1982 Ford Granada: recalls and complaints
NHTSA lists 3 recall campaigns for the 1982 Ford Granada. The newest campaign is 83V050000. NHTSA received the report on 4 May 1983. The NHTSA record gives the component Fuel System, Gasoline / Storage / Tank Assembly / Mounting. NHTSA has 1 complaint on file for this model year. 1 NHTSA investigation names 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, 83V050000, in the NHTSA record
Dealer will inspect the fuel tank retaining straps for type of welds and, if necessary, replace them at no charge 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
3 campaigns, newest first. 3,296 units in total.
83V050000Received . 170 units.
Fuel System, Gasoline / Storage / Tank Assembly / Mounting
- Defect, in the NHTSA record
Some of the involved vehicles may have been produced with improperly welded fuel tank support straps. Under certain collision conditions, these straps may not be able to support the fuel tank and leaks could develop.
- Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Dealer will inspect the fuel tank retaining straps for type of welds and, if necessary, replace them at no charge to owner.
Report filed by FORD MOTOR COMPANY. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .
82V031000Received . 116 units.
Fuel System, Other / Delivery / Hoses, Lines/Piping, and Fittings
- Defect, in the NHTSA record
Some of the suspect vehicles may have been produced with improperly tightened propane fuel system fittings in the engine compartment; fuel leakage could occur.
- Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Dealer will inspect, replace, and seal certain fuel system connections at no cost to owner.
Report filed by FORD MOTOR COMPANY.
81V151000Received . 3,010 units.
Equipment / Other / Labels
- Defect, in the NHTSA record
Incorrect information on tire placards constitutes a failure to comply with federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 110, "tire selection and rims". The information concerning tire sizes and inflation pressures is applicable to both two and four door sedans. The statement covers four door but fails to specify two door sedans.
- Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Revised placards will be installed by owners, or by dealers without charge.
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 |
|---|---|
| Visibility | 1 |
- Complaints that report a crash
- 0
- Complaints that report a fire
- 0
- Injuries in the complaints
- 1
- Deaths in the complaints
- 0
- Date of the newest complaint
- 1 Feb 2001
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
| Number | Type | Subject | Component | Opened | Closed | Campaign |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PE89039 | Preliminary evaluation | PARKING BRAKE FAILURE | Parking Brake | 9 Feb 1989 | 13 Jun 1989 |
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 1982 Ford GranadaThe recalls, the complaints and the investigations that NHTSA shows for this model year.
Cite this page
Recall Register. 1982 Ford Granada: recalls and complaints. https://recallregister.com/vehicle/ford/granada/1982/. 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
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 1982 Ford Granada?
- 3,296 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 Granada have for all model years?
- NHTSA lists 17 recall campaigns for the Ford Granada, model years 1975 to 1982. 3 of them name the 1982 model year.
- Which component do the complaints about the 1982 Ford Granada name most often?
- Visibility: 1 of 1 component mention.
- Is an NHTSA investigation of the 1982 Ford Granada open?
- No. The 1 investigation that names this model year has a closing date in the NHTSA file.