Total Complaints
9 filings
FORD FORD TRUCK · model year
9 NHTSA complaints, 1 crash report for this specific cohort.
NHTSA overall rating
Not crash-tested
New Car Assessment Program
The 1991FORDFORD TRUCK carries 9 consumer safety complaints in NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation database for this specific model-year cohort. Within that volume, owners reported 1 crash, 1 fire, 0 injuries, and 0 fatalities. No NCAP 5-star crash-test rating is available for this model year in the federal database.
Component-level analysis is where model-year complaints become actionable: the top complaint category for the 1991 FORD TRUCK is tires with 4 filings, followed by seat belts:front:anchorage (1) and service brakes, hydraulic:foundation components (1). Concentration in one or two component groups is the classic signature of a systemic defect; a flat distribution usually reflects normal aging, warranty complaints, or isolated build-plant variability.
NHTSA currently has 1 investigation file overlapping the 1991 FORD TRUCK. Owners comparing this cohort against neighboring years should pair the counters above with the complaint-by-year trend on the parent model page — a spike in a single year often tracks to a platform refresh, a new transmission supplier, or an updated ECU calibration. Use the related-complaint feed below to read raw owner narratives before deciding whether any pattern here affects your specific use case.
Total Complaints
9 filings
Crashes Reported
1 reports
Source
NHTSA ODI
Federal complaints database
At or below the fleet median complaint volume.
| Component | Count |
|---|---|
| TIRES | 4 |
| SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE | 1 |
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS | 1 |
| VISIBILITY:SUN/MOON ROOF ASSEMBLY | 1 |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD | 1 |
| TIRES:TREAD/BELT | 1 |
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK
TIRES BLOWOUT LIKE THE FIRESTONE TIRE DID. *AK
FELT VIBRATION IN RIGHT FRONT, NOTICE A 6 X 10 BUBBLE IN THE TREAD, TREAD BROKE LOOSE TORN UP TAIL PIPE AND RUBBER SHIELD ON SHOCK, BENDING UP RIGHT REAR QUARTER PANEL, LEFT FRONT DID THE SAME THING
PE00-020; TIRE SIZE 33125016.5 ,DOTVDXSAW30389, AFTERMARKET WITH 30-40,000 MILES. THE LEFT REAR TIRE HAS DEVELOPED A SPLIT WHERE TREAD MEETS THE SIDEWALL. CONSUMER CONTACTED FIRESTONE, BUT FIRESTONE DID NOT PROVIDE ASSISTANCE.*AK
THE FIRST INCIDENT OCCURRED AT HIGHWAY SPEED. THE TREAD SEPARATED FROM THE CASING. DAMAGE WAS CAUSED TO THE RIGHT REAR PANEL OF THE VAN. THE SECOND DAMAGED TIRE WAS DISCOVERED DURING A STATE OF UTAH ANNUAL SAFETY INSPECTION.( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P235/75R15 )
NO SUMMARY
COVER TO THE SUN ROOF FELL DOWN ON THE PASSENGER'S SIDE IN THE FRONT SEAT.
BRAKES FAILED TO SLOW VEHICLE, CAUSING TRAILER TO JACK KNIFE IN GRASS DITCH.(OHIO STATE POLICE REPORT)
SEAT BELTS INOPERATIVE. *SD
Data as of 2025. Sources: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation (ODI) complaints database, NHTSA recall campaign API, NHTSA NCAP crash-test ratings, and NHTSA FARS for fatality cross-reference.
Read our methodology — how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.