1992 FORD F-150 — Owner-Reported Problems

NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation Snapshot 2026-08-22 456 complaints · 8 recalls
Most-reported system: FUEL SYSTEM (239 complaints · 52.4%)
Safety signals:
  • Crashes 18
  • Fires 38
  • Injuries 10
  • Deaths 5
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Component Problem Distribution

Share of owner complaints filed for each vehicle system (unaffected by sales volume)

Component Problem Distribution FUEL SYSTEM appears in 239 of 456 owner complaints (52.4%) in this vehicle snapshot. FUEL SYSTEM: 239 complaints, 52.4% of reports FUEL SYSTEM 239 · 52.4% · 4 fire reports ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: 47 complaints, 10.3% of reports ELECTRICAL SYSTEM 47 · 10.3% · 2 crash reports 25 fire reports ENGINE: 29 complaints, 6.4% of reports ENGINE 29 · 6.4% · 5 fire reports SERVICE BRAKES: 27 complaints, 5.9% of reports SERVICE BRAKES 27 · 5.9% · 3 crash reports POWER TRAIN: 21 complaints, 4.6% of reports POWER TRAIN 21 · 4.6% · 1 crash reports 1 fire reports PARKING BRAKE: 19 complaints, 4.2% of reports PARKING BRAKE 19 · 4.2% · 7 crash reports TIRES: 17 complaints, 3.7% of reports TIRES 17 · 3.7% SUSPENSION: 9 complaints, 2.0% of reports SUSPENSION 9 · 2.0% VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL: 9 complaints, 2.0% of reports VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL 9 · 2.0% · 1 crash reports 1 fire reports UNKNOWN OR OTHER: 403 complaints, 88.4% of reports UNKNOWN OR OTHER 403 · 88.4% · 14 crash reports 25 fire reports 0% 25% 50% 75% 100%

UNKNOWN OR OTHER is an NHTSA classification artifact and is always listed last.

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System / Component Complaints Share of Reports Safety Reports (Crashes / Fires)
FUEL SYSTEM 239 52.4% 0 crashes · 4 fires
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM 47 10.3% 2 crashes · 25 fires
ENGINE 29 6.4% 0 crashes · 5 fires
SERVICE BRAKES 27 5.9% 3 crashes · 0 fires
POWER TRAIN 21 4.6% 1 crashes · 1 fires
PARKING BRAKE 19 4.2% 7 crashes · 0 fires
TIRES 17 3.7% 0 crashes · 0 fires
SUSPENSION 9 2.0% 0 crashes · 0 fires
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL 9 2.0% 1 crashes · 1 fires
UNKNOWN OR OTHER 403 88.4% 14 crashes · 25 fires
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Problem & Recall Timeline

