Recall Register

1981 National Escort: recalls and complaints

NHTSA lists 2 recall campaigns for the 1981 National Escort. The newest campaign is 82V129000. NHTSA received the report on 16 Dec 1982. The NHTSA record gives the component Equipment / Other / Labels. 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, 82V129000, in the NHTSA record

Owner will be sent a certification label stating the correct gross axle weight rating. Tires should be inflated to 75 p.s.i. To comply with load requirements.
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Recall campaigns

2 campaigns, newest first. 206 units in total.

  1. 82V129000Received . 116 units.

    Equipment / Other / Labels

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    Certification labels affixed to some of the involved vehicles, contain incorrect information regarding the rear gross axle weight rating. The weight rating, as stated, is too low and the tires were not adequately inflated to sustain the correct load.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Owner will be sent a certification label stating the correct gross axle weight rating. Tires should be inflated to 75 p.s.i. To comply with load requirements.

    Report filed by NATIONAL MOTOR COACH CO..

  2. 81V077000Received . 90 units.

    Equipment / Other / Labels

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    Chassis on the involved buses were labeled incorrectly with a gvwr of 10,000 pounds that does not meet the requirements of federal regulation part 567.4(g). This states that the gvwr should not be less than the sum of the unloaded vehicle weight, rated cargo load and 150 pounds times the vehicle seating capacity. The certification label also incorrectly indicates that the vehicle is of multipurpose type.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Certification labels indicating type of vehicle as a bus with gvwr of 11,000 pounds will be affixed in place of the old ones. Decals will also be affixed in the proper locations to provide exit instructions, and the center rear window will be replaced with a new exit window.

    Report filed by NATIONAL COACH CORP.. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .

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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. 19802
  2. 19812
  3. 19910

A year without a link has fewer than 2 campaigns and fewer than 25 complaints. It has no page.

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Cite this page

Recall Register. 1981 National Escort: recalls and complaints. https://recallregister.com/vehicle/national/escort/1981/. 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
NATIONAL MOTOR COACH CO.

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Questions

How many units are in the recall campaigns for the 1981 National Escort?
206 units in 2 campaigns. A campaign can name other models and model years, and its units include them.
How many recall campaigns does the National Escort have for all model years?
NHTSA lists 2 recall campaigns for the National Escort, model years 1980 to 1991. 2 of them name the 1981 model year.
Is an NHTSA investigation of the 1981 National Escort open?
The NHTSA investigation file has no investigation that names this model year.