Vehicle recall 80V032000 · March 24, 1980
1980 Ford F Series (light)
Certain vehicles may have been assembled without the specified exhaust system heat shields.
Source: NHTSA data as of September 22, 2026. Last refreshed Sep 23, 2026, 2:43 AM UTC.
- Summary
- Certain vehicles may have been assembled without the specified exhaust system heat shields. The absence of these shields could cause high floor pan temperatures and smoldering of the floor coverings under certain driving or engine malfunction conditions.
- Remedy
- Dealer will install the necessary heat shield without charge to owner.
- Notes
- Vehicle description: light trucks.system: fuel; exhaust heat shield.consequences of defect: this condition could result ing a vehicle fire andinjury to passengers.note: long periods of engine idling should be avoideduntil the vehicle isinspected and repaired.
Recall details
- NHTSA campaign
- 80V032000
- Reported to NHTSA
- March 24, 1980
- Filed by
- FORD MOTOR COMPANY
- Owner notification
- April 18, 1980
- Vehicles potentially affected
- 8,000
- Initiated by
- the manufacturer
- Components
- Engine and engine cooling › Exhaust system
Vehicles covered
As listed by NHTSA. A recall usually covers only some vehicles of each model and year, often a production date range.
- Ford F Series (light) (1980): 1980
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