Is This A Lemon?

Year · Make · Model

1985 Ford F250

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.

2
Open recalls
21
NHTSA complaints
3
Defect investigations
15
Service bulletins

Consumer complaints

21 filed
1
Crashes
7
Fires
6
Injuries reported
0
Fatalities reported

What people complain about

  • STEERING: Steering WHEEL/HANDLE BAR
    2
  • Electrical SYSTEM:IGNITION:MODULE
    2
  • Electrical SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
    2
  • Electrical SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT Underhood
    1
  • Electrical System
    1
  • SUSPENSION:FRONT:SHOCK Absorber
    1
  • Service BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
    1
  • Engine AND Engine COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE:BELTS AND Associated Pulleys
    1

Recalls

2 campaigns
86V111000·FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY:MOUNTING1986-08-14

TRUCKS FAIL TO MEET REQUIREMENT OF FMVSS NO. 301, FUEL SYSTEM INTEGRITY, IN A 30 MPH FRONT ANGULAR BARRIER TEST IMPACT BECAUSE OF THE OMISSION OF THE NOSE SHIELD ON MIDSHIP FUEL TANK. CONSEQUENCE OF DEFECT: IN CASE OF AN ACCIDENT, FUEL SPILLAGE IN THE TRUCKS WHICH DO NOT MEET THE FMVSS INCREASES THE RISK OF A FIRE.

FixINSTALL NOSE SHIELD ON THE MIDSHIP FUEL TANK. FUEL TANK.

84V162000·FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM:FUEL RAIL1984-12-26

METAL BURRS AND SHARP EDGES ON FUEL RAILS MAY HAVE DAMAGED ADJACENT O-RING SEALS DURING ASSEMBLY. THE DEFECT COULD CAUSE FUEL LEAKAGE WHEN ENGINE IS OPERATING.

FixFUEL RAILS WILL BE INSPECTED FOR LEAKS, WETNESS OR SEEPAGE OF FUEL AND, IF NECESSARY, FUEL RAILS AND RELATED COMPONENTS WILL BE REPLACED WITHOUT COST TO THE OWNER.

NHTSA investigations

3 actions
PE94065·VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:LINKAGES1994-08-19 → 1994-12-28

FUEL INJECTOR PUMP FAILS

DP89005·FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE1989-01-26 → 1989-08-01

F-SERIES FUEL TANK FIRES

PE87017·VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:LINKAGES1987-01-28 → 1987-05-26

FUEL LEAKS/FIRES

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