1987 Ford F250: recalls and complaints

NHTSA lists 2 recall campaigns for the 1987 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. 5 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.

NHTSA VIN lookup

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 1 Oct 2026. Complaint file through 30 Sep 2026. Recall file through 30 Sep 2026.

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Recall campaigns

2 campaigns, newest first. 3,601,220 units in total.

87V139000Received 4 Sep 1987. 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: 12 Oct 1987.
87V140000Received 4 Sep 1987. 1,220 units.
Wheels / Lugs/Nuts/Bolts/Studs
Defect, in the NHTSA record
Wheel lug nut cone angles do not match lug nut seating angles.
Consequence, in the NHTSA record
Nuts could loosen in service creating potential forwheels to separate from truck.
Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Repair to prevent loosening of lug nuts.
Report filed by FORD MOTOR COMPANY. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: 5 Oct 1987.

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Complaints by component

38 complaints, 51 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.

1987 Ford F250
All 1987 vehicles

1987 Ford F250: complaints by component, per 1,000 component mentions
Component	1987 F250	All 1987 vehicles	F250, all years	Mentions
Electrical System	254.9	150	199.2	13
Service Brakes, Hydraulic	196.1	59.3	191.1	10
Engine and Engine Cooling	137.3	143.7	85.4	7
Power Train	98	62.3	83.3	5
Fuel System, Gasoline	78.4	115.5	170.7	4
Steering	58.8	59.5	40.7	3
Tires	58.8	33.7	69.1	3
Suspension	19.6	21.5	26.4	1
Visibility	19.6	23.8	8.1	1
Wheels	19.6	9	4.1	1

The table shows the 10 components with the most mentions, of 13.

Complaints that report a crash: 2
Complaints that report a fire: 11
Injuries in the complaints: 1
Deaths in the complaints: 0
Date of the newest complaint: 20 Oct 2004

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 1987 Ford F250, by the year NHTSA received them. The largest year is 1996, with 16 complaints.

Investigations

NHTSA investigations that name the 1987 Ford F250
Number	Type	Subject	Component	Opened	Closed
PE94065	Preliminary evaluation	FUEL INJECTOR PUMP FAILS	Vehicle Speed Control / Linkages	19 Aug 1994	28 Dec 1994
EA93014	Engineering analysis	ALTERNATOR BELT FAILURE	Electrical System	4 Jun 1993	29 Jul 1994
PE91090	Preliminary evaluation	SPARE TIRE FIRES	Equipment	20 Jun 1991	25 Oct 1991
DP89005	Defect petition	F-SERIES FUEL TANK FIRES	Fuel System, Gasoline	26 Jan 1989	1 Aug 1989
PE89020	Preliminary evaluation	FIRES	Vehicle Speed Control / Linkages	7 Dec 1988	1 Jun 1989

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 1987 Ford F250The recalls, the complaints and the investigations that NHTSA shows for this model year.

Cite this page

Recall Register. 1987 Ford F250: recalls and complaints. https://recallregister.com/vehicle/ford/f250/1987/. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation, recall, complaint and investigation files. Data through 30 Sep 2026.

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 1987 Ford F250?: 3,601,220 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 1987 model year.
Which component do the complaints about the 1987 Ford F250 name most often?: Electrical System: 13 of 51 component mentions, or 254.9 per 1,000. For all 1987 vehicles the figure is 150 per 1,000.
Is an NHTSA investigation of the 1987 Ford F250 open?: No. Each of the 5 investigations that name this model year has a closing date in the NHTSA file.