Recall Register

1979 Oshkosh F Series: recalls and complaints

NHTSA lists 2 recall campaigns for the 1979 Oshkosh F Series. The newest campaign is 85V150000. NHTSA received the report on 19 Nov 1985. The NHTSA record gives the component Service Brakes, Air / Supply / Hoses, Lines/Piping, and Fittings. 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.

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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. 544 units in total.

  1. 85V150000Received . 58 units.

    Service Brakes, Air / Supply / Hoses, Lines/Piping, and Fittings

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    The air system service relay supply line on the #2 axle is incorrectly installed into the front air system reservoir. Consequence of defect: if front service brakes were to fail, the secondary, or emergency braking system for the #2 axle, would not work. This would lead to a complete loss of braking capability which may cause an accident. Corrective action. Reinstall the air hoses into the rear air system reservoir.

    Report filed by OSHKOSH TRUCK CORPORATION.

  2. 80V078000Received . 486 units.

    Service Brakes, Air / Drum

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    The front brake assemblies installed on certain vehicles may have been incorrectly assembled. This defect will result in a degraded brake efficiency.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Dealer will inspect and, if necessary, install a complete new wedge assembly without charge to owner.

    Report filed by OSHKOSH TRUCK CORPORATION.

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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. 19771
  2. 19781
  3. 19792
  4. 19801
  5. 19811
  6. 19821
  7. 19832
  8. 19842
  9. 19853
  10. 19861
  11. 19871
  12. 19881
  13. 19891

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. 1979 Oshkosh F Series: recalls and complaints. https://recallregister.com/vehicle/oshkosh/f-series/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
15 May 2019
First complaint in the file
1 Jan 1995
Manufacturer in the recall file
OSHKOSH TRUCK CORPORATION

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Questions

How many units are in the recall campaigns for the 1979 Oshkosh F Series?
544 units in 2 campaigns. A campaign can name other models and model years, and its units include them.
How many recall campaigns does the Oshkosh F Series have for all model years?
NHTSA lists 5 recall campaigns for the Oshkosh F Series, model years 1977 to 1989. 2 of them name the 1979 model year.
Is an NHTSA investigation of the 1979 Oshkosh F Series open?
The NHTSA investigation file has no investigation that names this model year.