1983 Ford Ford TruckProblems, recalls & complaints

NHTSA has logged 1 owner complaint about the 1983 Ford Ford Truck, most often about the electrical system. It has no vehicle safety recalls on record.

Source: NHTSA complaints, recalls, investigations and manufacturer recall reports, through August 20, 2001. Updated daily.

Complaints by system

Where the 1983 Ford Ford Truck has problems

1 complaint grouped by the system owners reported.

Box size = number of complaints naming that system. Darker = larger share. One complaint can name more than one system.
Complaints by system
SystemComplaintsCrash, fire or injury
Electrical system10

Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation. Complaints are submitted by the public and are not verified by NHTSA.

0 recalls

1983 Ford Ford Truck recalls and how many were fixed

No vehicle safety recalls are on record for this model year.

Best & worst years

1983 vs. every other Ford Truck year

Bars show complaints per model year. Colors show the CarFlaw verdict: complaints weighted for crashes, fires and injuries, adjusted for years on the road and compared with the Ford Truck median. How we score

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1 investigation

NHTSA defect investigations

Federal investigations that included the 1983 Ford Ford Truck, and the recalls they led to.

  1. THROTTLE PLATE JAMS OPENPE89019 · closed Apr 5, 1989
    No recall
In owners' words

What Ford Truck owners report

Recent electrical system complaints filed with NHTSA, shortened. Personal details are removed.

ONE SHOULD BE ABLE TO INVESTIGATE THE MILLIONS OF PROBLEMS FORD HAS HAD WITH THEIR IGNITION SWITCHES. THIS IS NOT A NEW PROBLEM BY ANY MEANS. ANYONE WHO KNOWS ANYTHING ABOUT CARS KNOWS FORDS IGNITION SWITCHES HAVE BEEN PROBLEMATIC, TO SAY THE LEAST. THEYRE FAMOUS FOR THIS. ITS PUBLIC KNOWLEDGE.…
Complaint 750818 · Aug 20, 2001

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