1985 Ford Ford Truck Recalls

No recalls on record Updated July 2026

No NHTSA recalls on record for the 1985 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 tires. Last updated July 5, 2026.

Complaints by component

TIRES
1
1crashes3injuries2deaths
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
1
Total complaints2

What owners report

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

“Used tires purchased 6 days before blowout which injured 3 and killed 2. *ak”

TIRES · reported 2002-06-08

“Two tires seperated at the threads. Peeling completely off, causing damage to right side, front and rear. Luckily able to control vehicle, other wise a major accident could have occured.( dot number: vd60ax7 tire size: 311050r15l )”

TIRES:TREAD/BELT

Defect investigations

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 1985 Ford Ford Truck as of July 5, 2026. Complaint narratives are consumer-submitted and unverified. This page contains ads and affiliate links. Full methodology.