Recall Register

1990 Ford L Series: recalls and complaints

NHTSA lists 2 recall campaigns for the 1990 Ford L Series. The newest campaign is 90V009000. NHTSA received the report on 22 Jan 1990. The NHTSA record gives the component Steering / Steering Wheel/Handle Bar. NHTSA has no complaint on file for 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, 90V009000, in the NHTSA record

Install grade eight fasteners with properly torqued nuts.
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Recall campaigns

2 campaigns, newest first. 539 units in total.

  1. 90V009000Received . 500 units.

    Steering / Steering Wheel/Handle Bar

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    Steering columns contain an incorrect and possibly under torqued coupling to steering column clamping bolt.
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    Low torque on clamping bolt could result in separation of coupling from the steering column or wear on the splines and could cause loss of steering control with potential for an accident.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Install grade eight fasteners with properly torqued nuts.

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

  2. 89V189000Received . 39 units.

    Steering / Steering Wheel/Handle Bar

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    Intermediate steering shafts have an inadequate length of spline engagement and may exhibit excessive side-to-side freeplay movements.
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    Excessive wear on splines could cause looseness in thesteering wheel and could result in steering shaft disengagement, loss ofsteering control, and an accident.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Install new design intermediate steering shaft assembly.

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

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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

The NHTSA complaint file has no complaint for this model year.

Investigations

The NHTSA investigation file has no investigation that names this model year.

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. 19751
  2. 19761
  3. 19771
  4. 19781
  5. 19791
  6. 19841
  7. 19851
  8. 19902
  9. 19910
  10. 19941
  11. 19970
  12. 19980

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. 1990 Ford L Series: recalls and complaints. https://recallregister.com/vehicle/ford/l-series/1990/. 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 1990 Ford L Series?
539 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 L Series have for all model years?
NHTSA lists 5 recall campaigns for the Ford L Series, model years 1975 to 1998. 2 of them name the 1990 model year.
Is an NHTSA investigation of the 1990 Ford L Series open?
The NHTSA investigation file has no investigation that names this model year.