The 1984 Ford F-350 has 3 NHTSA recall campaigns affecting an estimated 121,578 vehicles. Recall repairs are always free at any authorized dealer. Owners have filed 2 complaints with NHTSA, most often about the electrical system. Last updated July 5, 2026.
WATER SEPARATOR CANISTER MAY BE PUNCTURED IN A COLLISION. CRASH TESTS IN A 30 MPH FRONTAL COLLISION REVEALED FUEL LEAKAGE EXCEEDING THE MAXIMUM PERMITTED BY FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 301, "FUEL SYSTEM INTEGRITY".
Remedy
A PROTECTIVE SHIELD FOR THE CANISTER WILL BE INSTALLED WITHOUT CHARGE.
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING83V0930001983-09-21178 affected
Defect
THE INVOLVED VEHICLES WERE ASSEMBLED WITH BOLTS OF AN INCORRECT SIZE FOR ATTACHMENT OF THE FRONT ENGINE MOUNTS TO THE ENGINE. THE ENGINE MOUNT BOLTS WILL LOOSEN AND EVENTUALLY FALL OFF AND THE ENGINE MAY COME OFF ITS FRONT ENGINE MOUNTS. THIS COULD RESULT IN THE FUEL LINE BECOMING DAMAGED OR SEPARATED IN CONDITIONS…
Remedy
UPON INSPECTION, DEALER WILL REPLACE MOUNT BOLTS WITH BOLTS OF THE PROPER SIZE.
Complaints by component
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH
1
1fires
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
1
Total complaints2
What owners report
Verbatim reports filed with NHTSA, lightly edited for readability and with personal
information removed.
“Date of tire failure is the most recent failure. Three previous tire failures have occurred at about six to nine month intervals. While each of these tires had been used considerably, the tire failure in each case has been identical. The failure in each case has been a severe and dramatic blowout.…”
“Electrical system; while parked, vehicle caught on fire due to an electrical short or shock in the dash. Please describe. *ak”
Defect investigations
InvestigationC85010 Opened 1985-09-30 · closed 1988-08-02
DUAL REAR WHEEL RETENTION
There is no summary currently available
InvestigationDP89005 Opened 1989-01-26 · closed 1989-08-01
F-SERIES FUEL TANK FIRES
F-SERIES FUEL TANK FIRES
InvestigationPE87017 Opened 1987-01-28 · closed 1987-05-26
FUEL LEAKS/FIRES
SUMMARY OF INFORMATION FROM MANUFACTURER:INSTANCES WERE FOUND WHERESPRING LOCK COUPLINGS FAILED CAUSING GASOLINE TO BE RELEASED THROUGHOUTTHE ENGINE COMPARTMENT CAUSING FIRES.LEAKS FROM FUEL LINES MAY ALSO BE ACONTRIBUTING CAUSE TO THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT…
InvestigationPE89022 Opened 1988-12-13 · closed 1989-07-12
Recall, complaint, and investigation records from official NHTSA datasets (FLAT_RCL,
FLAT_CMPL, FLAT_INV), synced weekly. Counts reflect NHTSA records for the 1984 Ford F-350 as of
July 5, 2026. Complaint narratives are consumer-submitted and unverified. This page
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