Recall Register

1980 Ford F Series (light): recalls and complaints

NHTSA lists 3 recall campaigns for the 1980 Ford F Series (light). The newest campaign is 80V072000. NHTSA received the report on 9 Jun 1980. The NHTSA record gives the component Wheels / Hubcap/Cover. 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, 80V072000, in the NHTSA record

Dealer will inspect the wheel disc date code and replace those wheels indicating an october 18, 1979 date of manufacture.
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Recall campaigns

3 campaigns, newest first. 33,832 units in total.

  1. 80V072000Received . 12,500 units.

    Wheels / Hubcap/Cover

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    Certain vehicles were produced with wheel assemblies that may have cracks near the bolt holes in the wheel disc. During vehicle use, the cracks could gradually increase and result in partial or complete separation of the wheel and tire assembly from the vehicle.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Dealer will inspect the wheel disc date code and replace those wheels indicating an october 18, 1979 date of manufacture.

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

  2. 80V033000Received . 13,332 units.

    Steering / Steering Wheel/Handle Bar

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    On certain vehicles, the pinch bolt and nut used to attach the intermediate steeriing shaft to the steering column were omitted during assembly. This could result in separation of the steering shaft from the steering column.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Dealer will inspect and, if necessary, tighten existing bolt-nut assemblies or install them, if missing.

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

  3. 80V032000Received . 8,000 units.

    Engine and Engine Cooling / Exhaust System

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    Certain vehicles may have been assembled without the specified exhaust system heat shields. The absence of these shields could cause high floor pan temperatures and smoldering of the floor coverings under certain driving or engine malfunction conditions.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Dealer will install the necessary heat shield 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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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. 19730
  2. 19780
  3. 19803
  4. 19860
  5. 19871
  6. 19880
  7. 19890
  8. 19900
  9. 19910
  10. 19920
  11. 19930
  12. 19940
  13. 19950
  14. 19960
  15. 19970
  16. 19980
  17. 19990
  18. 20000
  19. 20010
  20. 20020

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. 1980 Ford F Series (light): recalls and complaints. https://recallregister.com/vehicle/ford/f-series-light/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
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 1980 Ford F Series (light)?
33,832 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 F Series (light) have for all model years?
NHTSA lists 4 recall campaigns for the Ford F Series (light), model years 1973 to 2002. 3 of them name the 1980 model year.
Is an NHTSA investigation of the 1980 Ford F Series (light) open?
The NHTSA investigation file has no investigation that names this model year.