1980 Mercury Capri

Owner reports · Recalls · Investigations

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0Owner complaints

Model-year median: 0

0Recall campaigns

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2Investigations

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Inspection summary

1980 Mercury Capri

NHTSA snapshot: September 18, 2026. 0 owner complaints · 0 recall campaigns · 2 investigations.

Counts are not failure probabilities and are not adjusted for sales, age, mileage exposure or reporting. One report may name several categories. Comparison method and limitations.

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Recall links

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How this year compares

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What owners reported most

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When problems were reported

Mileage at the reported incident

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NHTSA owner reports · September 18, 2026 snapshot.

0 crash reports0 fire reports0 injury reports

What owners actually said

0 reports

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Recall campaigns

No recalls in this snapshot.

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Defect investigations

EA85016 · Floor Pan Cracks

Opened Feb 22, 1985 · Closed Apr 14, 1987

Status: closed (inferred from source dates) · Structure

SUMMARY:FORD RECOGNIZES THE FLOOR PAN CRACKING PROBLEM AND HAS ISSUED4 SERVICE BULLETINS PERTAINING TO REPAIR. THE LATEST ONE WAS ISSUED ONSEPTEMBER 11, 1986. HOWEVER, FORD DOES NOT BELIEVE THE FLOOR PAN PROBLEMREPRESENTS A SAFETY HAZARD.ANALYSIS: FLOOR PAN CRACKING CAUSES THE DRIVER TO ROCK IN HIS SEAT.ALTHOUGH THIS IS VERY ANNOYING, IT APPEARS TO BE MORE OF AN ECONOMIC ISSUETHAN A SAFETY ISSUE. NO ACCIDENTS OR INJURIES HAVE BEEN REPORTED.STATUS: THIS EA WAS CLOSED ON MAY 14, 1987.===

DP84003 · Rear Brakes

Opened Oct 13, 1983 · Closed Apr 24, 1984

Status: closed (inferred from source dates) · Service Brakes, Hydraulic

REAR BRAKES

An investigation is not a finding of a defect, and closure does not prove a vehicle is problem-free.