Recall Register

1996 Ford F-150: recalls and complaints

NHTSA lists 2 recall campaigns for the 1996 Ford F-150. The newest campaign is 05V388000. NHTSA received the report on 7 Sep 2005. The NHTSA record gives the component Vehicle Speed Control. NHTSA has 324 complaints on file for this model year. 2 NHTSA investigations name this model year.

The NHTSA recall file shows no do-not-drive advisory and no park-outside advisory on these campaigns.

This page cannot show if a recall applies to one vehicle. The NHTSA VIN lookup shows the unrepaired recalls of one vehicle.

Remedy of the newest campaign, 05V388000, in the NHTSA record

By letter dated september 12, 2005, owners were instructed to return their vehicles to their dealers to have the speed control deactivation switch disconnected. Owners who have had their speed control deactivated are being notified that parts will be available and advised to make an appointment to reconnect the speed control beginning in february 2006. Owners who did not have their speed control deactivated are being notified to have their system remedied beginning in february 2006. Owners are urged to avail themselves of the free disconnect service as soon as possible because of the significant risk of fire. Owners may contact ford at 1-800-392-3673. (note: also see recalls 05v017 and 06v286)
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Complaint information entered into NHTSA’s Office of Defects Investigation vehicle owner's complaint database is used with other data sources to identify safety issues that warrant investigation and to determine if a safety-related defect trend exists.

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Recall campaigns

2 campaigns, newest first. 4,634,770 units in total.

  1. 05V388000Received . 4,500,000 units.

    Vehicle Speed Control

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    On certain pickup trucks and sport utility vehicles equipped with speed control, the speed control deactivation switch may overheat, smoke, or burn.
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    A fire at the switch could occur.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    By letter dated september 12, 2005, owners were instructed to return their vehicles to their dealers to have the speed control deactivation switch disconnected. Owners who have had their speed control deactivated are being notified that parts will be available and advised to make an appointment to reconnect the speed control beginning in february 2006. Owners who did not have their speed control deactivated are being notified to have their system remedied beginning in february 2006. Owners are urged to avail themselves of the free disconnect service as soon as possible because of the significant risk of fire. Owners may contact ford at 1-800-392-3673. (note: also see recalls 05v017 and 06v286)

    Report filed by FORD MOTOR COMPANY. Manufacturer campaign number 05S28. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .

  2. 96V161000Received . 134,770 units.

    Equipment / Other / Labels

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    The certification labels on the involved vehicles has incorrect rear tire inflation pressure designations. This does not comply with FMVSS no. 120, "tire selection and rims for motor vehicles other than passenger cars."
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    Incorrect inflation pressures could cause premature wear of the rear tires. .
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Owners will be provided with correct certification labels and instructions for installing these labels. Dealers can install this label if the owner so desires.

    Report filed by FORD MOTOR COMPANY. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .

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Complaints by component

324 complaints, 383 component mentions.

A complaint can name more than one component. Each component that a complaint names is one component mention. The figure per 1,000 component mentions shows how many of each 1,000 mentions name the component.

  • 1996 Ford F-150
  • All 1996 vehicles
1996 Ford F-150: complaints by component, per 1,000 component mentions
Component1996 F-150All 1996 vehiclesF-150, all yearsMentions
Electrical System148.88481.657
Fuel System, Gasoline117.551.545.945
Service Brakes, Hydraulic104.4120.937.840
Vehicle Speed Control944259.236
Power Train75.797.9190.629
Air Bags62.766.925.324
Engine and Engine Cooling62.7140.95724
Tires62.737.224.624
Suspension60.15522.923
Steering52.248.948.220

The table shows the 10 components with the most mentions, of 24.

Complaints that report a crash
21
Complaints that report a fire
75
Injuries in the complaints
20
Deaths in the complaints
2
Date of the newest complaint
11 Apr 2024

These figures are the entries of the persons who sent the complaints.

Complaint: A report about a possible safety problem that a person sends to NHTSA. This site shows the number of complaints and not their text.

Complaints about the 1996 Ford F-150, by the year NHTSA received them. The largest year is 2005, with 57 complaints.

Investigations

NHTSA investigations that name the 1996 Ford F-150
NumberTypeSubjectComponentOpenedClosedCampaign
EA05005Engineering analysisENGINE COMPARTMENT FIRESElectrical System22 Mar 20052 Aug 200605V388000
PE98024Preliminary evaluationTIE ROD END FAILURESSteering21 Apr 199821 Jul 1998

Investigation: A study of a possible safety defect by the NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation. An investigation with no closing date in the NHTSA file is open.

Other model years

The number under each year is the number of recall campaigns.

  1. 19840
  2. 19870
  3. 19890
  4. 19900
  5. 19913
  6. 19923
  7. 19937
  8. 19946
  9. 19952
  10. 19962
  11. 199714
  12. 19988
  13. 19997
  14. 20006
  15. 20018
  16. 20022
  17. 20034
  18. 20045
  19. 20053
  20. 20064
  21. 20072
  22. 20081
  23. 20092
  24. 20101
  25. 20116
  26. 20124
  27. 20133
  28. 20148
  29. 201513
  30. 201613
  31. 201717
  32. 201818
  33. 20199
  34. 202011
  35. 202129
  36. 202223
  37. 202313
  38. 202411
  39. 202513
  40. 20265
  41. 20271

A year without a link has fewer than 2 campaigns and fewer than 25 complaints. It has no page.

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Cite this page

Recall Register. 1996 Ford F-150: recalls and complaints. https://recallregister.com/vehicle/ford/f-150/1996/. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation, recall, complaint and investigation files. Data through .

Sources

Source
NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation
Licence
US government work, public domain
Recall file through
30 Sep 2026
Complaint file through
30 Sep 2026
First complaint in the file
1 Jan 1995
Manufacturer in the recall file
FORD MOTOR COMPANY

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Questions

How many units are in the recall campaigns for the 1996 Ford F-150?
4,634,770 units in 2 campaigns. A campaign can name other models and model years, and its units include them.
How many recall campaigns does the Ford F-150 have for all model years?
NHTSA lists 169 recall campaigns for the Ford F-150, model years 1984 to 2027. 2 of them name the 1996 model year.
Which component do the complaints about the 1996 Ford F-150 name most often?
Electrical System: 57 of 383 component mentions, or 148.8 per 1,000. For all 1996 vehicles the figure is 84 per 1,000.
Is an NHTSA investigation of the 1996 Ford F-150 open?
No. Each of the 2 investigations that name this model year has a closing date in the NHTSA file.