1983 Ford Ford Truck Recalls

No recalls on record Updated July 2026

No NHTSA recalls on record for the 1983 Ford Ford Truck. That means NHTSA has no open safety campaign for this vehicle — it does not guarantee the absence of problems. Owners have filed 1 complaint with NHTSA, most often about the electrical system. Last updated July 5, 2026.

Complaints by component

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
1
Total complaints1

What owners report

Verbatim reports filed with NHTSA, lightly edited for readability and with personal information 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.…”

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH

Defect investigations

Investigation PE89019 Opened 1988-12-01 · closed 1989-04-05

THROTTLE PLATE JAMS OPEN

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Sources & methodology

Recall, complaint, and investigation records from official NHTSA datasets (FLAT_RCL, FLAT_CMPL, FLAT_INV), synced weekly. Counts reflect NHTSA records for the 1983 Ford Ford Truck as of July 5, 2026. Complaint narratives are consumer-submitted and unverified. This page contains ads and affiliate links. Full methodology.