Recall Register

1978 Ford F350: recalls and complaints

NHTSA lists 9 recall campaigns for the 1978 Ford F350. The newest campaign is 78V168000. NHTSA received the report on 7 Aug 1978. The NHTSA record gives the component Seat Belts / Front / Retractor. 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, 78V168000, in the NHTSA record

The dealer will repair the left side shoulder belt retractor mounting bracket on the involved vehicles free of charge.
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Recall campaigns

9 campaigns, newest first. 135,132 units in total.

  • 78V168000Seat Belts / Front / Retractor
  • 78V109000Steering / Linkages
  • 78V035000Power Train / Automatic Transmission / Lever and Linkage / Column Shift
  • 78V024000Wheels / Multi Piece
  • 77V222000Fuel System, Gasoline / Storage / Tank Assembly
  • 77V198000Fuel System, Gasoline / Carburetor System
  • 77V185000Power Train / Automatic Transmission / Lever and Linkage / Column Shift
  • 77V169000Steering / Linkages
  • 77V161000Vehicle Speed Control

  1. 78V168000Received . 7 units.

    Seat Belts / Front / Retractor

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    The driver"s side shoulder belt retractor mounting bracket assembly contains a weld nut which was improperly attached to the bracket. This fails to comply with the requirements of federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 210, "seat belt assembly anchorages".
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    The dealer will repair the left side shoulder belt retractor mounting bracket on the involved vehicles free of charge.

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

  2. 78V109000Received . 77 units.

    Steering / Linkages

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    These vehicles may be equipped with steering linkages on which cotter pins may not have been installed on castellated nuts to secure the steering drag link and tie-rod connections. Also, these attaching nuts may not have been tightened to specifications. This could allow linkage separation.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    The dealer will perform necessary corrections to the steering linkage attachments.

    Report filed by FORD MOTOR COMPANY.

  3. 78V035000Received . 47,339 units.

    Power Train / Automatic Transmission / Lever and Linkage / Column Shift

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    The shift selector reaction springs may be deformed as a result of improper installation of selector levers during column buildup. Thus the lever may not be able to be moved into the insert detents located in the steering column assembly. This could prevent the "park" gear from being engaged.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Dealer will inspect and, if necessary, replace the shift selector reaction spring without charge to owner.

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

  4. 78V024000Received . 9,000 units.

    Wheels / Multi Piece

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    The wheel rim diameters on these vehicles may exceed dimensional specifications. This may cause the tires and tubes to be overstressed during mounting or improperly mounted.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    The dealer will inspect and, if necessary, replace the wheels, and the tires and tubes mounted on these wheels.

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

  5. 77V222000Received . 2 units.

    Fuel System, Gasoline / Storage / Tank Assembly

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    The involved vehicles were built with aft-of-axle fuel tanks which were not authorized by light truck engineering. As a result, these vehicles fail to conform to federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 301, "fuel system integrity", due to possible fuel tank leakage when impacted from the rear.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Dealer will inspect and replace aft-of-axle fuel tank with the correct tank, without charge to owner.

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

  6. 77V198000Received . 30,000 units.

    Fuel System, Gasoline / Carburetor System

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    On the involved vehicles, leakage may occur at the threaded carburetor-to-fuel filter connection on the suspect carburetors. This is due to an improperly machined carburetor fuel inlet connection.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Dealer will inspect and, if necessary, will replace the carburetor without charge to owner.

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

  7. 77V185000Received . 19,000 units.

    Power Train / Automatic Transmission / Lever and Linkage / Column Shift

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    On the involved vehicles, the park actuation support plates are defective due to their susceptibility to cracking due to improper heat treatment during manufacture. As a result, fragments from a broken plate can become lodged in the transmission parking pawl mechanism. This could prevent the transmission parking pawl from engaging when the selector lever is placed in the "park" position, or prevent the pawl from being disengaged from the park gear.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    The dealer will replace the park actuation cam support plates, free of charge, on all affected vehicles.

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

  8. 77V169000Received . 13,707 units.

    Steering / Linkages

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    The pitman arm to steering gear attachment nuts may not have been properly tightened on the involved vehicles. The nut could come off during vehicle operation.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Dealer will tighten the pitman arm attaching nut to the correct specifications without charge to owner.

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

  9. 77V161000Received . 16,000 units.

    Vehicle Speed Control

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    Some of the involved vehicles may have defective carburetors in which, under certain circumstances, the secondary throttle plates may stick open.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Dealer will inspect and, if necessary, replace the carburetor at no charge to owner.

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

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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. 19671
  2. 19682
  3. 19691
  4. 19723
  5. 19733
  6. 19741
  7. 19754
  8. 19761
  9. 19773
  10. 19789
  11. 19793
  12. 19805
  13. 19814
  14. 19822
  15. 19837
  16. 19843
  17. 19851
  18. 19862
  19. 19872
  20. 19884
  21. 19895
  22. 19906
  23. 20052
  24. 20062
  25. 20072
  26. 20082

A year without a link has fewer than 2 campaigns and fewer than 25 complaints. It has no page.

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Cite this page

Recall Register. 1978 Ford F350: recalls and complaints. https://recallregister.com/vehicle/ford/f350/1978/. 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
29 Mar 2018
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 F350?
135,132 units in 9 campaigns. A campaign can name other models and model years, and its units include them.
How many recall campaigns does the Ford F350 have for all model years?
NHTSA lists 62 recall campaigns for the Ford F350, model years 1967 to 2008. 9 of them name the 1978 model year.
Is an NHTSA investigation of the 1978 Ford F350 open?
The NHTSA investigation file has no investigation that names this model year.