Recall Register

1981 Ford F100: recalls and complaints

NHTSA lists 3 recall campaigns for the 1981 Ford F100. The newest campaign is 82V024000. NHTSA received the report on 15 Mar 1982. The NHTSA record gives the component Equipment / Mechanical / Carrier/Rack. 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, 82V024000, in the NHTSA record

Dealer will replace bolts and any damaged spare tires at no cost to owner.
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Recall campaigns

3 campaigns, newest first. 18,890 units in total.

  1. 82V024000Received . 12,500 units.

    Equipment / Mechanical / Carrier/Rack

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    The reinforcement for the in-box spare tire carrier may have been attached using incorrect hex head bolts. If the carrier and reinforcement attaching bolts are incorrect, the potential exists for the tire sidewall to be damaged or weakened by extended contact with the sharp edges of the bolt heads.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Dealer will replace bolts and any damaged spare tires at no cost to owner.

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

  2. 81V061000Received . 130 units.

    Structure

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    The involved trucks were manufactured with a certain portion of specified floor pan insulation material (beneath the right front passenger seat) omitted. Because of this omission, a section of the sheet metal floor pan was left exposed over the exhaust system in an area of possible passenger contact.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    The dealer will install a revised design floorpan insulator pad at no charge to owner.

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

  3. 80V145000Received . 6,260 units.

    Fuel System, Gasoline / Storage / Tank Assembly / Mounting

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    During a change in assembly procedures, certain of the mid-ship fuel tank straps may have been improperly installed or mislocated. As a result, they fail to conform to federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 301, "fuel system integrity". In the event of a collision, excessive fuel spillage may occur.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Dealer will inspect and, if necessary, relocate fuel tank straps without charge to owner.

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

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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. 19671
  2. 19691
  3. 19701
  4. 19711
  5. 19723
  6. 19734
  7. 19742
  8. 19761
  9. 19774
  10. 19787
  11. 19798
  12. 19803
  13. 19813
  14. 19831
  15. 19841
  16. 19850
  17. 19861
  18. 19871
  19. 19880
  20. 19900
  21. 19960

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. 1981 Ford F100: recalls and complaints. https://recallregister.com/vehicle/ford/f100/1981/. 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 1981 Ford F100?
18,890 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 F100 have for all model years?
NHTSA lists 39 recall campaigns for the Ford F100, model years 1967 to 1996. 3 of them name the 1981 model year.
Is an NHTSA investigation of the 1981 Ford F100 open?
The NHTSA investigation file has no investigation that names this model year.