1986 Ford Ford TruckProblems, recalls & complaints

NHTSA has logged 2 owner complaints about the 1986 Ford Ford Truck, most often about the engine and engine cooling. It has no vehicle safety recalls on record.

Source: NHTSA complaints, recalls, investigations and manufacturer recall reports, through January 23, 1998. Updated daily.

Complaints by system

Where the 1986 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
Engine and engine cooling11
Service brakes, hydraulic10

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

0 recalls

1986 Ford Ford Truck recalls and how many were fixed

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

Best & worst years

1986 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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3 investigations

NHTSA defect investigations

Federal investigations that included the 1986 Ford Ford Truck, and the recalls they led to.

  1. ENGINE COMPARTMENT FIRESEA87020 · closed Sep 24, 1987
    Led to recall 87V-139
  2. THROTTLE PLATE JAMS OPENPE89019 · closed Apr 5, 1989
    No recall
  3. INCREASE IN ENGINE RPM'SPE90051 · closed May 5, 1990
    No recall

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