Recall Register

1976 Ford P500: recalls and complaints

NHTSA lists 2 recall campaigns for the 1976 Ford P500. The newest campaign is 84V105000. NHTSA received the report on 11 Sep 1984. 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, 84V105000, in the NHTSA record

Engine cooling fans will be replaced.
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Recall campaigns

2 campaigns, newest first. 16,600 units in total.

  1. 84V105000Received . 13,500 units.

    Engine and Engine Cooling / Cooling System / Fan

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    Fan blades and arms may crack and chip, during normal vehicle service.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Engine cooling fans will be replaced.

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

  2. 79V218000Received . 3,100 units.

    Exterior Lighting / Brake Lights / Switch

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    The stop lamp switch may have been installed in a low pressure part of the hydraulic brake system. Consequently, there may be insufficient pressure to actuate the lamp switch and illuminate the stop lamps during light brake applications.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    The dealer will inspect and, if necessary, relocate the stop lamp switch in the brake 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.

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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. 19651
  2. 19661
  3. 19671
  4. 19681
  5. 19691
  6. 19701
  7. 19711
  8. 19721
  9. 19731
  10. 19741
  11. 19751
  12. 19762
  13. 19772
  14. 19781
  15. 19791

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. 1976 Ford P500: recalls and complaints. https://recallregister.com/vehicle/ford/p500/1976/. 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
30 Sep 2026
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 1976 Ford P500?
16,600 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 P500 have for all model years?
NHTSA lists 2 recall campaigns for the Ford P500, model years 1965 to 1979. 2 of them name the 1976 model year.
Is an NHTSA investigation of the 1976 Ford P500 open?
The NHTSA investigation file has no investigation that names this model year.