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.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|
Components: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM
Other engine and engine cooling recalls in 1980
7 of the 167 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 1980 concerned the engine and engine cooling; FORD MOTOR COMPANY filed 963 campaigns in all.
| 80V144000 7 Nov 1980 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY |
| 80V143000 7 Nov 1980 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY |
| 80V130000 10 Oct 1980 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
| 80V104000 6 Aug 1980 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY |
| 80V059000 15 May 1980 | WHITE MOTOR CORPORATION |
| 80V032000 24 Mar 1980 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 1980