1979 Ford F100: recalls and complaints
NHTSA lists 8 recall campaigns for the 1979 Ford F100. The newest campaign is 79V208000. NHTSA received the report on 17 Sep 1979. The NHTSA record gives the component Wheels. NHTSA has 2 complaints 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, 79V208000, in the NHTSA record
If separation and loss of air occurs while vehicle is in operation, loss of vehicle control and an accident could occur without prior warning. Corrective action: the dealer will inspect and, if necessary, replace the wheels without charge to owner.
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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Since the last update
No tracked figure of this page changed in a data update. What the log tracks
Recall campaigns
8 campaigns, newest first. 173,720 units in total.
- 79V208000Wheels
- 79V185000Wheels
- 79V117000Service Brakes, Hydraulic / Pedals and Linkages
- 79V038000Fuel System, Gasoline / Storage / Tank Assembly / Mounting
- 79V023000Visibility / Windshield
- 78V256000Power Train / Automatic Transmission
- 78V201000Power Train / Automatic Transmission
- 78V197000Fuel System, Gasoline / Storage / Tank Assembly / Mounting
79V208000Received . 40,000 units.
Wheels
- Defect, in the NHTSA record
A number of wheel assemblies on the involved vehicles may have substandard welds in the area where the disc is attached to the rim. Substandard welds can cause cracks to occur in the wheel assembly. Rapid loss of air pressure in the tire or separation of the wheel rim from the disc could result.
- Remedy, in the NHTSA record
If separation and loss of air occurs while vehicle is in operation, loss of vehicle control and an accident could occur without prior warning. Corrective action: the dealer will inspect and, if necessary, replace the wheels without charge to owner.
Report filed by FORD MOTOR COMPANY. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .
79V185000Received . 22,500 units.
Wheels
- Defect, in the NHTSA record
The wheel assembly may contain substandard welds in the area where the disc is attached to the rim. As a result, cracks can form in the wheel assembly, causing air loss and an underinflated tire.
- Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Dealer will inspect and replace any defective wheels without charge to owner.
Report filed by FORD MOTOR COMPANY. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .
79V117000Received . 82,000 units.
Service Brakes, Hydraulic / Pedals and Linkages
- Defect, in the NHTSA record
The involved vehicles were produced with brake push-rod to brake pedal retaining pins which were not heat-treated as specified. This could allow the brake pedal to become disengaged from the push-rod.
- Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Dealer will replace the suspect brake retaining pin.
Report filed by FORD MOTOR COMPANY. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .
79V038000Received . 105 units.
Fuel System, Gasoline / Storage / Tank Assembly / Mounting
- Defect, in the NHTSA record
The involved vehicles were manufactured without a fuel tank shield at the front right corner of the midship fuel tank. As a result, the vehicles do not conform to federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 301, "fuel system integrity". In the event of a vehicle accident, excessive fuel spillage could result.
- Remedy, in the NHTSA record
The dealer will install the required fuel tank shield without charge to owner.
Report filed by FORD MOTOR COMPANY. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .
79V023000Received . 12 units.
Visibility / Windshield
- Defect, in the NHTSA record
The involved vehicles do not conform to federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 212, "windshield mounting", in that some of the vehicles were built without the specified windshield weatherstrip retaining components.
- Remedy, in the NHTSA record
The dealer will install the windshield weatherstrip retaining components at no cost to owner.
Report filed by FORD MOTOR COMPANY. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .
78V256000Received . 7,000 units.
Power Train / Automatic Transmission
- Defect, in the NHTSA record
The involved vehicles were equipped with automatic transmissions in which the parking pawl was not heat-treated. During normal vehicle operation, a parking pawl that has not been heat-treated could become deformed or worn to the point that the transmission will not lock in "park". As a result, the vehicle could roll free if the driver does not set the parking brake when parking or leaving vehicle unattended.
- Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Dealer will inspect and, if necessary, replace the parking pawl with one that has been heat-treated.
Report filed by FORD MOTOR COMPANY.
78V201000Received . 22,000 units.
Power Train / Automatic Transmission
- Defect, in the NHTSA record
These transmissions may contain improperly manufactured parking pawl actuating rods. Consequently, the unhardened cam surface of these rods can allow the rod to deform during use with resultant increase in shift efforts and difficulty in releasing the parking pawl and engaging the parking gear.
- Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Dealer will replace the transmission parking pawl actuating rod without charge to owner.
Report filed by FORD MOTOR COMPANY. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .
78V197000Received . 103 units.
Fuel System, Gasoline / Storage / Tank Assembly / Mounting
- Defect, in the NHTSA record
The involved vehicles do not contain a fuel tank shield at the front right corner of the mid-ship fuel tank. In the event of a frontal impact, excessive fuel spillage from the fuel tank may occur. This fails to comply with federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 301, "fuel system integrity".
- Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Dealer will install the necessary fuel tank 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.
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
2 complaints, 2 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.
| Component | Mentions |
|---|---|
| Engine and Engine Cooling | 1 |
| Fuel System, Gasoline | 1 |
- Complaints that report a crash
- 0
- Complaints that report a fire
- 1
- Injuries in the complaints
- 0
- Deaths in the complaints
- 0
- Date of the newest complaint
- 31 Aug 2004
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.
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.
- 19671
- 19691
- 19701
- 19711
- 19723
- 19734
- 19742
- 19761
- 19774
- 19787
- 19798
- 19803
- 19813
- 19831
- 19841
- 19850
- 19861
- 19871
- 19880
- 19900
- 19960
A year without a link has fewer than 2 campaigns and fewer than 25 complaints. It has no page.
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Official channels
- NHTSA VIN lookupNHTSA shows the unrepaired recalls of one vehicle from its VIN or its license plate.
- NHTSA: report a safety problemThe NHTSA form for a complaint about a vehicle, a tire, a child seat or equipment.
- NHTSA page of the 1979 Ford F100The recalls, the complaints and the investigations that NHTSA shows for this model year.
Cite this page
Recall Register. 1979 Ford F100: recalls and complaints. https://recallregister.com/vehicle/ford/f100/1979/. 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
- 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 1979 Ford F100?
- 173,720 units in 8 campaigns. A campaign can name other models and model years, and its units include them.
- How many recall campaigns does the Ford F100 have for all model years?
- NHTSA lists 39 recall campaigns for the Ford F100, model years 1967 to 1996. 8 of them name the 1979 model year.
- Which component do the complaints about the 1979 Ford F100 name most often?
- Engine and Engine Cooling: 1 of 2 component mentions.
- Is an NHTSA investigation of the 1979 Ford F100 open?
- The NHTSA investigation file has no investigation that names this model year.