Is This A Lemon?

Year · Make · Model

1986 Ford F350

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
14
NHTSA complaints
6
Defect investigations
25
Service bulletins

Consumer complaints

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

What people complain about

  • Tires
    3
  • Electrical SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
    1
  • Power TRAIN:AXLE Hubs
    1
  • Service BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DRUM:SHOES/LININGS
    1
  • Service BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC
    1
  • Fuel SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL Injection System
    1
  • Service BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION Components
    1
  • STEERING:LINKAGES:TIE ROD Assembly
    1

Recalls

2 campaigns
87V139000·FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS1987-09-04

SPRING LOCK FUEL LINE COUPLING MAY NOT BE PROPERLY ENGAGED.

RiskCOUPLING COULD DISENGAGE DUE TO FUEL PRESSURE,VIBRATION, AND ENGINE MOVEMENTS; THIS WOULD CAUSE LOSS OF FUEL WHICH, INPRESENCE OF AN IGNITION SOURCE, CREATES A FIRE RISK.

FixINSTALL RETAINER CLIPS OVER THE COUPLINGS TO PREVENT COUPLING SEPARATION AND FUEL LEAKAGE.

86V048000·VISIBILITY:REARVIEW MIRRORS/DEVICES:EXTERIOR1986-03-27

THE OUTSIDE REAR VIEW MIRRORS DO NOT MEET THE 50 SQUARE INCH MINIMUM REQUIREMENT OF FMVSS 111-REARVIEW MIRRORS. CONSEQUENCE OF DEFECT: THE STANDARD REQUIRES A MINIMUM DIMENSION FOR REARVIEW MIRRORS TO PROVIDE ADEQUATE FIELD OF VISION WHICH AIDS IN PREVENTING ACCIDENTS.

FixREPLACE OUTSIDE REAR VIEW MIRRORS WITH UNIT MAGNIFICATION MIRRORS OF 9" X 6" REFLECTIVE SURFACE DIMENSIONS.

NHTSA investigations

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

FUEL INJECTOR PUMP FAILS

PE89128·POWER TRAIN1989-06-07 → 1989-10-17

GEARSHIFT LEVER BREAKS

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

F-SERIES FUEL TANK FIRES

PE89022·VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:LINKAGES1988-12-13 → 1989-07-12

ANTIFREEZE UNDERHOOD FIRES

PE89020·VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:LINKAGES1988-12-07 → 1989-06-01

FIRES

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