| Campaign | Manufacturer | Vehicles |
|---|---|---|
| 83V139000 28 Dec 1983 | GRUMMAN ALLIED IND., INC. | 98 |
| 83V140000 28 Dec 1983 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY | 3,100 |
| 83V138000 27 Dec 1983 | GRUMMAN ALLIED IND., INC. | 51 |
| 83V137000 22 Dec 1983 | FREIGHTLINER CORP. | 300 |
| 83V136000 20 Dec 1983 | THOMAS BUILT BUSES, INC. | 39 |
| 83V134000 20 Dec 1983 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY | 530,000 |
| 83V135000 20 Dec 1983 | JAGUAR CARS | 3,500 |
| 83V133000 8 Dec 1983 | TOYOTA MOTOR CO., LTD. | 48,737 |
| 83V132000 7 Dec 1983 | AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR CO. | 2,825 |
| 83V130000 7 Dec 1983 | AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR CO. | 47,253 |
| 83V131000 7 Dec 1983 | AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR CO. | 10,421 |
| 83V129000 6 Dec 1983 | WHITE MOTOR CORPORATION | 15,101 |
| 83V128000 5 Dec 1983 | PRESVAC SYS (BURL) LTD. | 5 |
| 83V127000 2 Dec 1983 | INTERNATIONAL HARVESTER | 1,387 |
| 83V126000 1 Dec 1983 | PACCAR, INCORPORATED | 557 |
| 83V124000 25 Nov 1983 | BEATRICE FOODS COMPANY | 338 |
| 83V123000 25 Nov 1983 | AMERICAN TRAILERS, INC. | 30 |
| 83V122000 23 Nov 1983 | NOLAN COMPANY | 37 |
| 83V125000 20 Nov 1983 | NISSAN NORTH AMERICA, INC. | 9,858 |
| 83V121000 18 Nov 1983 | MACK TRUCKS, INCORPORATED | 1,377 |
| 83V120000 17 Nov 1983 | INTERNATIONAL HARVESTER | 520 |
| 83V118000 15 Nov 1983 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. | 68 |
| 83V119000 15 Nov 1983 | CHRYSLER CORPORATION | 40 |
| 83V116000 9 Nov 1983 | VOLKSWAGEN OF AMERICA,INC | 661,585 |
| 83V117000 9 Nov 1983 | VOLKSWAGEN OF AMERICA,INC | 930,000 |
| 83V114000 7 Nov 1983 | AM GENERAL CORPORATION | 2,545 |
| 83V115000 7 Nov 1983 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY | 1,548 |
| 83V113000 4 Nov 1983 | WINNEBAGO IND., INC. | 1,567 |
| 83V111000 26 Oct 1983 | PORSCHE CARS N.A. INC. | 26,300 |
| 83V108000 26 Oct 1983 | CHRYSLER CORPORATION | 2,400 |
| 83V112000 26 Oct 1983 | NISSAN NORTH AMERICA, INC. | 238,055 |
| 83V110000 21 Oct 1983 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY | 185 |
| 83V106000 13 Oct 1983 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. | 4,667 |
| 83V105000 13 Oct 1983 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. | 352,036 |
| 83V107000 13 Oct 1983 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. | 13,181 |
| 83V109000 13 Oct 1983 | CHARLES MACHINE WORKS INC | 1,678 |
| 83V104000 5 Oct 1983 | MARINA MOBILE INC. | 680 |
| 83V101000 27 Sept 1983 | MACK TRUCKS, INCORPORATED | 1,486 |
| 83V100000 27 Sept 1983 | MACK TRUCKS, INCORPORATED | 507 |
| 83V102000 27 Sept 1983 | MACK TRUCKS, INCORPORATED | 565 |
| 83V103000 27 Sept 1983 | CHRYSLER CORPORATION | 616 |
| 83V099000 26 Sept 1983 | COSMOPOLITAN MOTORS, INC. | 900 |
| 83V097000 26 Sept 1983 | CHRYSLER CORPORATION | 124 |
| 83V098000 26 Sept 1983 | HERDAN CORPORATION | 145 |
| 83V095000 22 Sept 1983 | VOLKSWAGEN OF AMERICA,INC | 117,000 |
| 83V096000 22 Sept 1983 | AMERICAN TRANSPORTATION CORP. | 200 |
| 83V094000 21 Sept 1983 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY | 283 |
| 83V093000 21 Sept 1983 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY | 178 |
| 83V092000 14 Sept 1983 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. | 29 |
| 83V091000 12 Sept 1983 | RENAULT USA, INCORPORATED | 19,537 |
