1981 Ford F250: recalls and complaints
NHTSA lists 5 recall campaigns for the 1981 Ford F250. 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 1 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.
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.
NHTSA publishes these words. Source: NHTSA Datasets and APIs, section Complaints, read on . Complaint file through . Recall file through .
Since the last update
No tracked figure of this page changed in a data update. What the log tracks
Recall campaigns
5 campaigns, newest first. 35,416 units in total.
- 82V024000Equipment / Mechanical / Carrier/Rack
- 81V121000Wheels / Multi Piece
- 81V061000Structure
- 81V023000Fuel System, Gasoline / Storage / Tank Assembly / Mounting
- 80V145000Fuel System, Gasoline / Storage / Tank Assembly / Mounting
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: .
81V121000Received . 16,500 units.
Wheels / Multi Piece
- Defect, in the NHTSA record
The owner"s guide may contain an error in the wheel lug nut torque specification chart. Incorrect information could result in improper torque of the lug nuts during wheel replacement. Lug nuts could come loose during vehicle operation.
- Remedy, in the NHTSA record
An adhesive-backed, revised page will be supplied to owners for insertion in the owner"s guide. In addition, dealers will provide torque verification, if one or more wheels have been serviced, at no cost to owners.
Report filed by FORD MOTOR COMPANY. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .
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: .
81V023000Received . 26 units.
Fuel System, Gasoline / Storage / Tank Assembly / Mounting
- Defect, in the NHTSA record
Certain vehicles may have been assembled without the specified fuel tank shield which prevents direct contact between the fuel tank and driveline components. During a 30 MPH frontal barrier impact test, as specified in federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 301, "fuel system integrity", fuel leakage may occur.
- Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Vehicles will have the existing separate skid plate or fuel tank shield removed (whichever was installed on vehicle). A special combination skid plate/fuel tank shield assembly will be installed in its place free of charge.
Report filed by FORD MOTOR COMPANY. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .
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: .
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
1 complaint, 1 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 |
|---|---|
| Power Train | 1 |
- Complaints that report a crash
- 1
- Complaints that report a fire
- 0
- Injuries in the complaints
- 0
- Deaths in the complaints
- 1
- Date of the newest complaint
- 27 Aug 1996
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.
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 1981 Ford F250The recalls, the complaints and the investigations that NHTSA shows for this model year.
Cite this page
Recall Register. 1981 Ford F250: recalls and complaints. https://recallregister.com/vehicle/ford/f250/1981/. 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
- 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 1981 Ford F250?
- 35,416 units in 5 campaigns. A campaign can name other models and model years, and its units include them.
- How many recall campaigns does the Ford F250 have for all model years?
- NHTSA lists 73 recall campaigns for the Ford F250, model years 1967 to 2008. 5 of them name the 1981 model year.
- Which component do the complaints about the 1981 Ford F250 name most often?
- Power Train: 1 of 1 component mention.
- Is an NHTSA investigation of the 1981 Ford F250 open?
- The NHTSA investigation file has no investigation that names this model year.