Is This A Lemon?

Year · Make · Model

1989 Ford F150

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.

4
Open recalls
210
NHTSA complaints
5
Defect investigations
35
Service bulletins

Consumer complaints

210 filed
5
Crashes
40
Fires
4
Injuries reported
1
Fatalities reported

What people complain about

  • Fuel SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:AUXILLARY TANK:SELECTOR Devices
    37
  • Fuel SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK Assembly
    21
  • Electrical SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
    18
  • Fuel SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:AUXILLARY Tank
    14
  • Vehicle Speed Control
    11
  • Electrical SYSTEM:IGNITION
    10
  • Service BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC Limited Slip
    8
  • Electrical SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER Dash
    6

Recalls

4 campaigns
96V071000·ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION1996-04-25

THE IGNITION SWITCH COULD EXPERIENCE AN INTERNAL SHORT CIRCUIT.

RiskTHIS CONDITION COULD CAUSE OVERHEATING, SMOKE, AND POSSIBLY FIRE IN THE STEERING COLUMN AREA OF THE VEHICLE.

FixDEALERS WILL REPLACE THE IGNITION SWITCH.

91V146000·FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:AUXILLARY TANK:SELECTOR DEVICES1991-09-04

THE DUAL FUEL TANK SELECTOR VALVE MAY MALFUNCTION AND CAUSE AN OVERFILL CONDITION IN ONE OF THE FUEL TANKS, RESULTING IN AN OVERFLOW OF FUEL PAST THE FILLER CAP.

RiskTHE OVERFLOW OF FUEL PAST THE FILLER CAP CAUSES A FUELLEAKAGE, WHICH CAN RESULT IN A FIRE WHEN EXPOSED TO A SOURCE OF IGNITION.

FixREPLACE THE DUAL FUEL TANK SELECTOR VALVE.

90V101000·POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:GEAR POSITION INDICATION (PRNDL)1990-06-01

UNDER CERTAIN CONDITIONS, THE SNAP RING THAT LOCATES THE PARK GEAR ON THE OUTPUT SHAFT OF THE TRANSMISSION MAY FRACTURE.

RiskWHEN THE GEAR IS PLACED IN PARK, THE PARK GEAR WOULD NOTENGAGE, ALLOWING THE TRUCK TO ROLL FREELY IF THE PARKING BRAKE IS NOT PROPERLYSET. THIS COULD RESULT IN AN ACCIDENT.

FixINSTALL IMPROVED SNAP RING AND REVISED TRANSMISSION EXTENSION HOUSING.

89V114000·FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:AUXILLARY TANK1989-07-14

SHIELDS ON THE FRONTS OF THE MIDSHIP MOUNTED FUEL TANKS WERE OMITTED DURING ASSEMBLY.

RiskTRUCKS WOULD NOT COMPLY WITH 30 MPH IMPACT TEST OFFMVSS NO. 301, FUEL SYSTEM INTEGRITY.

FixINSTALL FUEL TANK SHIELDS.

NHTSA investigations

5 actions
EA91044·SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC1991-10-30 → 1992-10-30

LOSS OF BRAKE EFFECTIVENES

Led to recall92V026000

EA91031·VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:LINKAGES1991-06-26 → 1991-11-01

FUEL EXPULSION

Led to recall91V146000

PE91077·SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC1991-05-23 → 1991-10-31

LOSS OF BRAKE EFFECTIVENES

PE91017·SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC1990-11-27 → 1991-04-17

FORD TRUCK INCONSISTENT VEHICLE CONTROL.

PE90056·POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:GEAR POSITION INDICATION (PRNDL)1990-03-12 → 1990-06-12

TRNSMSSION PARK GEAR FAIL

Led to recall90V101000

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