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1987 Ford Ford Truck

Owner reports · Recalls · Investigations

Limited comparison data

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

Counts are not adjusted for sales, age, mileage exposure or reporting. A lower count does not establish that a car is problem-free.

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2Owner complaints

Model-year median: 2

0Recall campaigns

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3Investigations

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Inspection summary

1987 Ford Ford Truck

NHTSA snapshot: September 18, 2026. 2 owner complaints · 0 recall campaigns · 3 investigations.

Counts are not failure probabilities and are not adjusted for sales, age, mileage exposure or reporting. One report may name several categories. Comparison method and limitations.

Top reported categories (up to 5)

  • Electrical System: 1 reports
  • Power Train: 1 reports

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Recall links

    No recall campaigns in this snapshot.

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    How this year compares

    Owner complaints by model year

    Other model years Selected year
    1
    1984    2
    1985    2
    1986    2
    1987    7
    1988    6
    1989    8
    1990
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    Counts vary with age, sales, mileage exposure and reporting. They are not failure rates.

    What owners reported most

    Electrical System
    1    Power Train
    1

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    When problems were reported

    Mileage at the reported incident

    Limited mileage data: 0 of 2 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.

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

    2 reports
    Mileage unknown · Nov 21, 2003
    Electrical System

    PSD DRIVERS ARE GOING BY MY HOUSE ALL THE TIME WHEN THEY DO THEY LAY ON THE AIR HORNS I WORK AT NIGHT AND THEY WAIT TILL I'M READY TO GO TO SLEEP AND THEY BLOW THERE AIR HORNS I DON'T MIND THEM BLOWING THERE CITY HORNS BUT THEY BLOW THERE AIR HORNS THERE IS A GUY THAT WORKS DOWN THERE THAT LIVES NEXT DOOR AND HE HAS BEEN PUTTIN…

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    PSD DRIVERS ARE GOING BY MY HOUSE ALL THE TIME WHEN THEY DO THEY LAY ON THE AIR HORNS I WORK AT NIGHT AND THEY WAIT TILL I'M READY TO GO TO SLEEP AND THEY BLOW THERE AIR HORNS I DON'T MIND THEM BLOWING THERE CITY HORNS BUT THEY BLOW THERE AIR HORNS THERE IS A GUY THAT WORKS DOWN THERE THAT LIVES NEXT DOOR AND HE HAS BEEN PUTTING THEM UP TO IT. *LA

    NHTSA ODI #10047331

    Mileage unknown · Feb 18, 1996
    Power TrainFire

    TRANSMISSION CAUGHT FIRE. *SD

    NHTSA ODI #501742

    Recall campaigns

    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 ↗

    Defect investigations

    3

    PE90051 · Increase In Engine Rpm's

    Opened Mar 5, 1990 · Closed May 5, 1990

    Status: closed (inferred from source dates) · Engine And Engine Cooling

    There is no summary currently available

    PE89019 · Throttle Plate Jams Open

    Opened Dec 1, 1988 · Closed Apr 5, 1989

    Status: closed (inferred from source dates) · Vehicle Speed Control:linkages

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    EA87020 · Engine Compartment Fires

    Opened May 7, 1987 · Closed Sep 24, 1987

    Status: closed (inferred from source dates) · Vehicle Speed Control:linkages

    ANALYSIS:A REVIEW OF FORD MOTOR COMPANY'S RESPONSES TO ODI INFORMATIONREQUESTS ISSUED UNDER PRELIMINARY EVALUATIONS PE 87-012, PE 87-017, ANDPE 87-020, INDICATED THAT THE FAILURE AND/OR MALFUNCTION OF THE SPRING-LOCKFUEL LINE COUPLINGS APPEARED TO BE THE MAJOR SOURCE OR CAUSE OF ENGINECOMPARTMENT FIRES IN THE SUBJECT VEHICLES.BASED UPON THIS, AN ENGINEERINGANALYSIS WAS INITIATED WHICH INCORPORATED ALL THREE OF THE ABOVE REFERENCEDPRELIMINARY EVALUATIONS.ADDITIONAL REPORTS WERE RECEIVED WHICH INDICATEDTHAT SPRING LOCK FUEL-LINE COUPLING SEPARATION HAD BEEN RESPONSIBLE FORENGINE COMPARTMENT FIRES IN OTHER FORD VEHICLES.THE EA WAS THEN EXPANDEDON AUGUST 18TH TO INCLUDE ALL FORD VEHICLES WHICH USE OR DID USE SPRINGLOCK COUPLINGS IN THE FUEL DELIVERY AND/OR THE FUEL RETURN SYSTEM.STATUS:BY LETTER DATED SEPTEMBER 1, 1987, FORD AGREED TO RECALL 3,600,0001986 THROUGH 1988 PASSENGER CARS AND LIGHT TRUCKS EQUIPPED WITH ELECTRONICFUEL-INJECTION (EFI) AND CENTRAL FUEL-INJECTION (CFI) ENGINES THAT WEREPRODUCED WITH A SPECIFIC TYPEOF SPRING LOCK FUEL-LINE COUPLING.IF THESPRING LOCK FUEL-LINE COUPLING WERE IMPROPERLY ENGAGED OR DAMAGED DURINGASSEMBLY OR SERVICING, THEN FUEL PRESSURE, VIBRATION, OR ENGINE MOVEMENTCOULD RESULT IN FUEL LINE SEPARATION AND THE SUBSEQUENT RISK OF A VEHICLEFIRE.TO PREVENT THIS POTENTIAL SEPARATION, THE RECALLED VEHICLES WILLHAVE RETAINER CLIPS INSTALLED OVER THE SPRING LOCK COUPLINGS.THE RECALLNUMBER IS 87V-139.PROPOSED ACTION:BASED UPON THE NATURE AND SCOPE OF THE RECALL, EA 87-020SHOULD BE CLOSED AND THE RECALL'S EFFECTIVENESS MONITORED.===

    An investigation is not a finding of a defect, and closure does not prove a vehicle is problem-free.