Recall Register

1974 Ford Pinto: recalls and complaints

NHTSA lists 2 recall campaigns for the 1974 Ford Pinto. The newest campaign is 78V143000. NHTSA received the report on 19 Jun 1978. The NHTSA record gives the component Fuel System, Gasoline / Storage / Tank Assembly. NHTSA has no 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, 78V143000, in the NHTSA record

The dealer will install a longer fuel filler pipe having an improved seal. Also, a polyethylene shield will be installed on the front of the fuel tank.
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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. 1,460,000 units in total.

  1. 78V143000Received . 1,400,000 units.

    Fuel System, Gasoline / Storage / Tank Assembly

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    In the event the vehicle is struck from the rear, the fuel filler pipe could disconnect from the tank or the tank could be punctured in the forward face. This would result in fuel leakage.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    The dealer will install a longer fuel filler pipe having an improved seal. Also, a polyethylene shield will be installed on the front of the fuel tank.

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

  2. 78V022000Received . 60,000 units.

    Steering / Steering Wheel/Handle Bar

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    On some of the involved vehicles the steering coupling flange may have been improperly assembled and could loosen during normal vehicle operation.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    The dealer will inspect and, if necessary, replace the steering coupling flange assembly.

    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

NHTSA investigations that name the 1974 Ford Pinto
NumberTypeSubjectComponentOpenedClosedCampaign
DP78025Defect petitionFUEL TANK FIRESFuel System, Gasoline7 Feb 197823 Jan 1978

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. 19715
  2. 19723
  3. 19734
  4. 19742
  5. 19751
  6. 19766
  7. 19774
  8. 19782
  9. 19792
  10. 19800

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. 1974 Ford Pinto: recalls and complaints. https://recallregister.com/vehicle/ford/pinto/1974/. 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 1974 Ford Pinto?
1,460,000 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 Pinto have for all model years?
NHTSA lists 21 recall campaigns for the Ford Pinto, model years 1971 to 1980. 2 of them name the 1974 model year.
Is an NHTSA investigation of the 1974 Ford Pinto open?
No. The 1 investigation that names this model year has a closing date in the NHTSA file.