The defect
THE INVOLVED TRUCKS WERE MANUFACTURED WITH A CERTAIN PORTION OF SPECIFIED FLOOR PAN INSULATION MATERIAL (BENEATH THE RIGHT FRONT PASSENGER SEAT) OMITTED. BECAUSE OF THIS OMISSION, A SECTION OF THE SHEET METAL FLOOR PAN WAS LEFT EXPOSED OVER THE EXHAUST SYSTEM IN AN AREA OF POSSIBLE PASSENGER CONTACT.
The remedy
THE DEALER WILL INSTALL A REVISED DESIGN FLOORPAN INSULATOR PAD AT NO CHARGE TO OWNER.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Ford F100 | 1981 |
| Ford F150 | 1981 |
| Ford F250 | 1981 |
Components: STRUCTURE
Model years in this recall
NHTSA complaints and the number of recall campaigns for each model year this recall covers.
| Model | Year | Complaints | Recalls |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ford F100 | 1981 | 0 | 3 |
| Ford F150 | 1981 | 2 | 3 |
| Ford F250 | 1981 | 1 | 5 |
Other structure recalls in 1981
12 of the 157 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 1981 concerned the structure; FORD MOTOR COMPANY filed 963 campaigns in all.
| 81V123000 14 Oct 1981 | AM GENERAL CORPORATION |
| 81V113000 24 Sept 1981 | VOLKSWAGEN OF AMERICA,INC |
| 81V091000 20 Jul 1981 | FIAT MOTORS OF N.A., INC. |
| 81V083000 7 Jul 1981 | MACK TRUCKS, INCORPORATED |
| 81V062000 22 May 1981 | SHASTA INDUSTRIES |
| 81V052000 17 Apr 1981 | NATIONAL CUSTOM VAN CORP. |
| 81V039000 24 Mar 1981 | VOLKSWAGEN OF AMERICA,INC |
| 81V018000 5 Feb 1981 | GILLIG CORPORATION |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 1981