Recall Register

1978 Ford F Series: recalls and complaints

NHTSA lists 3 recall campaigns for the 1978 Ford F Series. The newest campaign is 79V077000. NHTSA received the report on 29 Mar 1979. The NHTSA record gives the component Service Brakes, Air / Antilock / Control Unit/Module. 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, 79V077000, in the NHTSA record

The pistons in the valve portion of the modulators will be replaced with pistons that do not swell when exposed to air brake system contaminants.
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Recall campaigns

3 campaigns, newest first. 70,016 units in total.

  1. 79V077000Received . 65,000 units.

    Service Brakes, Air / Antilock / Control Unit/Module

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    Certain air brake anti-lock modulators could malfunction during operation of the anti-lock system. A nylon piston within the modulator air valve system can swell from exposure to system contaminants. Continued exposure may cause the piston to swell to the extent that interference with the cylinder wall will result, causing momentary sticking or a permanent jam. This can result in temporary or permanent loss of braking for the affected axle.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    The pistons in the valve portion of the modulators will be replaced with pistons that do not swell when exposed to air brake system contaminants.

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

  2. 78V161000Received . 16 units.

    Visibility / Windshield

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    The involved vehicles were assembled without the intended windshield weatherstrip lower retainer. These vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 219, "windshield zone intrusion".
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Dealer will install the windshield weatherstrip lower retainer at no cost to owner.

    Report filed by FORD MOTOR COMPANY.

  3. 77V189000Received . 5,000 units.

    Tires / Markings

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    The involved vehicles are equipped with safety compliance certification labels and incomplete vehicle documents that indicate that the gross axle weight rating (gawr) is approximately 0.6 to 6.0 percent greater than the combined load capacity of the tires at the specified tire inflation pressure. This fails to comply with federal motor vehicle safety standard nos. 120, "air brake systems", and 119, "new pneumatic tires for vehicles other than passenger cars", or 109, "new pneumatic tires".
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Owner will receive correct labels by mail, free of charge.

    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

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.

Official channels

Cite this page

Recall Register. 1978 Ford F Series: recalls and complaints. https://recallregister.com/vehicle/ford/f-series/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
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

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Questions

How many units are in the recall campaigns for the 1978 Ford F Series?
70,016 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 have for all model years?
NHTSA lists 10 recall campaigns for the Ford F Series, model years 1971 to 2008. 3 of them name the 1978 model year.
Is an NHTSA investigation of the 1978 Ford F Series open?
The NHTSA investigation file has no investigation that names this model year.