1990 Ford F-450

Routine

Owners filed 2 complaints about this vehicle with federal regulators, most often about the electrical system › ignition. No safety recall has been issued.

What fails

Component	Reports		Crashes	Fires	Injuries
Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components	1		0	0	0
Electrical System › Ignition	1		0	0	0

What owners reported

Newest filings

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components

Filed Sep 12, 2000TN

WHILE DRIVING TEMPERATURE IN TRUCK GETS VERY HIGH. WHEN THIS HAPPENS, THE BRAKES SHUT DOWN.*AK

Electrical System › Ignition

Filed Apr 26, 1996MA

WHEN IGNITION IS TURNED IT DOES NOT RESPOND. *AK

2 of 2 complaints, reproduced as filed.

Across model years

Worst on record: 2020

Year	Complaints	Recalls	Fires	Assessment
2020	24	1	2	Routine
2019	19	4	0	Routine
2018	10	3	1	Routine
2017	20	4	1	Routine
2016	4	0	0	Routine
2015	6	2	0	Routine
2014	3	0	1	Routine
2013	6	1	0	Routine
2012	14	4	0	Routine
2011	9	2	2	Routine
2010	0	1	0	Routine
2009	0	1	0	Routine
2008	0	1	0	Routine
2007	0	1	0	Routine
2006	0	1	0	Routine
2005	0	1	0	Routine
2004	0	1	0	Routine
2003	0	1	0	Routine
1990 — this page	2	0	0	Routine

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Reading this record

No unusual pattern of severe incidents in the complaint record.

Complaint counts track how many cars were sold and how long they have been on the road as much as they track quality. A common model from 2013 has had a decade to accumulate reports; a rare one from last year has not. The signal worth weighing is in the severity columns, in whether the same component keeps appearing, and in whether the manufacturer eventually opened a recall for it.

Most recent recall on file: none. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation.