1985 Ford F150: recalls and complaints
NHTSA lists 1 recall campaign for the 1985 Ford F150. The campaign is 84V162000. NHTSA received the report on 26 Dec 1984. The NHTSA record gives the component Fuel System, Gasoline / Fuel Injection System / Fuel Rail. NHTSA has 28 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 this campaign.
This page cannot show if a recall applies to one vehicle. The NHTSA VIN lookup shows the unrepaired recalls of one vehicle.
Remedy of campaign 84V162000, in the NHTSA record
Fuel rails will be inspected for leaks, wetness or seepage of fuel and, if necessary, fuel rails and related components will be replaced without cost to the owner.
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.
NHTSA publishes these words. Source: NHTSA Datasets and APIs, section Complaints, read on . Complaint file through . Recall file through .
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Recall campaigns
1 campaign. 246 units in total.
84V162000Received . 246 units.
Fuel System, Gasoline / Fuel Injection System / Fuel Rail
- Defect, in the NHTSA record
Metal burrs and sharp edges on fuel rails may have damaged adjacent o-ring seals during assembly. The defect could cause fuel leakage when engine is operating.
- Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Fuel rails will be inspected for leaks, wetness or seepage of fuel and, if necessary, fuel rails and related components will be replaced without cost to the owner.
Report filed by FORD MOTOR COMPANY.
The campaign number opens the NHTSA record. Each quotation is the text of the NHTSA recall file.
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Units: The number of vehicles or products that a recall can include. The manufacturer or the firm reports the number to the agency.
Complaints by component
28 complaints, 45 component mentions.
A complaint can name more than one component. Each component that a complaint names is one component mention. This model year has fewer than 50 component mentions, so the table shows the number of mentions only.
| Component | Mentions |
|---|---|
| Electrical System | 12 |
| Service Brakes, Hydraulic | 8 |
| Engine and Engine Cooling | 4 |
| Tires | 4 |
| Structure | 3 |
| Suspension | 3 |
| Parking Brake | 3 |
| Seat Belts | 2 |
| Power Train | 2 |
| Equipment | 1 |
The table shows the 10 components with the most mentions, of 13.
- Complaints that report a crash
- 1
- Complaints that report a fire
- 7
- Injuries in the complaints
- 3
- Deaths in the complaints
- 0
- Date of the newest complaint
- 22 Aug 2006
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.
Investigations
| Number | Type | Subject | Component | Opened | Closed | Campaign |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DP89005 | Defect petition | F-SERIES FUEL TANK FIRES | Fuel System, Gasoline | 26 Jan 1989 | 1 Aug 1989 | |
| PE87017 | Preliminary evaluation | FUEL LEAKS/FIRES | Vehicle Speed Control / Linkages | 28 Jan 1987 | 26 May 1987 |
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.
A year without a link has fewer than 2 campaigns and fewer than 25 complaints. It has no page.
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Official channels
- NHTSA VIN lookupNHTSA shows the unrepaired recalls of one vehicle from its VIN or its license plate.
- NHTSA: report a safety problemThe NHTSA form for a complaint about a vehicle, a tire, a child seat or equipment.
- NHTSA page of the 1985 Ford F150The recalls, the complaints and the investigations that NHTSA shows for this model year.
Cite this page
Recall Register. 1985 Ford F150: recalls and complaints. https://recallregister.com/vehicle/ford/f150/1985/. 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
- 29 Mar 2018
- First complaint in the file
- 1 Jan 1995
- Manufacturer in the recall file
- FORD MOTOR COMPANY
The NHTSA record is the authority. A complaint count is the number of different complaint numbers for the make, the model and the model year. How the register is made. Report an error.
Questions
- How many units are in the recall campaigns for the 1985 Ford F150?
- 246 units in 1 campaign. A campaign can name other models and model years, and its units include them.
- How many recall campaigns does the Ford F150 have for all model years?
- NHTSA lists 46 recall campaigns for the Ford F150, model years 1966 to 1990. 1 of them names the 1985 model year.
- Which component do the complaints about the 1985 Ford F150 name most often?
- Electrical System: 12 of 45 component mentions.
- Is an NHTSA investigation of the 1985 Ford F150 open?
- No. Each of the 2 investigations that name this model year has a closing date in the NHTSA file.