1980 Ford F150: recalls and complaints
NHTSA lists 4 recall campaigns for the 1980 Ford F150. 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 3 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, 82V024000, in the NHTSA record
Dealer will replace bolts and any damaged spare tires at no cost 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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Recall campaigns
4 campaigns, newest first. 45,100 units in total.
- 82V024000Equipment / Mechanical / Carrier/Rack
- 80V103000Fuel System, Gasoline / Storage / Tank Assembly / Mounting
- 80V044000Fuel System, Gasoline / Storage / Tank Assembly
- 79V237000Power Train / Axle Assembly / Axle Shaft
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: .
80V103000Received . 24,400 units.
Fuel System, Gasoline / Storage / Tank Assembly / Mounting
- Defect, in the NHTSA record
The involved vehicles were manufactured without the midship fuel tank protective shields. As a result, they do not conform to federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 301, "fuel system integrity", due to excessive fuel spillage upon frontal impact.
- Remedy, in the NHTSA record
The involved vehicles will be inspected and, if necessary, a fuel tank shield will be installed at no charge to owner.
Report filed by FORD MOTOR COMPANY. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .
80V044000Received . 8,170 units.
Fuel System, Gasoline / Storage / Tank Assembly
- Defect, in the NHTSA record
Certain vehicles were not equipped with a front protective shield for the mid-ship fuel tank. These vehicles do not comply with federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 301, "fuel system integrity". In the event of a frontal collision, excessive fuel spillage may occur.
- Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Dealer will inspect and, if necessary, install the required mid-ship fuel tank shield, without charge to owner.
Report filed by FORD MOTOR COMPANY. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .
79V237000Received . 30 units.
Power Train / Axle Assembly / Axle Shaft
- Defect, in the NHTSA record
The involved vehicles may have been produced with rear axle shafts (right or left) that did not receive proper heat treatment of the bearing journals.
- Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Dealer will inspect and, if necessary, replace both rear axle shafts at no cost to owner.
Report filed by FORD MOTOR COMPANY.
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
3 complaints, 3 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 |
|---|---|
| Exterior Lighting | 1 |
| Wheels | 1 |
| Suspension | 1 |
- Complaints that report a crash
- 0
- Complaints that report a fire
- 0
- Injuries in the complaints
- 0
- Deaths in the complaints
- 0
- Date of the newest complaint
- 27 Oct 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.
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 1980 Ford F150The recalls, the complaints and the investigations that NHTSA shows for this model year.
Cite this page
Recall Register. 1980 Ford F150: recalls and complaints. https://recallregister.com/vehicle/ford/f150/1980/. 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
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 1980 Ford F150?
- 45,100 units in 4 campaigns. A campaign can name other models and model years, and its units include them.
- How many recall campaigns does the Ford F150 have for all model years?
- NHTSA lists 46 recall campaigns for the Ford F150, model years 1966 to 1990. 4 of them name the 1980 model year.
- Which component do the complaints about the 1980 Ford F150 name most often?
- Exterior Lighting: 1 of 3 component mentions.
- Is an NHTSA investigation of the 1980 Ford F150 open?
- The NHTSA investigation file has no investigation that names this model year.