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FWD Recalls, Complaints & Safety Data

NHTSA safety recalls, owner-reported complaints and investigations, by model and model year · 1966–1988

Owner complaintsComplaints 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. This total counts a complaint once for each FWD model year it names.
0
Safety recallsDistinct NHTSA recall campaigns covering at least one FWD model year. One campaign can cover several models and many model years; it is counted once here.
5
InvestigationsNHTSA opens an investigation to examine whether a safety defect may exist. An open investigation is not a determination that a defect exists, and many investigations close without a recall. Investigations can, however, lead to one.
2
Models coveredModels with at least one model year that has enough NHTSA data to publish.
16
21 model years

Overview

Our database holds no NHTSA owner-reported complaints for FWD. Our database also holds 5 safety recall campaigns and 2 NHTSA investigations covering at least one FWD model year.

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

FWD models

Ordered by total owner-reported complaint volume, which is not a ranking of quality

FWD models with published safety data
ModelModel yearsComplaintsRecalls
B4197301
Ca1971–197201
Cb197301
Cb Series1976–197901
Cc197301
CO1971–197201
Crane Carrier1973–198102
Ff196701
Fire Apparatus1978–198800
FWD1971–197201
Krb197301
LB6197301
Rb197301
Rb Series1975–197901
Sf196601
SS1970–197101

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. Complaint totals count a report once for each model year it names; recall totals count a campaign once per model.

Recently issued recalls

The 5 newest campaigns covering a FWD vehicle in our database

Recalls apply to specific vehicles, not to every vehicle of a model year. Check your VIN with NHTSA or your manufacturer's dealer to confirm whether a recall affects your vehicle.

Check a VIN on NHTSA.gov
81V0460003 FWD models

SERVICE BRAKES, AIRIN ORDER TO ADJUST BRAKES ON CERTAIN VEHICLES, A MORE SENSITIVE THAN NORMAL PROCEDURE IS REQUIRED. USING A FIELD SERVICE BRAKE ADJUSTMENT PROCEDURE MAY CAUSE THE AIR CHAMBER TO FUNCTION IMPROPERLY. THIS MAY CAUSE AN INCREASE IN VEHICLE STOPPING DISTANCE WHEN THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED.

74V2450003 FWD models

STEERING:LINKAGES

73V2160007 FWD models

STEERING:GEAR BOX (OTHER THAN RACK AND PINION)

73V018000FWD

POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY

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Every year with at least one publishable FWD model year

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