The 1990 Ford E-150 has 3 NHTSA recall campaigns affecting an estimated 461,030 vehicles. Recall repairs are always free at any authorized dealer. Owners have filed 17 complaints with NHTSA, most often about the fuel system, gasoline. Last updated July 5, 2026.
THE DUAL FUEL TANK SELECTOR VALVE MAY MALFUNCTION AND CAUSE AN OVERFILL CONDITION IN ONE OF THE FUEL TANKS, RESULTING IN AN OVERFLOW OF FUEL PAST THE FILLER CAP.
THE OVERFLOW OF FUEL PAST THE FILLER CAP CAUSES A FUELLEAKAGE, WHICH CAN RESULT IN A FIRE WHEN EXPOSED TO A SOURCE OF IGNITION.
REPLACE THE DUAL FUEL TANK SELECTOR VALVE.
SAFETY BELT ANCHORAGES DID NOT MEET LOAD REQUIREMENTS OF FMVSS 210; BELT ANCHORAGE BAR PULLED THROUGH THE FLOOR OF VEHICLE WHEN SUBJECTED TO LOADS OF FMVSS 210 TEST.
SEAT OCCUPANTS WOULD NOT HAVE ADEQUATE PROTECTION IN THEEVENT OF A SUDDEN STOP OR ACCIDENT AND WOULD BE SUBJECT TO INCREASED RISKOF INJURY.
SECURE SAFETY BELT ANCHORAGE BAR TO VEHICLE FRAME FOR ADDED STRENGTH.
UNDER CERTAIN CONDITIONS, THE SNAP RING THAT LOCATES THE PARK GEAR ON THE OUTPUT SHAFT OF THE TRANSMISSION MAY FRACTURE.
WHEN THE GEAR IS PLACED IN PARK, THE PARK GEAR WOULD NOTENGAGE, ALLOWING THE TRUCK TO ROLL FREELY IF THE PARKING BRAKE IS NOT PROPERLYSET. THIS COULD RESULT IN AN ACCIDENT.
INSTALL IMPROVED SNAP RING AND REVISED TRANSMISSION EXTENSION HOUSING.
Verbatim reports filed with NHTSA, lightly edited for readability and with personal information removed.
“Picked up vehicle from auto shop, work had been done on the front brakes, engine temp sensor, heater blower relay, map sensor, throttle control position sensor and ecm had been replaced. Shortly after I got on the freeway the vehicle started to accelerate very quickly w/o pushing the gas pedal hit…”
“While driving gas started to spill out of front tank at cap. Vehicle has dual gas tanks. Stopped at local store and tried to figure out why. Two days earlier had smelled gas but did not know were it was coming from. When I came out of store truck would not start. Took to mechanic had fuel system…”
“Gas spewing from gas cap input area during periods of warm weather. Gas continues to spew regardless of amount of gas in either tank. High potential for fire and loss of life. Ford knows of this problem and is saying they never had a recall on this subject. *tr”
“No previous event before failure. Tire became deformed, probable cause belt separation. Caused severe handling problems at low speeds. Plan to return tire for replacement.”
“While in motion, the left rear tire separated from the vehicle when the lug nuts backed out. *jg”
“My local ford dealer refused to service my vehicle for the following: nhtsa id no.: 91v-146 date of company notification: 9-4-91 make: ford model: econoline model year: 1989-91 model: f-150, f-250, f-350 model year: 1989 number of vehicles: 350,000 mfg. Campaign no. 91s39. Fuel tank, auxiliary.…”
“Nhtsa campaign id number 91v146000 covers this 1990 model, but ford says not part of recall although the same exact failure did occur with gas/fuel spill inside enclosed garage. Rear tank return was to front tank forcing fuel overflow. *ak”
“Consumer was traveling at neighborhood speeds when without warning steering wheel broke way from column. Dealer has been contacted. Please provide further details.*ak”
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Recall, complaint, and investigation records from official NHTSA datasets (FLAT_RCL, FLAT_CMPL, FLAT_INV), synced weekly. Counts reflect NHTSA records for the 1990 Ford E-150 as of July 5, 2026. Complaint narratives are consumer-submitted and unverified. This page contains ads and affiliate links. Full methodology.