Recalls › 80V088000

NHTSA recall 80V088000

Engine and engine cooling › Exhaust system

Ford E100 and 2 more

Reported Jul 14, 19804 vehicles affectedFORD MOTOR COMPANYBuilt Feb 1, 1980 – Feb 1, 1980

The defect

Due to computer input error which resulted in an incorrect build schedule, some vehicles were shipped without the required exhaust system heat shields. When the vehicle IS idled over an extended period of time, a missing exhaust heat shield may result in dangerously high floor pan temperatures.

The remedy

Dealer will install frame-mounting heat shields without charge to owner.

Official recall at NHTSA ↗

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Vehicles in this recall

Ford E100
1980
Ford E150
1980
Ford E250
1980

Notes

Vehicle description: trucks (vans) equipped with 300 or 302 cid engines.system: exhaust; heat shields.consequences of defect: this could result in personal injury to passengers orheat damage to items stored on the floor of the vehicle.