Interior & seats
Filed Aug 18, 2003
1 injury reported
WHEN GETTING INTO THE VEHICLE INTERIOR LIGHT ON THE ROOF BURNED THE CONSUMER'S SHOULDER. *AK
- NHTSA ID
- 10034089
- Incident
- Aug 12, 2003
1990 Ford F-150 Interior & seats Problems
Owner-reported complaints naming the interior system, filed with NHTSA
Data refreshed
Interior & seats reportsComplaints are reports submitted to NHTSA by owners and drivers. NHTSA does not verify most reports before publishing them, and a complaint does not establish that a defect exists. Volume is influenced by how many of a vehicle were sold, how long it has been on the road, and how much attention an issue has received.
9
Latest Aug 18, 2003
Share of all reportsThis category as a share of every owner report on file for this model year. One report can name more than one component, so the categories overlap.
3%
of 275 total
Crash or fire reportedReports in this category whose submitter recorded that a crash or a fire occurred. The reporter's own answer on the NHTSA form, not a verified finding.
4
Injuries or deaths reportedTotals the submitters entered on their own reports in this category. Not verified by NHTSA and not a casualty statistic.
2
What this page shows
Reports naming seats, latches, locks, linkages and interior fittings. Every record below is an owner-reported complaint about the 1990 Ford F-150 submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 9 reports on file name it.
Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.
Owner reports naming interior
Shown in the owner’s own words, exactly as filed
Interior & seatsTransmission
Filed Mar 10, 1999
DEFECTIVE HEADLIGHT DIMMER SWITCH DRAINED BATTERY (INITIALLY A HIGH RESISTANCE SHORT) WHILE VEHICLE WAS PARKED. TURNED INTO A LOW RESISTANCE SHORT WHEN TROUBLESHOOTING PROBLEM AND GENERATED SMOKE IN INSTRUMENT PANEL BEFORE BLOWING FUSE. SECOND PROBLEM INVOLVING THE GEAR SELECT SENSOR ON THE TRANSMISSION CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO GO INTO NEUTRAL UNPREDICTABLY.
- NHTSA ID
- 704255
- Incident
- Apr 1, 1996
Interior & seats
Filed Sep 16, 1997
TRUCK PARKED, NO LONGER THAN 10 MINUTES, CRANKED BUT DID NOT START DUE TO UNDER DASH WIRING MELTING/OVERHEATING. *AK
- NHTSA ID
- 523255
- Incident
- Aug 11, 1997
Interior & seats
Filed May 28, 1996
Fire reported
THE VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE FROM RIGHT UNDER THE DASH AND IT WAS PARKED. PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK
- NHTSA ID
- 984922
- Incident
- Apr 3, 1995
Interior & seats
Filed May 23, 1996
Fire reported
THE VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE FROM UNDER THE DASH WHILE IT WAS PARKED AND TURNED OFF. PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK
- NHTSA ID
- 984787
- Incident
- May 11, 1996
Interior & seats
Filed Apr 30, 1996
Fire reported
THE VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE FROM UNDER THE DASH WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED.PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK
- NHTSA ID
- 983811
- Incident
- Oct 9, 1995
Interior & seats
Filed Dec 19, 1995
Fire reported
DEFECTIVE WIRING HARNESS STARTED FIRE. *DSH
- NHTSA ID
- 490686
- Incident
- Nov 18, 1995
Interior & seats
Filed Mar 17, 1995
1 injury reported
DRIVER'S SEAT TRACK BROKE, CAUSING INJURY/LOSS OF CONTROL.*SD
- NHTSA ID
- 482362
- Incident
- Feb 3, 1995
Interior & seats
Filed Jan 12, 1995
VEHICLES DRIVERS SEAT BOLT CONNECTED TO FLOOR WELDS ARE DEFECTIVE CAUSING SEAT TO MOVE. TT
- NHTSA ID
- 958612
Higher-selling and older vehicles accumulate more reports. Counts are not failure rates and are not directly comparable between vehicles that sold in very different numbers.
Other components reported on this vehicle
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Elsewhere on this vehicle
Data sources
- NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation — owner-reported complaints and the components recorded on them
Data on this page last refreshed .