1999 Ford F Series Recalls

No recalls on record Updated July 2026

No NHTSA recalls on record for the 1999 Ford F Series. That means NHTSA has no open safety campaign for this vehicle — it does not guarantee the absence of problems. Owners have filed 44 complaints with NHTSA, most often about the engine and engine cooling. Last updated July 5, 2026.

Complaints by component

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
6
1fires
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
4
2fires
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
4
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
4
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:CARBURETOR SYSTEM
3
TIRES
3
ENGINE
2
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
2
AIR BAGS
1
1crashes
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM
1
Total complaints44

What owners report

Verbatim reports filed with NHTSA, lightly edited for readability and with personal information removed.

“Number 3 sparkplug and coil flew out of the engine”

ENGINE · reported 2015-12-05

“Driver side rear tire suffered tread separation after apx 1 hour around 70 mph. Tire pressure was checked / inflated to max cold prior to departure. Air temperature was in the low 80s. I am providing this information in case you track such incidents. No response is required. Cooper discoverer h/t…”

TIRES · reported 2015-03-09

“On july 28th around 3:00 am there was a storm earlier in the night and a tree top fell into the road and I wentto apply the brakes they locked up causing me to fish tail and lose control spinning around twice making me strike a tree and spin back around and nose dive down and embankment and land…”

VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL · reported 2014-07-28

“On july 28th around 3:00 am there was a storm earlier in the night and a tree top fell into the road and I wentto apply the brakes they locked up causing me to fish tail and lose control spinning around twice making me strike a tree and spin back around and nose dive down and embankment and land…”

AIR BAGS · reported 2014-07-28

“On july 28th around 3:00 am there was a storm earlier in the night and a tree top fell into the road and I wentto apply the brakes they locked up causing me to fish tail and lose control spinning around twice making me strike a tree and spin back around and nose dive down and embankment and land…”

SUSPENSION · reported 2014-07-28

“While inspecting my vehicle for fuel strap recall 11s21, it was noted that the frame of my f150 was rusted through at the location where the new strap would be installed. My ford dealer told me that they could not replace the recalled strap until the frame was repaired (at my expense). Ford does…”

FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM · reported 2014-06-25

“I took my f-150 in for a recall on the fuel tank straps rusting, the dealership was nick nicholas ford in inverness, florida. They told me my fuel tank was leaking from rust. I am in the process of fixing it. My complaint is if the straps rusted and caused the tank to rust and leak at the area…”

FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE · reported 2013-10-24

“Brakes became mush, then lines burst in back over tank. Master cylinder was bone dry. *tr”

SERVICE BRAKES · reported 2013-01-17

Defect investigations

Investigation DP05005 Opened 2005-09-22 · closed 2006-01-04

SPARK PLUG EJECTION FROM CYLINDER HEAD

ON SEPTEMBER 6, 2005, ODI RECEIVED A PETITION REQUESTING THAT THE AGENCY INVESTIGATE ALLEGATIONS OF ENGINE SPARK PLUG EJECTION IN CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 1997 THROUGH 2004 FORD VEHICLES WITH TRITON V-8 AND V-10 ENGINES.ODI RECEIVED A TOTAL OF 474 NON-DUPLICATIVE COMPLAINTS ON THE SUBJECT VEHICLES WHERE THE COMPLAINANT, OR…

Investigation DP05005 Opened 2005-09-22 · closed 2006-01-04

SPARK PLUG EJECTION FROM CYLINDER HEAD

ON SEPTEMBER 6, 2005, ODI RECEIVED A PETITION REQUESTING THAT THE AGENCY INVESTIGATE ALLEGATIONS OF ENGINE SPARK PLUG EJECTION IN CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 1997 THROUGH 2004 FORD VEHICLES WITH TRITON V-8 AND V-10 ENGINES.ODI RECEIVED A TOTAL OF 474 NON-DUPLICATIVE COMPLAINTS ON THE SUBJECT VEHICLES WHERE THE COMPLAINANT, OR…

Investigation DP05005 Opened 2005-09-22 · closed 2006-01-04

SPARK PLUG EJECTION FROM CYLINDER HEAD

ON SEPTEMBER 6, 2005, ODI RECEIVED A PETITION REQUESTING THAT THE AGENCY INVESTIGATE ALLEGATIONS OF ENGINE SPARK PLUG EJECTION IN CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 1997 THROUGH 2004 FORD VEHICLES WITH TRITON V-8 AND V-10 ENGINES.ODI RECEIVED A TOTAL OF 474 NON-DUPLICATIVE COMPLAINTS ON THE SUBJECT VEHICLES WHERE THE COMPLAINANT, OR…

Investigation RQ02002 Opened 2002-01-14 · closed 2002-08-19

TIRE VALVE STEM

There is no summary currently available

Investigation SQ00002 Opened 2000-05-04 · closed 2001-01-22

PULLS UNDER HARD BRAKING

There is no summary currently available

Sources & methodology

Recall, complaint, and investigation records from official NHTSA datasets (FLAT_RCL, FLAT_CMPL, FLAT_INV), synced weekly. Counts reflect NHTSA records for the 1999 Ford F Series as of July 5, 2026. Complaint narratives are consumer-submitted and unverified. This page contains ads and affiliate links. Full methodology.