1987 Ford Ford Truck Recalls
No NHTSA recalls on record for the 1987 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 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.
“Psd drivers are going by my house all the time when they do they lay on the air horns I work at night and they wait till I'm ready to go to sleep and they blow there air horns I don't mind them blowing there city horns but they blow there air horns there is a guy that works down there that lives…”
“Transmission caught fire. *sd”
Defect investigations
ENGINE COMPARTMENT FIRES
ANALYSIS:A REVIEW OF FORD MOTOR COMPANY'S RESPONSES TO ODI INFORMATIONREQUESTS ISSUED UNDER PRELIMINARY EVALUATIONS PE 87-012, PE 87-017, ANDPE 87-020, INDICATED THAT THE FAILURE AND/OR MALFUNCTION OF THE SPRING-LOCKFUEL LINE COUPLINGS APPEARED TO BE THE MAJOR SOURCE OR CAUSE OF ENGINECOMPARTMENT FIRES IN THE SUBJECT…
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 1987 Ford Ford Truck as of July 5, 2026. Complaint narratives are consumer-submitted and unverified. This page contains ads and affiliate links. Full methodology.