1993 Ford F-53

Routine

No owner complaints are on file for this vehicle. It has been recalled 1 time.

1 safety recall

Part 573 reports

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components › Hoses, Lines/Piping, and Fittings93V146000

Filed Sep 13, 199317,400 vehiclesFord Motor Company

Defect. BRAKE LINES IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT ARE ROUTED TOO NEAR THE LEFT EXHAUST MANIFOLD, CAUSING THE BRAKE FLUID TO OVERHEAT.

Risk. BRAKE FLUID LOSES VISCOSITY WHEN IT OVERHEATS, CAUSINGLOSS OF BRAKES OR INCREASED VEHICLE STOPPING DISTANCE WHICH MAY RESULT IN ANACCIDENT.

Remedy. FORD WILL INSTALL A HEAT SHIELD AND BRAKE LINE INSULATION ON ENGINE COMPARTMENT BRAKE LINES.

Across model years

Worst on record: 2020

Year	Complaints	Recalls	Fires	Assessment
2026	0	2	0	Routine
2025	1	3	0	Routine
2024	4	1	0	Routine
2023	4	1	0	Routine
2022	3	2	0	Routine
2021	13	2	0	Routine
2020	32	2	0	Routine
2019	6	0	0	Routine
2018	11	1	1	Routine
2017	6	1	0	Routine
2016	15	1	0	Routine
2015	7	0	0	Routine
2014	17	1	1	Routine
2013	8	1	0	Routine
2012	1	1	0	Routine
2011	7	1	1	Routine
2010	1	0	0	Routine
2008	1	0	0	Routine
2003	2	0	0	Routine
2002	0	1	0	Routine
2001	5	1	0	Routine
2000	2	1	0	Routine
1999	15	2	0	Routine
1998	1	1	0	Routine
1997	3	2	0	Routine
1996	2	2	0	Routine
1995	6	2	0	Routine
1994	0	1	0	Routine
1993 — this page	0	1	0	Routine
1992	3	1	0	Routine
1991	2	1	0	Routine
1990	3	1	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.

Recall repairs are free for as long as the recall stands. Check whether a specific car still has open work at NHTSA's VIN lookup.

Most recent recall on file: Sep 13, 1993. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation.