1976 Ford VanProblems, recalls & complaints

NHTSA has logged 1 owner complaint about the 1976 Ford Van, most often about the tires. It has no vehicle safety recalls on record.

Source: NHTSA complaints, recalls, investigations and manufacturer recall reports, through August 30, 2000. Updated daily.

Complaints by system

Where the 1976 Ford Van 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
Tires10

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

0 recalls

1976 Ford Van recalls and how many were fixed

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

Best & worst years

1976 vs. every other Van 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 Van median. How we score

'76'94'06
  • Avoid
  • Caution
  • Solid
  • Best
  • Not rated
1 investigation

NHTSA defect investigations

Federal investigations that included the 1976 Ford Van, and the recalls they led to.

  1. STEERING GEAR BOX MOUNTDP78038 · closed Oct 19, 1978
    No recall
In owners' words

What Van owners report

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

IN LESS THAT 2 MONTHS, ALL FOUR TIRES ON MY VAN FAILED. THE FIRST FAILED WHEN THE TIRE TRED CAME LOOSE FROM THE TIRE CASING CAUSING THE TIRE TO BE UNBALANCED. THE SECOND OCCURRED A FEW DAYS LATER WHEN WE WERE TRAVELLING DOWN THE FREEWAY AT 60 MILES PER HOUR. THE TIRE TRED SEPARATED TOTALLY FROM THE…
Complaint 729601 · Aug 30, 2000

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