How many recalls does the 1987 Ford Ford Truck have?

The 1987 Ford Ford Truck has no NHTSA safety recalls on record.

How do I check if my 1987 Ford Ford Truck has an open recall?

Enter your 17-character VIN at NHTSA's official recall lookup (nhtsa.gov/recalls) to see open, unrepaired recalls for your specific vehicle. Recall repairs are free.

What do owners complain about most on the 1987 Ford Ford Truck?

Of 2 NHTSA complaints on file, the most-reported component is electrical system.

1987 Ford Ford Truck Recalls

No recalls on record Updated July 2026

No NHTSA recalls on record for the 1987 Ford Ford Truck. That means NHTSA has no open safety campaign for this vehicle — it does not guarantee the absence of problems. Owners have filed 2 complaints with NHTSA, most often about the electrical system. Last updated July 5, 2026.

Complaints by component

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:HORN

POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION

Total complaints2

What owners report

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

“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…”

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:HORN · reported 2003-11-21

“Transmission caught fire. *sd”

POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION · reported 1995-11-23

Defect investigations

Investigation EA87020 Opened 1987-05-07 · closed 1987-09-24

ENGINE COMPARTMENT FIRES

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…

Investigation PE89019 Opened 1988-12-01 · closed 1989-04-05

THROTTLE PLATE JAMS OPEN

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Investigation PE90051 Opened 1990-03-05 · closed 1990-05-05

INCREASE IN ENGINE RPM'S

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 1987 Ford Ford Truck as of July 5, 2026. Complaint narratives are consumer-submitted and unverified. This page contains ads and affiliate links. Full methodology.