Recall Register

1977 Ford Mustang: recalls and complaints

NHTSA lists 3 recall campaigns for the 1977 Ford Mustang. The newest campaign is 83V025000. NHTSA received the report on 1 Mar 1983. The NHTSA record gives the component Engine and Engine Cooling / Cooling System / Fan. 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, 83V025000, in the NHTSA record

Dealer will replace the defective engine cooling fan at no cost 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.

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Recall campaigns

3 campaigns, newest first. 182,807 units in total.

  1. 83V025000Received . 83,000 units.

    Engine and Engine Cooling / Cooling System / Fan

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    The flexible blade engine cooling fan blades may crack and break off. This may be caused by high blade stresses that can result from vibration during vehicle operation.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Dealer will replace the defective engine cooling fan at no cost to owner.

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

  2. 81V003000Received . 81,807 units.

    Engine and Engine Cooling / Cooling System / Fan

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    The seven-blade engine cooling fan is subject to fatigue cracking during normal operation. Portions of the blades may separate without prior warning.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Defective fans will be replaced with fans of an improved design without charge.

    Report filed by FORD MOTOR COMPANY.

  3. 76V140000Received . 18,000 units.

    Fuel System, Gasoline / Carburetor System

    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.

Official channels

Cite this page

Recall Register. 1977 Ford Mustang: recalls and complaints. https://recallregister.com/vehicle/ford/mustang/1977/. 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 1977 Ford Mustang?
182,807 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 Mustang have for all model years?
NHTSA lists 105 recall campaigns for the Ford Mustang, model years 1965 to 2026. 3 of them name the 1977 model year.
Is an NHTSA investigation of the 1977 Ford Mustang open?
The NHTSA investigation file has no investigation that names this model year.