Recall Register

1984 Ford LTD: recalls and complaints

NHTSA lists 2 recall campaigns for the 1984 Ford LTD. The newest campaign is 85V077000. NHTSA received the report on 11 Jun 1985. The NHTSA record gives the component Structure / Frame and Members / Underbody Shields. NHTSA has 14 complaints on file for this model year. 3 NHTSA investigations name 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, 85V077000, in the NHTSA record

Install catalytic converter outlet pipe shields.

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.

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Recall campaigns

2 campaigns, newest first. 538,671 units in total.

  1. 85V077000Received . 8,671 units.

    Structure / Frame and Members / Underbody Shields

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    Heat shields for the catalytic converter outlet pipes were omitted during production. Consequence of defect: after severe duty use, such as high speed pursuit, the outlet pipes become very hot and could ignite certain types of ground cover resulting in a vehicle fire.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Install catalytic converter outlet pipe shields.

    Report filed by FORD MOTOR COMPANY.

  2. 83V134000Received . 530,000 units.

    Seat Belts / Front / Anchorage

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    The bolts that attach the d-shaped ring for the shoulder belt are inadequately supported by the material in which they are mounted. The attachment does not comply with the requirements of federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 210, "seat belt assembly anchorages".
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Dealers will install new attaching hardware to improve the strength of the mounting.

    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.

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Complaints by component

14 complaints, 15 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.

1984 Ford LTD: component mentions in complaints
ComponentMentions
Engine and Engine Cooling6
Electrical System5
Structure2
Visibility1
Vehicle Speed Control1
Complaints that report a crash
1
Complaints that report a fire
4
Injuries in the complaints
0
Deaths in the complaints
1
Date of the newest complaint
24 Aug 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.

Complaints about the 1984 Ford LTD, by the year NHTSA received them. The largest year is 1995, with 4 complaints.

Investigations

NHTSA investigations that name the 1984 Ford LTD
NumberTypeSubjectComponentOpenedClosedCampaign
PE89039Preliminary evaluationPARKING BRAKE FAILUREParking Brake9 Feb 198913 Jun 1989
PE87028Preliminary evaluationSTALLINGElectrical System1 May 198721 Jan 1988
EA86010Engineering analysisSEATBACK FAILURESeats26 Mar 198628 Jul 198986V082000

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. 1984 Ford LTD: recalls and complaints. https://recallregister.com/vehicle/ford/ltd/1984/. 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

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 1984 Ford LTD?
538,671 units in 2 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. 2 of them name the 1984 model year.
Which component do the complaints about the 1984 Ford LTD name most often?
Engine and Engine Cooling: 6 of 15 component mentions.
Is an NHTSA investigation of the 1984 Ford LTD open?
No. Each of the 3 investigations that name this model year has a closing date in the NHTSA file.