Recall Register

1978 Ford LTD: recalls and complaints

NHTSA lists 3 recall campaigns for the 1978 Ford LTD. The newest campaign is 78V044000. NHTSA received the report on 6 Mar 1978. The NHTSA record gives the component Tires. 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, 78V044000, in the NHTSA record

The dealer will inspect and, if necessary, replace "c" load range tires with "b" load range tires, without charge.
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Recall campaigns

3 campaigns, newest first. 28,060 units in total.

  1. 78V044000Received . 60 units.

    Tires

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    Some of the involved vehicles may have been equipped with lr78-15 "c" load range truck tires instead of lr78-15 "b" load range passenger car tires. The wheels presently on the involved vehicles are intended for use with passenger vehicle tires and were not rated for the higher maximum air pressure and load ratings molded into the sidewall of the lr78-15 "c" load range truck tires.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    The dealer will inspect and, if necessary, replace "c" load range tires with "b" load range tires, without charge.

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

  2. 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: .

  3. 77V140000Received . 9,000 units.

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

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    The involved vehicles were fitted with tilt steering columns containing transmission control inserts intended for trucks rather than passenger vehicles. This may cause the transmission selector pointer to be misaligned and the possibility of starting the engine when the selector is between the neutral (n) and drive (d) detents and the transmission is in drive.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Dealer will inspect and, if necessary, replace the transmission shift control insert, 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. 19681
  2. 19700
  3. 19722
  4. 19735
  5. 19745
  6. 19753
  7. 19771
  8. 19783
  9. 19798
  10. 19801
  11. 19814
  12. 19822
  13. 19831
  14. 19842
  15. 19852
  16. 19860
  17. 19870
  18. 19880
  19. 19890
  20. 19900
  21. 19910
  22. 19920
  23. 19930
  24. 19950
  25. 20000

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. 1978 Ford LTD: recalls and complaints. https://recallregister.com/vehicle/ford/ltd/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
15 May 2019
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 LTD?
28,060 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 LTD have for all model years?
NHTSA lists 35 recall campaigns for the Ford LTD, model years 1968 to 2000. 3 of them name the 1978 model year.
Is an NHTSA investigation of the 1978 Ford LTD open?
The NHTSA investigation file has no investigation that names this model year.