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Safety recall notices and repair campaigns registered for the 1980 Ford F-350 in Canada.
PICKUP TRUCKS WITH OPTIONAL SIDE-MOUNTED TIRE CARRIERS. THE REINFORCEMENT FOR THE IN-BOX SPARE TIRE CARRIER MAY HAVE BEEN ATTACHED USING INCORRECT HEX HEAD BOLTS. UNDER CERTAIN CONDITIONS THE OUTER SIDEWALL OF THE SPARE TIRE MAY CONTACT THE SHARP EDGE OF THE BOLT AND POSSIBLY RESULT IN THE ABRASION OF THE SIDEWALL. SUCH ABRASION COULD CAUSE WEAKENING OF THE TIRE SIDEWALL AND WHEN THE SPARE TIRE IS USED AS A REPLACEMENT, IT COULD FAIL WITH SUDDEN LOSS OF AIR PRESSURE AND MIGHT RESULT IN LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL.
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Authorized dealerships will inspect the vehicle and complete all necessary repairs free of charge (parts and labor).
TWO-WHEEL DRIVE, 133 INCH WHEELBASE LIGHT TRUCKS. THE UNSHIELDED FUEL TANK MAY BE DAMAGED BY THE CENTRE UNIVERSAL JOINT OF THE TWO-PIECE DRIVESHAFT WHEN THE VEHICLE IS TESTED IN A 30 MILE PER HOUR, 30 DEGREE LEFT FRONT ANGULAR FIXED BARRIER IMPACT. THESE VEHICLES MAY NOT MEET THE FUEL SPILLAGE REQUIREMENTS OF CANADA MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD 301 - FUEL SYSTEM INTEGRITY.
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Authorized dealerships will inspect the vehicle and complete all necessary repairs free of charge (parts and labor).
FOUR-WHEEL DRIVE LIGHT TRUCKS. THE NUT HOLDING THE FRONT AND REAR DRIVE SHAFT YOKE TO THE BORG-WARNER TRANSFER CASE MAY LOSE RETAINING TORQUE. WHEN THIS OCCURS, THE NUT BECOMES LOOSE AND MAY BACK OFF THE OUTPUT SHAFT THUS ALLOOWING POSSIBLE DRIVE SHAFT DISENGAGEMENT.
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Authorized dealerships will inspect the vehicle and complete all necessary repairs free of charge (parts and labor).
SUPERCAB VEHICLES PRODUCED AT THE KANSAS CITY ASSEMBLY PLANT. VEHICLES MAY HAVE BEEN PRODUCED WITHOUT THE SPECIFIED EXHAUST SYSTEM HEAT SHIELDS. UNDER CERTAIN CONDITIONS, ABSENCE OF THESE HEAT SHIELDS COULD RESULT IN HIGH FLOOR PAN TEMPERATURES POSSIBLY CAUSING THE FLOOR COVERING MATERIAL TO SMOLDER.
A failure of this component (not entered) may increase the risk of a crash or injury.
Authorized dealerships will inspect the vehicle and complete all necessary repairs free of charge (parts and labor).
VEHICLES PRODUCED AT THE KANSAS CITY ASSEMBLY PLANT. VEHICLES MAY HAVE BEEN PRODUCED WITH A MISSING OR IMPROPERLY TORQUED PINCH BOLT AND NUT USED TO ATTACH THE INTERMEDIATE STEERING SHAFT TO THE STEERING COLUMN. IF THE PINCH BOLT IS MISSING OR HAS DISENGAGED, THE INTERMEDIATE STEERING SHAFT COULD SLIP RELATIVE TO THE STEERING COLUMN AND EVENTUALLY SEPARATE FROM THE COLUMN RESULTING IN A LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL.
A failure of this component (not entered) may increase the risk of a crash or injury.
Authorized dealerships will inspect the vehicle and complete all necessary repairs free of charge (parts and labor).
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