Ford F880 Recalls & Complaints by Model Year

NHTSA lists 3 safety recalls and 1 owner complaint across 5 model years of the Ford F880 (1976–1983). The most-complained-about year is 1981.

Pick your Ford F880 model year

• 1976
• 1980
• 1981
• 1982
• 1983

What Ford F880 owners complain about

Across all model years, owners have filed 1 complaint with NHTSA. The 1981 model year has the most, with 1.

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All Ford F880 recalls (3)

Every NHTSA safety campaign that lists a Ford F880, most recent first, with the model years each one covers.

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

   NHTSA 82V120000 Reported December 7, 1982 33,863 vehicles potentially affected FORD MOTOR COMPANY

   The brake master cylinder to chassis tube and hose assembly may have been located in such a way that it is susceptible to chafing during vehicle operation. Continued chafing may result in tube or hose failure and subsequent loss of brake fluid.

   Remedy: The dealer will inspect and, if necessary, install a brake line attaching clip and replace any damaged brake tube and hose assembly without charge.

   Model years: 1980, 1981

2. Cables (vehicle speed control)

   NHTSA 82V119000 Reported December 7, 1982 4,617 vehicles potentially affected FORD MOTOR COMPANY

   These vehicles may have been manufactured with an incorrect end clamp on the hand throttle actuating cable. Under certain conditions, pertaining to the clamp-to-throttle cable orientation and distances of the cable to governor shaft, the throttle cable end clamp may interfere with the outboard accelerator.

   Remedy: The dealer will inspect hand throttle clamp for interference and, if necessary, replace these clamps free of charge.

   Model years: 1981, 1982, 1983

3. U-bolt, leaf spring to axle (suspension)

   NHTSA 77V036000 Reported March 14, 1977 2,404 vehicles potentially affected FORD MOTOR COMPANY

   The involved vehicles may have been assembled with improperly manufactured front spring u-bolts used to secure the front axle assembly to the spring. The four u-bolts may experience cracks and could ultimately break. Should two u-bolts on the same side of the vehicle break, the front axle would not be retained securely.

   Remedy: All suspect u-bolts will be replaced by the dealer, free of charge.

   Model years: 1976

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.