Is This A Lemon?

Year · Make · Model

1988 Ford F Series

What the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration knows about this vehicle: every recall, every consumer complaint, every defect investigation, every NCAP crash test. Sourced directly from NHTSA data feeds.

1
Open recalls
4
NHTSA complaints
3
Defect investigations
6
Service bulletins

Consumer complaints

4 filed
0
Crashes
0
Fires
1
Injuries reported
0
Fatalities reported

What people complain about

  • Unknown OR Other
    1
  • Seat BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE Assembly
    1
  • Electrical SYSTEM:IGNITION
    1
  • Vehicle Speed Control
    1

Recalls

1 campaign
89V009000·STEERING:LINKAGES1989-01-24

BOLTS THAT ATTACH THE FRONT AXLE TRACK BAR BRACKET TO THE FRONT CROSSMEMBER MAY LOOSEN, ALLOWING THE FRONT WHEELS TO OSCILLATE WITH FRONT END SHIMMY.

RiskSEVERE SHIMMY COULD DAMAGE STEERING LINKAGE OR STEERINGGEAR, WHICH COULD RESULT IN LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL AND AN ACCIDENT.

FixINSTALL REDESIGNED FRONT AXLE TRACK BAR TO CROSSMEMBER BRACKET AND IF NECESSARY, REPLACE CERTAIN STEERING COMPONENTS.

NHTSA investigations

3 actions
DP94002·SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:ANTILOCK:INTERCONNECTING ASSEMBLY(WIRING)1994-03-10 → 1994-04-25

DEFECTIVE WIRING

PE90023·VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM1989-12-05 → 1990-03-01

FIRE IN HEATER/AC PLENUM

PE89130·POWER TRAIN1989-06-15 → 1989-11-17

FIREWALL FRACTURE

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