Recall Register

1986 Ford F250: recalls and complaints

NHTSA lists 2 recall campaigns for the 1986 Ford F250. The newest campaign is 87V139000. NHTSA received the report on 4 Sep 1987. The NHTSA record gives the component Fuel System, Gasoline / Delivery / Hoses, Lines/Piping, and Fittings. NHTSA has 38 complaints on file for this model year. 4 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, 87V139000, in the NHTSA record

Install retainer clips over the couplings to prevent coupling separation and fuel leakage.
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Recall campaigns

2 campaigns, newest first. 3,600,730 units in total.

  1. 87V139000Received . 3,600,000 units.

    Fuel System, Gasoline / Delivery / Hoses, Lines/Piping, and Fittings

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    Spring lock fuel line coupling may not be properly engaged.
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    Coupling could disengage due to fuel pressure,vibration, and engine movements; this would cause loss of fuel which, inpresence of an ignition source, creates a fire risk.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Install retainer clips over the couplings to prevent coupling separation and fuel leakage.

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

  2. 86V111000Received . 730 units.

    Fuel System, Gasoline / Storage / Tank Assembly / Mounting

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    Trucks fail to meet requirement of FMVSS no. 301, fuel system integrity, in a 30 MPH front angular barrier test impact because of the omission of the nose shield on midship fuel tank. Consequence of defect: in case of an accident, fuel spillage in the trucks which do not meet the FMVSS increases the risk of a fire.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Install nose shield on the midship fuel tank. Fuel tank.

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

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Complaints by component

38 complaints, 42 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.

1986 Ford F250: component mentions in complaints
ComponentMentions
Electrical System15
Engine and Engine Cooling5
Tires5
Service Brakes, Hydraulic4
Fuel System, Gasoline3
Vehicle Speed Control2
Suspension2
Seat Belts2
Structure2
Power Train1

The table shows the 10 components with the most mentions, of 11.

Complaints that report a crash
0
Complaints that report a fire
16
Injuries in the complaints
0
Deaths in the complaints
0
Date of the newest complaint
24 Dec 2010

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 1986 Ford F250, by the year NHTSA received them. The largest year is 1996, with 14 complaints.

Investigations

NHTSA investigations that name the 1986 Ford F250
NumberTypeSubjectComponentOpenedClosedCampaign
PE94065Preliminary evaluationFUEL INJECTOR PUMP FAILSVehicle Speed Control / Linkages19 Aug 199428 Dec 1994
DP89005Defect petitionF-SERIES FUEL TANK FIRESFuel System, Gasoline26 Jan 19891 Aug 1989
PE89020Preliminary evaluationFIRESVehicle Speed Control / Linkages7 Dec 19881 Jun 1989
PE87017Preliminary evaluationFUEL LEAKS/FIRESVehicle Speed Control / Linkages28 Jan 198726 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.

  1. 19673
  2. 19681
  3. 19691
  4. 19700
  5. 19723
  6. 19735
  7. 19742
  8. 19755
  9. 19762
  10. 19775
  11. 19789
  12. 19798
  13. 19803
  14. 19815
  15. 19823
  16. 19836
  17. 19843
  18. 19852
  19. 19862
  20. 19872
  21. 19883
  22. 19896
  23. 19906
  24. 20053
  25. 20063
  26. 20072
  27. 20082

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

Official channels

Cite this page

Recall Register. 1986 Ford F250: recalls and complaints. https://recallregister.com/vehicle/ford/f250/1986/. 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 1986 Ford F250?
3,600,730 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 F250 have for all model years?
NHTSA lists 73 recall campaigns for the Ford F250, model years 1967 to 2008. 2 of them name the 1986 model year.
Which component do the complaints about the 1986 Ford F250 name most often?
Electrical System: 15 of 42 component mentions.
Is an NHTSA investigation of the 1986 Ford F250 open?
No. Each of the 4 investigations that name this model year has a closing date in the NHTSA file.