Is This A Lemon?

Year · Make · Model

1987 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
8
NHTSA complaints
7
Defect investigations
26
Service bulletins

Consumer complaints

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

What people complain about

  • Tires
    3
  • Power TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:LEVER AND LINKAGE:COLUMN Shift
    1
  • Service BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC Limited Slip
    1
  • Suspension
    1
  • Exterior LIGHTING:TURN Signal
    1
  • Electrical SYSTEM:IGNITION
    1

Recalls

2 campaigns
88V015000·SUSPENSION1988-02-09

STEERING/SUSPENSION SYSTEMS MAY NOT ADEQUATELY CONTROL STEERING TYPE WOBBLE ALLOWING THE FRONT END TO SHIMMY.

RiskSEVERE SHIMMY COULD DAMAGE VEHICLE FRAME OR STEERINGGEAR CREATING POTENTIAL FOR LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL.

FixMODIFY AND/OR REPLACE FRONT SUSPENSION AND STEERING COMPONENTS, TIRES, AND FRAMES.

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.

NHTSA investigations

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

FUEL INJECTOR PUMP FAILS

EA93014·ELECTRICAL SYSTEM1993-06-04 → 1994-07-29

ALTERNATOR BELT FAILURE

PE91090·EQUIPMENT1991-06-20 → 1991-10-25

SPARE TIRE FIRES

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

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