The 1987 Ford F-350 has 2 NHTSA recall campaigns affecting an estimated 3,655,000 vehicles. Recall repairs are always free at any authorized dealer. Owners have filed 8 complaints with NHTSA, most often about the tires. Last updated July 5, 2026.
STEERING/SUSPENSION SYSTEMS MAY NOT ADEQUATELY CONTROL STEERING TYPE WOBBLE ALLOWING THE FRONT END TO SHIMMY.
SEVERE SHIMMY COULD DAMAGE VEHICLE FRAME OR STEERINGGEAR CREATING POTENTIAL FOR LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL.
MODIFY AND/OR REPLACE FRONT SUSPENSION AND STEERING COMPONENTS, TIRES, AND FRAMES.
SPRING LOCK FUEL LINE COUPLING MAY NOT BE PROPERLY ENGAGED.
COUPLING COULD DISENGAGE DUE TO FUEL PRESSURE,VIBRATION, AND ENGINE MOVEMENTS; THIS WOULD CAUSE LOSS OF FUEL WHICH, INPRESENCE OF AN IGNITION SOURCE, CREATES A FIRE RISK.
INSTALL RETAINER CLIPS OVER THE COUPLINGS TO PREVENT COUPLING SEPARATION AND FUEL LEAKAGE.
Verbatim reports filed with NHTSA, lightly edited for readability and with personal information removed.
“Recall campaign; my truck was part of the recall, which had been completed. Unfortunates neither dealer or my records support that my truck was served. *bf recall campaign the consumers steering failed in her vehicle. Nhtsa campaign id number : 88v015000 *tc”
“Serial # anor lt u460. Tire has 10/32" tread, tread peeled off like a recap ripping out front and rear side panels, had to be towed from scene. We have the tire and the peeled off tread for inspection. It looks as though rubber was not properly bonded to casing. We contacted u.s.royal who denied…”
“The vehicles left rear tire broke off while the consumer was traveling and caused rear brake drums to crack,(no tire infor given). (ohio traffic crash report)*yh”
“When pushing down on the turn signal to turn left and steering wheel is a little to right, the turn signal will not go down or stay down. The dealer is not able to correct the problem. *ak”
“Truck lost two right rear tires, the tires collided with vehicle.”
“Electrical short, under the dash compartment fire, the vehicle was parked, vehicle interior burned”
“Vehicle has an unusual long braking distance when applying brakes hard, this happens intermittently.*ak”
“The transfer case gets stuck in the wrong gear. The problem has occurred 3 times. *ak”
F-SERIES FUEL TANK FIRES
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SUMMARY: CONSUMERS ALLEGE THAT GEAR SHIFT LEVER IN THE SUBJECT VEHICLESEQUIPPED WITH MANUAL TRANSMISSION MAY FRACTURE, RESULTING IN INABILITYTO SHIFT GEARS.ADDITIONALLY, FRACTURE MAY OCCUR AT A LOCATION WHICHALLOWS TRUNNION PIN TO FALL INTO GEARSHIFT MECHANISM, POSSIBLY LOCKING UPTHE TRANSMISSION AND CAUSING A LOSS…
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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 1987 Ford F-350 as of July 5, 2026. Complaint narratives are consumer-submitted and unverified. This page contains ads and affiliate links. Full methodology.