| 83V090000 12 Sept 1983 | AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR CO. | 7,078 |
| 83V088000 7 Sept 1983 | FLEETWOOD ENT., INC. | 2,041 |
| 83V089000 7 Sept 1983 | FREIGHTLINER CORP. | 328 |
| 83V086000 6 Sept 1983 | R&R CUSTOM COACHWORKS,INC | 37 |
| 83V087000 6 Sept 1983 | KAWASAKI MOTORS CORP. | 1,301 |
| 83V084000 2 Sept 1983 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. | 141 |
| 83V085000 2 Sept 1983 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. | 215 |
| 83V083000 1 Sept 1983 | CHANCE COACH, INC. | 83 |
| 83V081000 25 Aug 1983 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. | 11,909 |
| 83V079000 25 Aug 1983 | GRUMMAN FLXIBLE CORP. | 361 |
| 83V082000 25 Aug 1983 | MARSHALL VANS, INC. | 6,000 |
| 83V078000 24 Aug 1983 | PACCAR, INCORPORATED | 3,100 |
| 83V077000 19 Aug 1983 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. | 19,108 |
| 83V076000 19 Aug 1983 | SHELLER-GLOBE CORPORATION | 166 |
| 83V074000 17 Aug 1983 | INTERNATIONAL HARVESTER | 250 |
| 83V075000 17 Aug 1983 | INTERNATIONAL HARVESTER | 1,318 |
| 83V073000 9 Aug 1983 | FLEETWOOD ENT., INC. | 188 |
| 83V072000 8 Aug 1983 | BENNETT TRUCK EQUIP., INC | 20 |
| 83V080000 4 Aug 1983 | UNITED BUS CORPORATION | 148 |
| 83V071000 29 Jul 1983 | ISUZU MOTORS LIMITED | 3,342 |
| 83V070000 27 Jul 1983 | SPARTAN MOTORS, INC. | 1,671 |
| 83V069000 26 Jul 1983 | MERCEDES-BENZ USA, INC. | 20 |
| 83V068000 14 Jul 1983 | SAAB CARS USA, INC. | 12,096 |
| 83V065000 7 Jul 1983 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. | 25,053 |
| 83V064000 7 Jul 1983 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. | 9,197 |
| 83V067000 7 Jul 1983 | EAGLE INTERNATIONAL, INC. | 1,200 |
| 83V066000 7 Jul 1983 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. | 3,959 |
| 83V063000 22 Jun 1983 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY | 610,000 |
| 83V062000 17 Jun 1983 | EXCALIBUR AUTO CORP. | 75 |
| 83V061000 8 Jun 1983 | YAMAHA INTERNATIONAL CORP | 8,669 |
| 83V060000 6 Jun 1983 | CHRYSLER CORPORATION | 3,785 |
| 83V059000 2 Jun 1983 | FLEETWOOD ENT., INC. | 841 |
| 83V058000 1 Jun 1983 | NISSAN NORTH AMERICA, INC. | 328,318 |
| 83V057000 23 May 1983 | MITSUBISHI MANUFACTURING AMER | 7,799 |
| 83V056000 19 May 1983 | COACHMEN INDUSTRIES, INC. | 8 |
| 83V055000 16 May 1983 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY | 626 |
| 83V054000 13 May 1983 | COACHMEN INDUSTRIES, INC. | 72 |
| 83V053000 10 May 1983 | MOTOR COACH IND., INC. | 6 |
| 83V052000 10 May 1983 | MAZDA (NORTH AMERICA),INC | 232,373 |
| 83V051000 5 May 1983 | PRESVAC SYS (BURL) LTD. | 87 |
| 83V050000 4 May 1983 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY | 170 |
| 83V047000 2 May 1983 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY | 1,800 |
| 83V048000 2 May 1983 | CHRYSLER CORPORATION | 139 |
| 83V049000 2 May 1983 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. | 4,393 |
| 83V044000 29 Apr 1983 | ISUZU MOTORS LIMITED | 4,938 |
| 83V046000 27 Apr 1983 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. | 17,312 |
| 83V045000 27 Apr 1983 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. | 6,204 |
| 83V042000 19 Apr 1983 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. | 312 |
| 83V041000 14 Apr 1983 | MACK TRUCKS, INCORPORATED | 1,515 |
| 83V040000 11 Apr 1983 | WHITE MOTOR CORPORATION | 30 |
