Recall Register

1974 Ford F Series: recalls and complaints

NHTSA lists 2 recall campaigns for the 1974 Ford F Series. The newest campaign is 78V153000. NHTSA received the report on 3 Jul 1978. The NHTSA record gives the component Engine and Engine Cooling / Cooling System / Fan. 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, 78V153000, in the NHTSA record

The dealer will replace the existing fan blade assembly with one of another design at no cost to owner.
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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

2 campaigns, newest first. 136,911 units in total.

  1. 78V153000Received . 125,000 units.

    Engine and Engine Cooling / Cooling System / Fan

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    The engine cooling fan blades may crack and chip due to high stresses caused by vibrations. The chipped pieces of the blade could fly into the underhood components. Also, these pieces could fly out from the vehicle if the hood is open and the engine is running.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    The dealer will replace the existing fan blade assembly with one of another design at no cost to owner.

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

  2. 76V035000Received . 11,911 units.

    Suspension / Front / Springs / Leaf Spring Assembly / Hanger,bracket

    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

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. 19711
  2. 19721
  3. 19731
  4. 19742
  5. 19753
  6. 19762
  7. 19772
  8. 19783
  9. 19791
  10. 19841
  11. 19851
  12. 19870
  13. 19881
  14. 19892
  15. 19902
  16. 19910
  17. 19920
  18. 19930
  19. 19940
  20. 19950
  21. 19960
  22. 19970
  23. 19980
  24. 19990
  25. 20001
  26. 20011
  27. 20021
  28. 20031
  29. 20040
  30. 20050
  31. 20060
  32. 20070
  33. 20080

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. 1974 Ford F Series: recalls and complaints. https://recallregister.com/vehicle/ford/f-series/1974/. 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 1974 Ford F Series?
136,911 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 F Series have for all model years?
NHTSA lists 10 recall campaigns for the Ford F Series, model years 1971 to 2008. 2 of them name the 1974 model year.
Is an NHTSA investigation of the 1974 Ford F Series open?
The NHTSA investigation file has no investigation that names this model year.