1986 Ford F150 defect investigations

Investigations by NHTSA’s Office of Defects Investigation that name the 1986 Ford F150. An investigation is how complaints can become a recall: complaints → investigation → (sometimes) TSB → recall.

• 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

• ENGINE COMPARTMENT FIRES
  Engineering Analysis EA87020 · opened May 7, 1987 · closed Sep 24, 1987 · led to recall 87V139000

  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 v…

• FUEL LEAKS/FIRES
  Preliminary Evaluation PE87017 · opened Jan 28, 1987 · closed May 26, 1987

  Summary of information from manufacturer:instances were found wherespring lock couplings failed causing gasoline to be released throughoutthe engine compartment causing fires.leaks from fuel lines may also be acontributing cause to the engine compartment fires.-----------------------------------------------------------…