1979 Ford Ranchero: recalls and complaints
NHTSA lists 3 recall campaigns for the 1979 Ford Ranchero. The newest campaign is 79V013000. NHTSA received the report on 9 Jan 1979. The NHTSA record gives the component Seats / Mid/Rear Assembly. NHTSA has 2 complaints 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, 79V013000, in the NHTSA record
The dealer will inspect and, if necessary, repair any stripped weld nuts and install larger size bolts to anchor the seat track to the floor 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. 24,800 units in total.
79V013000Received . 4,000 units.
Seats / Mid/Rear Assembly
- Defect, in the NHTSA record
The involved vehicles may have been built with incorrect weld nuts that attach the rear portion of the front outboard seat track to the floor pan. The incorrect nuts have an oversize diameter and thread, and upon front seat track anchor bolt installation, the threads may have been stripped.
- Remedy, in the NHTSA record
The dealer will inspect and, if necessary, repair any stripped weld nuts and install larger size bolts to anchor the seat track to the floor at no cost to owner.
Report filed by FORD MOTOR COMPANY. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .
78V269000Received . 20,000 units.
Steering / Gear Box / Shaft Sector
- Defect, in the NHTSA record
The steering gears on the involved vehicles may have been built with improperly manufactured sector shafts from which the threaded portions of the shafts may fracture and separate. Should the sector shaft fracture, the pitman arm may disengage from the splined portion of the sector shaft.
- Remedy, in the NHTSA record
The dealer will inspect and, if necessary, replace the steering gear assembly or install a new sector shaft in the steering gear assembly.
Report filed by FORD MOTOR COMPANY.
78V237000Received . 800 units.
Wheels
- Defect, in the NHTSA record
Due to an error in the vehicle assembly computer broadcast program, the involved vehicles were equipped with 14x5.5 inch wheel rims which were intended for use on passenger cars. The tires were not marked with the information specified by federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 120, "tire selection and rims for motor vehicles other than passenger cars". As a result, a non-compliance exists to this standard.
- Remedy, in the NHTSA record
The existing 14x5.5 inch wheels will be replaced with 14x6.0 inch wheels.
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
2 complaints, 2 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.
| Component | Mentions |
|---|---|
| Exterior Lighting | 1 |
| Visibility | 1 |
- Complaints that report a crash
- 0
- Complaints that report a fire
- 0
- Injuries in the complaints
- 0
- Deaths in the complaints
- 0
- Date of the newest complaint
- 23 Nov 1998
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.
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.
A year without a link has fewer than 2 campaigns and fewer than 25 complaints. It has no page.
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Official channels
- NHTSA VIN lookupNHTSA shows the unrepaired recalls of one vehicle from its VIN or its license plate.
- NHTSA: report a safety problemThe NHTSA form for a complaint about a vehicle, a tire, a child seat or equipment.
- NHTSA page of the 1979 Ford RancheroThe recalls, the complaints and the investigations that NHTSA shows for this model year.
Cite this page
Recall Register. 1979 Ford Ranchero: recalls and complaints. https://recallregister.com/vehicle/ford/ranchero/1979/. 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 1979 Ford Ranchero?
- 24,800 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 Ranchero have for all model years?
- NHTSA lists 17 recall campaigns for the Ford Ranchero, model years 1968 to 1979. 3 of them name the 1979 model year.
- Which component do the complaints about the 1979 Ford Ranchero name most often?
- Exterior Lighting: 1 of 2 component mentions.
- Is an NHTSA investigation of the 1979 Ford Ranchero open?
- The NHTSA investigation file has no investigation that names this model year.