Recall Register

1979 Ford F350: recalls and complaints

NHTSA lists 3 recall campaigns for the 1979 Ford F350. The newest campaign is 79V117000. NHTSA received the report on 15 May 1979. The NHTSA record gives the component Service Brakes, Hydraulic / Pedals and Linkages. 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, 79V117000, in the NHTSA record

Dealer will replace the suspect brake retaining pin.
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Recall campaigns

3 campaigns, newest first. 111,000 units in total.

  1. 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: .

  2. 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.

  3. 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: .

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

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. 1979 Ford F350: recalls and complaints. https://recallregister.com/vehicle/ford/f350/1979/. 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
30 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 1979 Ford F350?
111,000 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 F350 have for all model years?
NHTSA lists 62 recall campaigns for the Ford F350, model years 1967 to 2008. 3 of them name the 1979 model year.
Is an NHTSA investigation of the 1979 Ford F350 open?
The NHTSA investigation file has no investigation that names this model year.