Federal Motors Federal Recalls & Complaints by Model Year

NHTSA lists 2 safety recalls and 0 owner complaints across 4 model years of the Federal Motors Federal (1983–1986).

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• 1983
• 1984
• 1985
• 1986

All Federal Motors Federal recalls (2)

Every NHTSA safety campaign that lists a Federal Motors Federal, most recent first, with the model years each one covers.

1. Steering wheel/handle bar (steering)

   NHTSA 86V066000 Reported May 22, 1986 650 vehicles potentially affected FEDERAL MOTORS INC.

   The steering wheel to steering column securing nut may be upside down and/or improperly torqued and may loosen. This allows the steering wheel to become disengaged or detached from the steering column. Consequence of defect: if the steering wheel becomes disengaged or detached from the steering column, loss of steering control will be…

   Remedy: Properly install and torque color coded securing nuts to prevent steering wheel separation.

   Model years: 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986

2. Wheels

   NHTSA 85V166000 Reported December 18, 1985 10 vehicles potentially affected FEDERAL MOTORS INC.

   Incorrect budd wheels of a lower than required load rating were installed on some trucks. The installation of these wheels causes the fire trucks to be in noncompliance with FMVSS 120 and may fail during use. Consequence of defect: if the low load rating wheels are installed they may break during use, causing loss of vehicle control…

   Remedy: Install proper wheels.

   Model years: 1985

Source: NHTSA recall and complaint databases and EPA fuel economy data, October 2026. Complaint counts are owner reports to NHTSA, not verified defects. Recall counts are safety campaigns that list this model year; whether a particular car was already repaired depends on its VIN. How this data is compiled.