{"vehicle":{"id":"1981_ford_ltd","year":1981,"make":"Ford","model":"LTD"},"may_apply":true,"as_of":{"us":"2026-10-19","ca":"2026-10-19"},"recalls":[{"source":"nhtsa","country":"us","campaign":"82V135000","date":"1982-12-28","manufacturer":"FORD MOTOR COMPANY","component":"SUSPENSION:REAR","summary":"THE LOWER CONTROL ARMS MAY HAVE BEEN MANUFACTURED FROM STEEL WITH MATERIAL THICKNESS BELOW THE MINIMUM SPECIFICATIONS FOR POLICE DUTY. THIS COULD LEAD TO CRACKS DEVELOPING IN THE CONTROL ARMS, AND EVENTUALLY, THE POSSIBILITY OF FRACTURE OF AN ARM.","mfr_campaign":null,"units":4361,"do_not_drive":false,"park_outside":false,"notification":null,"match":"exact","models":["LTD"],"built_from":"1981-05-01","built_to":"1981-10-01","url":"https://open.wenmarpro.com/recalls/nhtsa/82V135000"},{"source":"tc","country":"ca","campaign":"1982103","date":"1982-12-23","manufacturer":null,"component":null,"summary":"POLICE PACKAGE VEHICLES.  RIGHT AND LEFT REAR SUSPENSION LOWER CONTROL ARMS MAY HAVE BEEN FABRICATED FROM STEEL WITH A MATERIAL THICKNESS BELOW THE MINIMUM SPECIFICATION.  UNDER SEVERE CONDITIONS, STRESSES INDUCED IN THE CONTROL ARMS COULD CAUSE FATIGUE CRACKS WITH POSSIBLE SUBSEQUENT BREAKAGE OF THE CONTROL ARMS.  THIS WOULD ALLOW THE REAR AXLE TO SHIFT AND ADVERSELY AFFECT VEHICLE CONTROL.","mfr_campaign":"453","units":625,"do_not_drive":null,"park_outside":null,"notification":null,"match":"exact","models":["LTD"],"built_from":null,"built_to":null,"url":"https://open.wenmarpro.com/recalls/tc/1982103"},{"source":"nhtsa","country":"us","campaign":"80V147000","date":"1980-11-13","manufacturer":"FORD MOTOR COMPANY","component":"ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH","summary":"SOME OF THE INVOLVED VEHICLES HAVE ELECTRICAL RELAY SYSTEMS WHICH MAY BE SUSCEPTIBLE TO WATER LEAKAGE INTO THE RELAY CASE. WATER ENTRY MAY CAUSE A SHORT CIRCUIT WITHIN THE RELAY.","mfr_campaign":null,"units":18154,"do_not_drive":false,"park_outside":false,"notification":null,"match":"exact","models":["LTD"],"built_from":"1980-08-01","built_to":"1980-10-01","url":"https://open.wenmarpro.com/recalls/nhtsa/80V147000"},{"source":"nhtsa","country":"us","campaign":"80V141000","date":"1980-10-24","manufacturer":"FORD MOTOR COMPANY","component":"STRUCTURE:BODY:BUMPERS","summary":"THE INVOLVED VEHICLES WERE PRODUCED WITHOUT SURLYN-COATED FOIL INSULATORS BETWEEN THE ISOLATOR AND BRACKET ASSEMBLIES AND THE REAR BUMPER REINFORCEMENTS. AN EPOXY COATING WAS ALSO OMITTED FROM THE BRACKET ASSEMBLIES. WHEN EXPOSED TO THE CORROSIVE ACTION OF ROAD SALT, THE ALUMINUM REAR BUMPER REINFORCEMENT COULD EXPERIENCE GALVONIC CORROSION AT THE ATTACHMENT SURFACES. THIS WOULD REDUCE THE STRENGTH OF THE REINFORCEMENTS AND COULD RESULT IN BUMPER SEPARATION.","mfr_campaign":null,"units":600,"do_not_drive":false,"park_outside":false,"notification":null,"match":"exact","models":["LTD"],"built_from":"1980-08-01","built_to":"1980-09-01","url":"https://open.wenmarpro.com/recalls/nhtsa/80V141000"},{"source":"tc","country":"ca","campaign":"1980140","date":"1980-10-23","manufacturer":null,"component":null,"summary":"THE ALUMINUM REAR BUMPER REINFORCEMENT ATTACHMENTS MAY NOT CONTAIN CERTAIN INTENDED CORROSION PROTECTION COMPONENTS.  IN CERTAIN ENVIRONMENTS WHERE LARGE AMOUNTS OF ROAD SALT ARE USED, THE ALUMINUM REINFORCEMENT COULD EXPERIENCE GALVANIC CORROSION AT THE ATTACHMENT SURFACES POSSIBLY RESULTING IN REAR BUMPER DETACHMENT.","mfr_campaign":"406","units":66,"do_not_drive":null,"park_outside":null,"notification":null,"match":"exact","models":["LTD"],"built_from":null,"built_to":null,"url":"https://open.wenmarpro.com/recalls/tc/1980140"},{"source":"tc","country":"ca","campaign":"1980129","date":"1980-10-14","manufacturer":null,"component":null,"summary":"VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH AUTOMATIC OVERDRIVE TRANSMISSIONS.  VEHICLES MAY BE EQUIPPED WITH A DEFECTIVE NEUTRAL START SWITCH WHICH COULD ALLOW THE ENGINE STARTER MOTOR TO BE ACTIVATED WHEN THE TRANSMISSION IS IN THE \"REVERSE~ GEAR POSITION.  THESE VEHICLES DO NOT COMPLY WITH CANADA MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD 102 - TRANSMISSION SHIFT CONTROL SEQUENCE.","mfr_campaign":"403","units":14,"do_not_drive":null,"park_outside":null,"notification":null,"match":"exact","models":["LTD"],"built_from":null,"built_to":null,"url":"https://open.wenmarpro.com/recalls/tc/1980129"},{"source":"nhtsa","country":"us","campaign":"80V121000","date":"1980-09-23","manufacturer":"FORD MOTOR COMPANY","component":"ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH","summary":"THE INVOLVED VEHICLES MAY START IN REVERSE GEAR. THIS DOES NOT COMPLY WITH FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 102, \"TRANSMISSION SHIFT LEVER SEQUENCE, STARTER INTERLOCK, AND TRANSMISSION BRAKING AFFECT\". SOME OF THESE VEHICLES MAY BE EQUIPPED WITH A DEFECTIVE NEUTRAL START SWITCH THAT OCCASIONALLY PERMITS ENGINE STARTING WITH THE TRANSMISSION SHIFT LEVER IN THE REVERSE (\"R\") POSITION.","mfr_campaign":null,"units":14000,"do_not_drive":false,"park_outside":false,"notification":null,"match":"exact","models":["LTD"],"built_from":"1980-08-01","built_to":"1980-08-01","url":"https://open.wenmarpro.com/recalls/nhtsa/80V121000"}],"lookup":{"nhtsa":"https://www.nhtsa.gov/recalls","tc":"https://wwwapps.tc.gc.ca/Saf-Sec-Sur/7/VRDB-BDRV/search-recherche/menu.aspx?lang=eng","maker":null},"attribution":["Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Canada."]}