| 83V039000 11 Apr 1983 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY | 250 |
| 83V038000 6 Apr 1983 | CARPENTER BDY WRKS, INC. | 186 |
| 83V037000 5 Apr 1983 | MACK TRUCKS, INCORPORATED | 1,455 |
| 83V036000 5 Apr 1983 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY | 6,910 |
| 83V043000 2 Apr 1983 | MID BUS INCORPORATED | 61 |
| 83V035000 1 Apr 1983 | CHRYSLER CORPORATION | 339 |
| 83V033000 22 Mar 1983 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY | 670 |
| 83V034000 22 Mar 1983 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. | 101 |
| 83V032000 22 Mar 1983 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY | 1,102 |
| 83V031000 17 Mar 1983 | HOLIDAY RAMBLER CORP. | 1,587 |
| 83V030000 17 Mar 1983 | WHITE MOTOR CORPORATION | 2,398 |
| 83V029000 14 Mar 1983 | INTERNATIONAL HARVESTER | 1,900 |
| 83V028000 7 Mar 1983 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY | 98,162 |
| 83V027000 4 Mar 1983 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. | 491,736 |
| 83V026000 3 Mar 1983 | SUBARU OF AMERICA, INC. | 230,041 |
| 83V025000 1 Mar 1983 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY | 83,000 |
| 83V023000 1 Mar 1983 | PACCAR, INCORPORATED | 100 |
| 83V022000 1 Mar 1983 | PACCAR, INCORPORATED | 100 |
| 83V024000 1 Mar 1983 | PACCAR, INCORPORATED | 100 |
| 83V021000 1 Mar 1983 | PACCAR, INCORPORATED | 100 |
| 83V018000 24 Feb 1983 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. | 239,799 |
| 83V020000 24 Feb 1983 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY | 22 |
| 83V017000 24 Feb 1983 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY | 36,000 |
| 83V019000 24 Feb 1983 | CHRYSLER CORPORATION | 160,000 |
| 83V015000 23 Feb 1983 | FREIGHTLINER CORP. | 5 |
| 83V014000 23 Feb 1983 | FREIGHTLINER CORP. | 10 |
| 83V013000 17 Feb 1983 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY | 245,000 |
| 83V016000 15 Feb 1983 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY | 300 |
| 83V012000 8 Feb 1983 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY | 2,673 |
| 83V010000 3 Feb 1983 | TRANSPORTATION PROD., INC | 1,236 |
| 83V005000 25 Jan 1983 | ALFA ROMEO, INCORPORATED | 6,000 |
| 83V003000 24 Jan 1983 | COLUMBUS CYCLE | 308 |
| 83V004000 21 Jan 1983 | CARPENTER BDY WRKS, INC. | 19 |
| 83V002000 19 Jan 1983 | PACCAR, INCORPORATED | 250 |
| 83V001000 10 Jan 1983 | INTERNATIONAL HARVESTER | 3,500 |
| 83V011000 7 Jan 1983 | MOTOR COACH IND., INC. | 3,754 |
| 83V008000 1 Jan 1983 | IVECO TRUCK OF N.A., INC. | 884 |
| 83V007000 1 Jan 1983 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. | 15,495 |
| 83V009000 1 Jan 1983 | TRANSPORTATION MFG. CORP. | 2,074 |
| 83V006000 1 Jan 1983 | SUBARU OF AMERICA, INC. | 84,253 |
1983 at a glance
140 recall campaigns in 1983, 4% more than in 1982. The busiest month was September.
Makes with the most campaigns
| Make | Campaigns |
|---|---|
| Ford | 18 |
| Chevrolet | 16 |
| Mercury | 9 |
| GMC | 7 |
| Pontiac | 6 |
| Peterbilt | 6 |
| International Harvester | 6 |
| Dodge | 6 |
| Mack | 5 |
| Kenworth | 5 |
| Honda | 4 |
| Buick | 4 |
Systems most often recalled
| System | Campaigns |
|---|---|
| Steering | 20 |
| Fuel system, gasoline | 16 |
| Service brakes, hydraulic | 14 |
| Suspension | 9 |
| Wheels | 8 |
| Seat belts | 8 |
| Electrical system | 8 |
| Engine and engine cooling | 7 |
| Structure | 6 |
| Power train | 6 |