1988 Ford F150 defect investigations

Investigations by NHTSA’s Office of Defects Investigation that name the 1988 Ford F150. An investigation is how complaints can become a recall: complaints → investigation → (sometimes) TSB → recall.

• LOSS OF BRAKE EFFECTIVENES
  Engineering Analysis EA91044 · opened Oct 30, 1991 · closed Oct 30, 1992 · led to recall 92V026000

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• LOSS OF BRAKE EFFECTIVENES
  Preliminary Evaluation PE91077 · opened May 23, 1991 · closed Oct 31, 1991

  There is no summary currently available

• FORD TRUCK INCONSISTENT VEHICLE CONTROL.
  Preliminary Evaluation PE91017 · opened Nov 27, 1990 · closed Apr 17, 1991

  SEE CLOSE RESUME

• F-SERIES FUEL TANK FIRES
  Defect Petition DP89005 · opened Jan 26, 1989 · closed Aug 1, 1989

  F-series fuel tank fires

• FIRES
  Preliminary Evaluation PE89020 · opened Dec 7, 1988 · closed Jun 1, 1989

  There is no summary currently available

• STEERING COLUMN DROPS
  Preliminary Evaluation PE89003 · opened Oct 13, 1988 · closed Feb 8, 1989

  There is no summary currently available