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Ford F53

Every Ford F53 model year on file, 1989 to 2021. Pick a year for its recalls, investigations, service bulletins and the full text of owner complaints.

Owner complaints, all model years621 involved a crash, fire, injury or death
Model years161989 to 2021
Recall campaigns6Distinct campaigns listing it
Service bulletins123Summed across model years
By model year

The 2020 model year drew the most complaints, 16, 26% of the model's total

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

051015201989199119931998200020022018162021
Source: NHTSA ODI. Complaints are not verified by NHTSA, and NHTSA publishes no sales volumes, so counts are not rates.
Components

Suspension leads the Ford F53 complaint record

Owner complaints across all model years, by component.

Suspension
21
Engine and cooling
11
Brakes
11
Powertrain
11
Steering
7
Electrical system
6
Speed control
5
Structure
5
Wheels
4
Fuel system
4
Source: NHTSA ODI complaints file.
Model years

The record for each Ford F53 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 F53 by model year
YearBodyComplaintsSeverity indexPeer indexRecallsInvestigationsBulletins
2021Other50.0250102
2020Other160.0800103
2019Other30.0150001
2018Other520.0250101
2003Other20.0100008
2002Not decoded0NoneNone1014
2001Other50.02501022
2000Other20.01001025
1999Other150.07502126
1998Other10.033103
1994Not decoded0NoneNone104
1993Not decoded0NoneNone103
1992Other30.0100103
1991Other20.0100103
1990Other30.0300103
1989Not decoded0NoneNone102
Source: NHTSA ODI. Body class from NHTSA's VIN decoder where decoded.
Latest recalls

Recent campaigns covering the Ford F53

  • 22V-731 Sep 30, 2022
    Rear stabilizer bar attachment brackets may break and separate from the vehicle
    Suspension · 13k vehicles
  • 18V-470 Jul 16, 2018
    Front wheel hub assembly may have wheel studs that were not properly heat treated
    Wheels · 162 vehicles
  • 09V-399 Oct 13, 2009
    Scds may leak internally and then overheat, smoke, or burn
    Speed control · 4.5M vehicles
  • 07V-336 Aug 3, 2007
    On certain pickup trucks, passenger vehicles, sport utility vehicles, and motor homes chassis, the speed control deactivation switch may, under…
    Speed control · 3.6M vehicles
  • 99V-062-001 Mar 30, 1999
    Vehicle description: certain 1997-1999 rhd explorer equipped with 4.0l ohv/sohc engines and cruise control built from may 29, 1996 through march…
    Speed control · 899k vehicles
  • 93V-146 Sep 13, 1993
    Brake lines in the engine compartment are routed too near the left exhaust manifold, causing the brake fluid to overheat
    Brakes · 17k vehicles
Source: NHTSA ODI recalls file.