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1980 Ford Pinto Owner Complaints

Reports submitted to NHTSA by owners and drivers, shown in full

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Complaints on fileComplaints are reports submitted to NHTSA by owners and drivers. NHTSA does not verify most reports before publishing them, and a complaint does not establish that a defect exists. Volume is influenced by how many of a vehicle were sold, how long it has been on the road, and how much attention an issue has received.
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Latest Jun 2, 2001
Crash or fire reportedComplaints whose submitter recorded that a crash or a fire occurred. These are the reporter's own answers on the NHTSA form, not verified findings.
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Filed in the last 12 monthsReports filed with NHTSA in the trailing 365 days. Recent volume reflects attention and vehicle age as much as anything else.
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Reports on file since May 20, 1996

What this page shows

Our database holds 2 NHTSA owner-reported complaints for the 1980 Ford Pinto. Each one is a report filed by an owner or driver and published by NHTSA without most of them being verified. A complaint is not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. Narratives are shown exactly as filed.

Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.

Complaints, most recent first

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Tires & wheels
Filed Jun 2, 2001

WE PURCHASED A 1980 FORD PINTO BRAND NEW AND WITHIN TWO YEARS ALL FOUR FIRESTONE TIRES HAD FAILED ALL DUE TO STEEL BELT SEPARATION, THERE WAS NO INJURY OR OTHER DAMAGE BUT ONE REAR TIRE ACTUALLY SUFFERED A BLOW OUT ON THE HIGHWAY. THIS CAR WAS TATALED IN A NON-TIRE RELATED ACCIDENT IN 1992 AND I NO LONGER RETAIN ANY RECORDS ON IT. I REPORT THIS TO YOU IN LIGHT OF THE RECENT PROBLEMS WITH FIRESTONE TIRES. THEY MAKE TRASH TIRES AND I DO NOT BELIEVE FORD TO BE RESPONSIBLE (EVEN THOUGH I DO NOT BUY FORD PRODUCTS ANY LONGER) FIRESTONE HAS A BAD HISTORY OF POOR TIRE SAFETY AND I FEEL YOU SHOULD INVESTIGATE ALL FIRESTONE TIRES! YOU MAY FIND A REAL SURPRISE! *AK (TIRESIZE: 13INCH)( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 13INCH )

NHTSA ID
746293
Incident
Jan 1, 1982
Driver assistance
Filed May 20, 1996

THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED AND IT STARTED BY ITSELF TO ROLL BACKWARDS AND THEN EXPLODED.PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK

NHTSA ID
984659
Incident
May 12, 1996

Higher-selling and older vehicles accumulate more reports. Counts are not failure rates and are not directly comparable between vehicles that sold in very different numbers.

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