Observed complaint volume and manufacturer recall actions over time

Problem & Recall Timeline Owner reports in this snapshot begin in Jan 1995; the first recall shown was reported in Jan 1992. 1995-Q1: 17 owner reports 17 1995-Q2: 7 owner reports 7 1995-Q3: 5 owner reports 5 1995-Q4: 14 owner reports 14 1996-Q1: 20 owner reports 20 1996-Q2: 21 owner reports 21 1996-Q3: 10 owner reports 10 1996-Q4: 11 owner reports 11 1997-Q1: 14 owner reports 14 1997-Q2: 8 owner reports 8 1997-Q3: 6 owner reports 6 1997-Q4: 10 owner reports 10 1998-Q1: 10 owner reports 10 1998-Q2: 11 owner reports 11 1998-Q3: 13 owner reports 13 1998-Q4: 11 owner reports 11 1999-Q1: 15 owner reports 15 1999-Q2: 7 owner reports 7 1999-Q3: 11 owner reports 11 1999-Q4: 21 owner reports 21 2000-Q1: 29 owner reports 29 2000-Q2: 12 owner reports 12 2000-Q3: 26 owner reports 26 2000-Q4: 12 owner reports 12 2001-Q1: 19 owner reports 19 2001-Q2: 12 owner reports 12 2001-Q3: 11 owner reports 11 2001-Q4: 2 owner reports 2 2002-Q1: 3 owner reports 3 2002-Q2: 5 owner reports 5 2002-Q3: 12 owner reports 12 2002-Q4: 5 owner reports 5 2003-Q1: 2 owner reports 2 2003-Q2: 4 owner reports 4 2003-Q3: 1 owner reports 1 2003-Q4: 3 owner reports 3 2004-Q1: 4 owner reports 4 2004-Q2: 3 owner reports 3 2004-Q3: 1 owner reports 1 2004-Q4: 5 owner reports 5 2005-Q2: 2 owner reports 2 2005-Q3: 2 owner reports 2 2006-Q1: 1 owner reports 1 2006-Q2: 1 owner reports 1 2006-Q3: 2 owner reports 2 2006-Q4: 1 owner reports 1 2007-Q1: 2 owner reports 2 2007-Q3: 1 owner reports 1 2007-Q4: 3 owner reports 3 2008-Q1: 2 owner reports 2 2008-Q2: 1 owner reports 1 2008-Q3: 2 owner reports 2 2008-Q4: 1 owner reports 1 2009-Q1: 1 owner reports 1 2009-Q2: 1 owner reports 1 2010-Q1: 1 owner reports 1 2010-Q2: 1 owner reports 1 2010-Q3: 1 owner reports 1 2010-Q4: 2 owner reports 2 2011-Q1: 1 owner reports 1 2011-Q3: 1 owner reports 1 2012-Q1: 1 owner reports 1 2012-Q2: 2 owner reports 2 2013-Q4: 1 owner reports 1 2014-Q1: 1 owner reports 1 2014-Q3: 1 owner reports 1 2014-Q4: 1 owner reports 1 2015-Q1: 1 owner reports 1 2015-Q3: 1 owner reports 1 2016-Q1: 1 owner reports 1 2016-Q3: 1 owner reports 1 2017-Q1: 1 owner reports 1 2017-Q3: 1 owner reports 1 Owner reports Jan 1992 Jul 2017 Recall campaign 92V006000 ◆ Recall campaign 92V006000 Recall campaign 93V125000 ◆ Recall campaign 93V125000 Recall campaign 94V169001 ◆ Recall campaign 94V169001 Recall campaign 00T005000 ◆ Recall campaign 00T005000 Recall campaign 01I008000 ◆ Recall campaign 01I008000 Recall campaign 06E049000 ◆ Recall campaign 06E049000 Recall campaign 09E012000 ◆ Recall campaign 09E012000 Recall campaign 09E025000 ◆ Recall campaign 09E025000 Investigation PE92077 ● Investigation PE92077 Investigation EA93001 ● Investigation EA93001 Investigation PE93010 ● Investigation PE93010 Investigation PE93015 ● Investigation PE93015 Investigation EA93020 ● Investigation EA93020 Investigation EA93022 ● Investigation EA93022 Investigation RQ98008 ● Investigation RQ98008 Investigation EA99032 ● Investigation EA99032
  • Campaign 00T005000 was reported 10 days after the first earlier complaint mapped to its component.
  • Campaign 09E025000 was reported 4,907 days after the first earlier complaint mapped to its component.
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Date Record type Count Record identifier
1995-Q1 Owner reports 17
1995-Q2 Owner reports 7
1995-Q3 Owner reports 5
1995-Q4 Owner reports 14
1996-Q1 Owner reports 20
1996-Q2 Owner reports 21
1996-Q3 Owner reports 10
1996-Q4 Owner reports 11
1997-Q1 Owner reports 14
1997-Q2 Owner reports 8
1997-Q3 Owner reports 6
1997-Q4 Owner reports 10
1998-Q1 Owner reports 10
1998-Q2 Owner reports 11
1998-Q3 Owner reports 13
1998-Q4 Owner reports 11
1999-Q1 Owner reports 15
1999-Q2 Owner reports 7
1999-Q3 Owner reports 11
1999-Q4 Owner reports 21
2000-Q1 Owner reports 29
2000-Q2 Owner reports 12
2000-Q3 Owner reports 26
2000-Q4 Owner reports 12
2001-Q1 Owner reports 19
2001-Q2 Owner reports 12
2001-Q3 Owner reports 11
2001-Q4 Owner reports 2
2002-Q1 Owner reports 3
2002-Q2 Owner reports 5
2002-Q3 Owner reports 12
2002-Q4 Owner reports 5
2003-Q1 Owner reports 2
2003-Q2 Owner reports 4
2003-Q3 Owner reports 1
2003-Q4 Owner reports 3
2004-Q1 Owner reports 4
2004-Q2 Owner reports 3
2004-Q3 Owner reports 1
2004-Q4 Owner reports 5
2005-Q2 Owner reports 2
2005-Q3 Owner reports 2
2006-Q1 Owner reports 1
2006-Q2 Owner reports 1
2006-Q3 Owner reports 2
2006-Q4 Owner reports 1
2007-Q1 Owner reports 2
2007-Q3 Owner reports 1
2007-Q4 Owner reports 3
2008-Q1 Owner reports 2
2008-Q2 Owner reports 1
2008-Q3 Owner reports 2
2008-Q4 Owner reports 1
2009-Q1 Owner reports 1
2009-Q2 Owner reports 1
2010-Q1 Owner reports 1
2010-Q2 Owner reports 1
2010-Q3 Owner reports 1
2010-Q4 Owner reports 2
2011-Q1 Owner reports 1
2011-Q3 Owner reports 1
2012-Q1 Owner reports 1
2012-Q2 Owner reports 2
2013-Q4 Owner reports 1
2014-Q1 Owner reports 1
2014-Q3 Owner reports 1
2014-Q4 Owner reports 1
2015-Q1 Owner reports 1
2015-Q3 Owner reports 1
2016-Q1 Owner reports 1
2016-Q3 Owner reports 1
2017-Q1 Owner reports 1
2017-Q3 Owner reports 1
Recall campaign 1 92V006000
Recall campaign 1 93V125000
Recall campaign 1 94V169001
Recall campaign 1 00T005000
Recall campaign 1 01I008000
Recall campaign 1 06E049000
Recall campaign 1 09E012000
Recall campaign 1 09E025000
Defect investigation 1 PE92077
Defect investigation 1 EA93001
Defect investigation 1 PE93010
Defect investigation 1 PE93015
Defect investigation 1 EA93020
Defect investigation 1 EA93022
Defect investigation 1 RQ98008
Defect investigation 1 EA99032
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Safety Recalls (8)

Official safety recall campaigns filed with NHTSA

  1. Manufacturer action

    Recall campaign 00T005000

    Report date
    Component:
    TIRES
    Consequence:
    IF THE TREAD SEPARATES FROM THE TIRE, THE DRIVER CAN LOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE, POSSIBLY RESULTING IN A CRASH CAUSING INJURY OR DEATH.
    Remedy:
    THE REPLACEMENT/REIMBURSEMENT PROGRAM FOR THIS CAMPAIGN EXPIRED ON AUGUST 29, 2001. HOWEVER, CUSTOMERS SHOULD CONTACT FIRESTONE CUSTOMER SERVICE AT 1-800-465-1904 FOR POSSIBLE ASSISTANCE.
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  2. Manufacturer action

    Recall campaign 01I008000

    Report date
    Component:
    Not available in the source record
    Consequence:
    SHOULD THIS OCCUR, THE CAPACITY OF THE RECEIVING TANK MAY BE EXCEEDED AND FUEL MAY OVERFLOW FROM THE FILLER CAP.
    Remedy:
    FORD IS EXTENDING THE WARRANTY FOR POTENTIAL FUEL CROSS-FLOW TO 12 YEARS OF SERVICE OR 150,000 MILES FROM THE VEHICLE'S WARRANTY START DATE, WHICHEVER OCCURS FIRST. THIS COVER WILL AUTOMATICALLY TRANSFER TO SUBSEQUENT OWNERS AT NO CHARGE. IF A VEHICLE ALREADY HAS MORE THAN 150,000 MILES, THIS OVERAGE WILL LAST UNTIL DECEMBER 31, 2001. IF THE VEHICLE IS EXPERIENCING A FUEL CROSS-FLOW CONDITION, DEALERS WILL REPAIR THE CONDITION FREE OF CHARGE.
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  3. Manufacturer action

