1985 Ford Ford TruckProblems, recalls & complaints

NHTSA has logged 2 owner complaints about the 1985 Ford Ford Truck, most often about the tires. It has no vehicle safety recalls on record.

Source: NHTSA complaints, recalls, investigations and manufacturer recall reports, through June 24, 2002. Updated daily.

Complaints by system

Where the 1985 Ford Ford Truck has problems

2 complaints grouped by the system owners reported.

Box size = number of complaints naming that system. Darker = larger share. One complaint can name more than one system.
Complaints by system
SystemComplaintsCrash, fire or injury
Tires21

Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation. Complaints are submitted by the public and are not verified by NHTSA.

0 recalls

1985 Ford Ford Truck recalls and how many were fixed

No vehicle safety recalls are on record for this model year.

Best & worst years

1985 vs. every other Ford Truck year

Bars show complaints per model year. Colors show the CarFlaw verdict: complaints weighted for crashes, fires and injuries, adjusted for years on the road and compared with the Ford Truck median. How we score

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2 investigations

NHTSA defect investigations

Federal investigations that included the 1985 Ford Ford Truck, and the recalls they led to.

  1. THROTTLE PLATE JAMS OPENPE89019 · closed Apr 5, 1989
    No recall
  2. INCREASE IN ENGINE RPM'SPE90051 · closed May 5, 1990
    No recall
In owners' words

What Ford Truck owners report

Recent tires complaints filed with NHTSA, shortened. Personal details are removed.

TWO TIRES SEPERATED AT THE THREADS. PEELING COMPLETELY OFF, CAUSING DAMAGE TO RIGHT SIDE, FRONT AND REAR. LUCKILY ABLE TO CONTROL VEHICLE, OTHER WISE A MAJOR ACCIDENT COULD HAVE OCCURED.( DOT NUMBER: VD60AX7 TIRE SIZE: 311050R15L )
Complaint 732149 · Sep 21, 2000

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