Recall Register

1981 Ford F350: recalls and complaints

NHTSA lists 4 recall campaigns for the 1981 Ford F350. 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 2 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.
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Recall campaigns

4 campaigns, newest first. 19,236 units in total.

  • 82V024000Equipment / Mechanical / Carrier/Rack
  • 81V035000Wheels / Rim
  • 81V023000Fuel System, Gasoline / Storage / Tank Assembly / Mounting
  • 80V145000Fuel System, Gasoline / Storage / Tank Assembly / Mounting

  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. 81V035000Received . 450 units.

    Wheels / Rim

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    Certain vehicles may not have had the disc portion of the wheel welded to the rim during manufacture. Consequently, the wheel could be subject to sudden separation of the rim and tire from the wheel disc.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Suspect wheels will be inspected and replaced, if necessary, at no charge.

    Report filed by FORD MOTOR COMPANY.

  3. 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: .

  4. 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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Complaints by component

2 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.

1981 Ford F350: component mentions in complaints
ComponentMentions
Engine and Engine Cooling2
Exterior Lighting1
Complaints that report a crash
0
Complaints that report a fire
1
Injuries in the complaints
0
Deaths in the complaints
0
Date of the newest complaint
17 Feb 2000

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.

Complaints about the 1981 Ford F350, by the year NHTSA received them. The largest year is 1999, with 1 complaint.

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.

Official channels

Cite this page

Recall Register. 1981 Ford F350: recalls and complaints. https://recallregister.com/vehicle/ford/f350/1981/. 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
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 1981 Ford F350?
19,236 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 F350 have for all model years?
NHTSA lists 62 recall campaigns for the Ford F350, model years 1967 to 2008. 4 of them name the 1981 model year.
Which component do the complaints about the 1981 Ford F350 name most often?
Engine and Engine Cooling: 2 of 3 component mentions.
Is an NHTSA investigation of the 1981 Ford F350 open?
The NHTSA investigation file has no investigation that names this model year.