    Recall campaign 06E049000

    Report date
    Component:
    Not available in the source record
    Consequence:
    WITHOUT THE AMBER REFLECTORS, THE VEHICLE WILL BE POORLY ILLUMINATED, POSSIBLY RESULTING IN A VEHICLE CRASH WITHOUT WARNING.
    Remedy:
    CK MOTORSPORT WILL NOTIFY OWNERS AND REPLACE THE NONCOMPLIANT LAMPS FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL BEGAN ON JULY 1, 2006. OWNERS MAY CONTACT CK MOTORSPORT AT 1-909-610-7211.
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  4. Manufacturer action

    Recall campaign 09E012000

    Report date
    Component:
    Not available in the source record
    Consequence:
    DECREASED LIGHTING VISIBILITY MAY RESULT IN A VEHICLE CRASH.
    Remedy:
    SABERSPORT WILL NOTIFY OWNERS AND OFFER A FULL REFUND FOR THE NONCOMPLIANT COMBINATION LAMPS. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON MAY 11, 2009. OWNERS MAY CONTACT SABERSPORT AT 1-909-598-7589.
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  5. Manufacturer action

    Recall campaign 09E025000

    Report date
    Component:
    EXTERIOR LIGHTING
    Consequence:
    DECREASED LIGHTING VISIBILITY MAY RESULT IN A VEHICLE CRASH.
    Remedy:
    DOPE, INC. WILL NOTIFY OWNERS AND OFFER A FULL REFUND FOR THE NONCOMPLIANT COMBINATION LAMPS. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON JULY 28, 2009. OWNERS MAY CONTACT DOPE, INC. AT 1-626-272-1798.
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  6. Manufacturer action

    Recall campaign 92V006000

    Report date
    Component:
    STRUCTURE
    Consequence:
    THE MALFUNCTION OF THE DOOR LATCH RELEASE CAN RESULT INTHREE DIFFERENT PROBLEMS: 1) THE DOOR WILL NOT BE ABLE TO BE RELATCHED, 2) THEINSIDE DOOR HANDLE CAN BECOME INOPERATIVE, AND 3) THE DOOR COULD APPEAR TO BELATCHED WHEN IT IS NOT, ALLOWING THE DOOR TO OPEN UNEXPECTEDLY IF IT IS JARRED,AND INCREASING THE RISK OF INJURY TO THE ADJACENT SEAT OCCUPANT.
    Remedy:
    REVISED DOOR RELEASE CABLES AND WATER SHIELDS WILL BE INSTALLED.
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  7. Manufacturer action

    Recall campaign 93V125000

    Report date
    Component:
    FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
    Consequence:
    SPILLED FUEL CAN RESULT IN A FIRE WHEN EXPOSED TO ASOURCE OF IGNITION.
    Remedy:
    REPLACEMENT OF THE FUEL PRESSURE REGULATOR AND INSTALLATION OF REDUNDANT CHECK VALVES.
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  8. Manufacturer action

    Recall campaign 94V169001

    Report date
    Component:
    PARKING BRAKE
    Consequence:
    WHEN THE ABOVE OCCURS, IT CAN RESULT IN PARKING BRAKE SYSTEM INEFFECTIVENESS. THE PARKING BRAKE WILL NOT HOLD THE VEHICLE, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO ROLL FREELY, IF THE TRANSMISSION IS NOT LEFT IN GEAR.
    Remedy:
    A WEDGE WILL BE INSTALLED WHICH WILL SERVE TO LOCK THE PARKING BRAKE SELF-ADJUST MECHANISM PAWL INTO ENGAGEMENT WITH THE RACHET. ALSO, OWNERS WILL BE ADVISED TO RELEASE AND REAPPLY THE PARKING BRAKE WHENEVER TOOTH SKIP OCCURS AND WILL BE REMINDED TO ALWAYS TURN OFF THE ENGINE AND LEAVE THE VEHICLE IN GEAR WHEN THE VEHICLE IS PARKED.
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Complaint Narrative Explorer

Verbatim owner-reported defect narratives from NHTSA public records

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Estimated Ownership Cost

EPA fuel economy ratings and annual operating cost estimates

Data: US EPA Fuel Economy Guide · snapshot 2026-08-21
Supported range: 1,000–60,000 miles per year
Supported range: $1.50–$10.00 per gallon
55% city45% highway
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Adjacent Model Years

Immediate preceding and succeeding model year records

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Methodology & Data Integrity

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