1988 Ford Ford Truck Recalls
No NHTSA recalls on record for the 1988 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 7 complaints with NHTSA, most often about the electrical system. Last updated July 5, 2026.
Complaints by component
What owners report
Verbatim reports filed with NHTSA, lightly edited for readability and with personal information removed.
“At 3:56 am my brother called from next door to tell me a vehicle was on fire in front of my house. I went out side with a fire extinguisher to put the fire out. My mom called the local fire department they arrived at 4:06 am. *ak”
“Tilt steering wheel will not lock in place, making steering difficult.”
“Ignition switch fire prior to recall.”
“Fuel line fire. *sd”
“Brakes overheated, causing difficulty pulling trailer. (other vehicle on 479631) *aw”
“Ignition switch shorted causing a fire under the dash, resulted in damage wiring, same problem is existing again.”
“Summary: zero braking effectiveness, brake pedal pressure okay, sudden sustained absolute loss of stopping ability. Your recall campaign 96v071000 may be missing a mechanism for catastrophic brake failure on the ford truck. My 1988 f250hd supercab 4x4 has exhibited three different mechanisms for…”
Defect investigations
THROTTLE PLATE JAMS OPEN
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INCREASE IN ENGINE RPM'S
There is no summary currently available
Recall, complaint, and investigation records from official NHTSA datasets (FLAT_RCL, FLAT_CMPL, FLAT_INV), synced weekly. Counts reflect NHTSA records for the 1988 Ford Ford Truck as of July 5, 2026. Complaint narratives are consumer-submitted and unverified. This page contains ads and affiliate links. Full methodology.