981 to 2003. 5 of them name the 1982 model year.
Which component do the complaints about the 1982 Ford Escort name most often?
Electrical System: 3 of 5 component mentions.
Is an NHTSA investigation of the 1982 Ford Escort open?
No. Each of the 5 investigations that name this model year has a closing date in the NHTSA file.