Ford LTD L Recalls & Complaints by Model Year

NHTSA lists 1 safety recall and 0 owner complaints across 1 model year of the Ford LTD L (1983).

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• 1983

All Ford LTD L recalls (1)

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

1. Column shift (power train)

   NHTSA 83V017000 Reported February 24, 1983 36,000 vehicles potentially affected FORD MOTOR COMPANY

   The shift indicator may not accurately reflect the shift selector position. Some vehicles were produced with transmission control selector tube retaining clips that may not be hard enough. The clip may loosen or fall off, and the selector tube may become displaced.

   Remedy: The dealer will replace the transmission control selector tube retaining clip at no charge to owner.

   Model years: 1983

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.