Ford Custom Recalls & Complaints by Model Year

NHTSA lists 13 safety recalls and 0 owner complaints across 6 model years of the Ford Custom (1972–1979).

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• 1979

All Ford Custom recalls (13)

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

1. Fan (engine and engine cooling)

   NHTSA 80V143000 Reported November 7, 1980 314,400 vehicles potentially affected FORD MOTOR COMPANY

   Some of the flexible five-blade engine cooling fans may be subject to high blade stresses that can result from resonant vibration inputs occurring during normal vehicle operation. This can result in the blades cracking due to fatigue, and portions of the blade may separate from the fan assembly without prior warning.

   Remedy: Dealer will replace defective fan with one of an improved five-bladed design, without charge to owner.

   Model years: 1973, 1974

2. Hoses, lines/piping, and fittings (service brakes)

   NHTSA 79V107000 Reported April 30, 1979 18 vehicles potentially affected FORD MOTOR COMPANY

   Some vehicles were produced with brake control valves and brake tubes intended for use in vehicles without trailer tow packages.

   Remedy: Dealer will replace brake control valve and connecting brake tube.

   Model years: 1979

3. Retractor (seat belts)

   NHTSA 78V108000 Reported May 15, 1978 110,000 vehicles potentially affected FORD MOTOR COMPANY

   The involved vehicles are equipped with shoulder harness retractors that may not lock. Should the vehicle experience a sudden deceleration or impact, the front seat occupant may not be restrained by the shoulder harness portion of the three-point seat belt system. Furthermore, the shoulder harness retractors may not allow extraction of…

   Remedy: The dealer will replace the seat belt assemblies if necessary, without charge to owner.

   Model years: 1978

4. Tires

   NHTSA 78V044000 Reported March 6, 1978 60 vehicles potentially affected FORD MOTOR COMPANY

   Some of the involved vehicles may have been equipped with lr78-15 "c" load range truck tires instead of lr78-15 "b" load range passenger car tires. The wheels presently on the involved vehicles are intended for use with passenger vehicle tires and were not rated for the higher maximum air pressure and load ratings molded into the…

   Remedy: The dealer will inspect and, if necessary, replace "c" load range tires with "b" load range tires, without charge.

   Model years: 1978

5. Carburetor system (fuel system)

   NHTSA 75V042000 Reported March 4, 1975 140,870 vehicles potentially affected FORD MOTOR COMPANY

   Model years: 1975

6. Carburetor system (fuel system)

   NHTSA 75V043000 Reported March 4, 1975 140,870 vehicles potentially affected FORD MOTOR COMPANY

   Model years: 1975

7. Carburetor system (fuel system)

   NHTSA 74V126000 Reported August 13, 1974 2,027 vehicles potentially affected FORD MOTOR COMPANY

   Model years: 1975

8. Tread/belt (tires)

   NHTSA 74V118000 Reported August 1, 1974 35,711 vehicles potentially affected FORD MOTOR COMPANY

   Model years: 1974

9. Automatic transmission (power train)

   NHTSA 73V181000 Reported September 5, 1973 74,884 vehicles potentially affected FORD MOTOR COMPANY

   Model years: 1973, 1974

10. Hoses, lines/piping, and fittings (service brakes)

    NHTSA 73V033000 Reported February 13, 1973 76,670 vehicles potentially affected FORD MOTOR COMPANY

    Model years: 1973

11. Carburetor system (fuel system)

    NHTSA 72V272000 Reported November 8, 1972 11,782 vehicles potentially affected FORD MOTOR COMPANY

    Model years: 1973

12. Steering wheel/handle bar (steering)

    NHTSA 72V049000 Reported February 28, 1972 2,271 vehicles potentially affected FORD MOTOR COMPANY

    Model years: 1972

13. Anchorage (seat belts)

    NHTSA 71V216000 Reported November 22, 1971 28,459 vehicles potentially affected FORD MOTOR COMPANY

    Model years: 1972

Other Ford models

• F-15037,961 complaints
• Explorer34,566 complaints
• Escape27,430 complaints
• Fusion22,405 complaints
• Focus22,096 complaints
• Taurus18,159 complaints
• Windstar14,158 complaints
• Edge14,065 complaints

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.