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Ford F Series (medium)

Every Ford F Series (medium) model year on file, 1974 to 1999. Pick a year for its recalls, investigations, service bulletins and the full text of owner complaints.

Owner complaints, all model years131 involved a crash, fire, injury or death
Model years261974 to 1999
Recall campaigns4Distinct campaigns listing it
Service bulletins201Summed across model years
By model year

The 1999 model year drew the most complaints, 5, 38% of the model's total

Owner complaints filed with NHTSA, all years filed, by model year.

02461974197719801983198619891992199519995
Source: NHTSA ODI. Complaints are not verified by NHTSA, and NHTSA publishes no sales volumes, so counts are not rates.
Components

Structure leads the Ford F Series (medium) complaint record

Owner complaints across all model years, by component.

Structure
3
Engine and cooling
3
Speed control
3
Brakes
2
Fuel system
2
Electrical system
2
Equipment
2
Tires
1
Steering
1
Powertrain
1
Source: NHTSA ODI complaints file.
Model years

The record for each Ford F Series (medium) model year

Peer index compares complaints with the median vehicle of the same model year and body class (100 is the median). It corrects for age, not for how many were sold.

Ford F Series (medium) by model year
YearBodyComplaintsSeverity indexPeer indexRecallsInvestigationsBulletins
1999Pickup50.067001
1998Pickup250.014000
1997Pickup40.0270013
1996Not decoded0NoneNone0014
1995Not decoded0NoneNone0028
1994Not decoded0NoneNone0026
1993Pickup20.0290029
1992Not decoded0NoneNone0019
1991Not decoded0NoneNone0013
1990Not decoded0NoneNone0113
1989Not decoded0NoneNone0111
1988Not decoded0NoneNone0111
1987Not decoded0NoneNone116
1986Not decoded0NoneNone015
1985Not decoded0NoneNone002
1984Not decoded0NoneNone002
1983Not decoded0NoneNone002
1982Not decoded0NoneNone202
1981Not decoded0NoneNone202
1980Not decoded0NoneNone202
1979Not decoded0NoneNone200
1978Not decoded0NoneNone200
1977Not decoded0NoneNone100
1976Not decoded0NoneNone100
1975Not decoded0NoneNone100
1974Not decoded0NoneNone100
Source: NHTSA ODI. Body class from NHTSA's VIN decoder where decoded.
Latest recalls

Recent campaigns covering the Ford F Series (medium)

  • 08E-019 Mar 6, 2008
    Filter's outlet cap may not be securely crimped to the housing
    Fuel system · 1,937 vehicles
  • 87V-059 Apr 27, 1987
    Diesel engine goveernor lever assemblies may have been improperly assembled so that one or more of three retaining prongs may not be engaged in…
    Speed control · 2,060 vehicles
  • 83V-033 Mar 22, 1983
    Some of the involved vehicles may have been built with left rear brake assemblies that were incorrectly produced and may have one or two automatic…
    Brakes · 670 vehicles
  • 82V-027 Mar 26, 1982
    Involved vehicles do not conform to federal motor vehicle standard no. 124, "accelerator control systems", due to failure of the throttle to…
    Speed control · 3,270 vehicles
Source: NHTSA ODI recalls file.