SkipThatYearREAL DATA. SMARTER CAR DECISIONS.
← New search

1982 Ford F150

Owner reports · Recalls · Investigations

Limited comparison data

There is not enough comparable history to draw a useful model-year comparison.

About this comparison →
5Owner complaints

Model-year median: 3.5

0Recall campaigns

View recall details →

0Investigations

View investigation details →

How this year compares

Owner complaints by model year

Other model years Selected year
2
19793
19802
19815
198210
198313
198428
1985
Compare all F150 years →

Counts vary with age, sales and reporting. They are not failure rates.

What owners reported most

Tires
3Electrical System
1Unknown Or Other
1

Tap a category to read its complaints. One report may name several components.

When problems were reported

Mileage at the reported incident

Limited mileage data: 0 of 5 reports include usable mileage. There isn’t enough coverage to show a useful chart.

NHTSA’s mileage field refers to the reported incident, not necessarily the filing date. This shows report counts, not the likelihood of a failure.

What to inspect

Issues worth paying extra attention to based on owner reports.

  • Tires. Review the 3 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
  • Electrical System. Review the 1 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →

NHTSA owner reports · September 18, 2026 snapshot.

0 crash reports1 fire reports0 injury reports

What owners actually said

5 reports
Mileage unknown · Nov 27, 2000
Tires

RIGHT REAR TIRE BLEW OUT FROM SIDEWALL ONLY GOIG ABOUT 25 MILES AN HOUR /FIRESTONE WAS NO HELP OR WAS PRECISE IN HELPING AT ALL. *AK (TIRESIZE: P23575R15)( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P23575R15 )

NHTSA ODI #736915

Mileage unknown · Nov 3, 2000
Tires

CONSUMER NOTICED TIRE THROUGH A VISUAL INSPECTION. PASSENGER'S SIDE REAR TIRE TREAD WAS BEGINNING TO SEPARATE. TIRE WAS SPLITTING AROUND MIDDLE, NEAR THE RIM AREA. GOODYEAR, RANGLER/HT, P235/75R15.*AK DOT#MKHL1EHR285. *SLC

NHTSA ODI #874385

Mileage unknown · Aug 3, 2000
Tires

I NOTICED PEOPLE ARE REPORTING PROBLEMS WITH FIRESTONE TIRES AS BACK AS 1992 BUT ACTUALLY I EXPERIENCED SIMILIAR PROBLEMS WITH FIRESTONE TIRES BACK IN 1982. I REPLACED ALL THE TIRES SHORTLY AFTER THE RIGHT REAR FIRESTONE TIRE SEPARATED IT'S STEEL BELTS. *AK( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 15R75 )

NHTSA ODI #726529

Mileage unknown · Jan 9, 1997
Unknown Or Other

REQUEST FOR CRASH TEST RESULTS.

NHTSA ODI #513472

Mileage unknown · Nov 18, 1996
Electrical SystemFire

CONSUMER WAS DRIVING VEHICLE, STOPPED FOR A MOMENT AND SMOKE CAME FROM THE CAB AND UNDER THE HOOD, VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE AND WAS TOTALLED. *AK

NHTSA ODI #805198

Official recalls

0

No recalls in this snapshot.

Model-level recall history does not show whether a particular VIN is affected or has received a repair. Check a VIN with NHTSA ↗

NHTSA investigations

0

No exact-year investigations in this snapshot.