1990 Ford Super Duty

Routine

Owners filed 2 complaints about this vehicle with federal regulators, most often about the suspension › front. It has been recalled 1 time.

What fails

Component	Reports		Crashes	Fires	Injuries
Suspension › Front	1		0	0	0
Power Train › Manual Transmission	1		0	0	0

1 safety recall

Part 573 reports

Fuel System, Gasoline › Delivery › Hoses, Lines/Piping, and Fittings94V040000

Filed Feb 23, 199489,770 vehiclesFord Motor Company

Defect. THE STEEL FUEL RETURN TUBES THAT CONNECT THE FRAME FUEL RETURN LINES WITH THE ENGINE FUEL RAIL CAN CONTACT THE PINCH WELD FLANGE CONNECTING THE DASH PANEL TO THE FLOOR PAN. CONTINUED CONTACT LEADS TO ABRASION OF THE STEEL FUEL RETURN TUBE AND EVENTUALLY RESULTS IN A FUEL LEAK.

Risk. ABRASION OF THE STEEL TUBE WALL THAT EVENTUALLY CAUSES A FUEL LEAK MAY RESULT IN A FIRE, IF A SOURCE OF IGNITION IS PRESENT.

Remedy. FORD DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE FUEL RETURN TUBES WITH FLEXIBLE STAINLESS STEEL BRAIDED/TEFLON TUBES. DEALERS WILL ALSO INSPECT THE FUEL SUPPLY TUBES.

What owners reported

Newest filings

Suspension › Front

Filed Mar 20, 1997CA

FRONT END SUSPENSION FAILED, CAUSING WANDERING AND SHIMMY.

Power Train › Manual Transmission

Filed Dec 30, 1996CA

TWO TRUCKS:HAD TO REPLACE TRANSMISSION 3 TIMES. BOLTS LOOSEN FREQUENTLY. WIRING IN DASHBOARD IGNITED AND CAUSED A FIRE. OWNER WANTS THE TRUCKS TO BE BOUGHT BACK.

2 of 2 complaints, reproduced as filed.

Across model years

Worst on record: 1999

Year	Complaints	Recalls	Fires	Deaths	Assessment
2010	8	0	0	0	Routine
2009	1	0	0	0	Routine
2007	1	0	0	0	Routine
2006	8	0	0	0	Routine
2002	1	0	0	0	Routine
2001	2	0	1	1	Fatalities reported
2000	2	0	0	0	Routine
1999	18	0	0	0	Routine
1996	5	0	0	0	Routine
1995	5	0	0	0	Routine
1991	0	1	0	0	Routine
1990 — this page	2	1	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.

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: Feb 23, 1994. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation.