1999 Ford F-150 Recalls, Complaints & Specs

7 safety recalls list the 1999 Ford F-150, and owners have filed 1,044 complaints with NHTSA. Check your own VIN below.

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7 safety recalls for the 1999 Ford F-150

Most recent first. Recall repairs are free at any authorised dealer. Click a recall for the full defect, consequence and remedy text.

1. Mounting (fuel system)

   NHTSA 11V385000 Reported July 29, 2011 1,100,000 vehicles potentially affected FORD MOTOR COMPANY

   Ford is recalling certain 1997 through 2003 model year ford f-150, 2004 model year ford f-150 heritage, 1997 through 1999 model year f-250 less than 8,500 lbs. Gross vehicle weight rating (gvwr), and 2002 and 2003 lincoln blackwood vehicles manufactured from june 20, 1995, through august 4, 2004, originally sold, or currently registered…

   Remedy: Ford will notify owners and instruct them to take their vehicles to a ford or lincoln dealer to have the fuel tank straps replaced with straps that have increased corrosion protection. Early in this campaign, if…

2. Vehicle speed control

   NHTSA 05V388000 Reported September 7, 2005 4,500,000 vehicles potentially affected FORD MOTOR COMPANY

   On certain pickup trucks and sport utility vehicles equipped with speed control, the speed control deactivation switch may overheat, smoke, or burn.

   Remedy: By letter dated september 12, 2005, owners were instructed to return their vehicles to their dealers to have the speed control deactivation switch disconnected. Owners who have had their speed control deactivated are…

3. Labels (equipment)

   NHTSA 02V008000 Reported January 8, 2002 393 vehicles potentially affected FORD MOTOR COMPANY

   Certain light duty pickup trucks equipped with a heavy duty service package fail to comply with the requirements of FMVSS no. 120, "tire selection and rims for motor vehicles other than passenger cars." a typographical error occurred resulting in an incorrect tire size and pressure on the safety certification label for these vehicles.

   Remedy: Owners will be sent a corrected tire information label and installation instructions. The customer may also have the dealer install the label on the vehicle, if they so desire. Owner notification began december 20,…

4. Labels (equipment)

   NHTSA 00V284000 Reported September 21, 2000 4,500 vehicles potentially affected FORD MOTOR COMPANY

   Vehicle description: bi-fuel cng pickup trucks and bi-fuel cng vans, modified by cfi control systems, inc., fail to conform to the requirements of FMVSS no. 303, "fuel system integrity of compressed natural gas vehicles." the label affixed to the fuel filler door by the vehicle modifier contains the inspection date and expiration date…

   Remedy: Owners will be provided a label with the required statement, along with instructions for affixing the label at the fuel filler door. Owner notification began november 2, 2000. Owners who take their vehicles to an…

5. Labels (equipment)

   NHTSA 99V039000 Reported March 1, 1999 32,240 vehicles potentially affected FORD MOTOR COMPANY

   Vehicle description: 4x4 vehicles with off road and high fgawr option packages, and 4x2 vehicles with sport option package. The tire and rim identification information is incorrect on the certification labels for these vehicles. This does not meet the requirements of FMVSS no. 120, "tire selection and rims for motor vehicles other than…

   Remedy: Owners will be provided with a revised label overlay.

6. Cables (vehicle speed control)

   NHTSA 98V192000 Reported August 24, 1998 1,500 vehicles potentially affected FORD MOTOR COMPANY

   Vehicle description: light duty pickup trucks. A speed control cable may not have fully seated into the accelerator bracket at time of installation. If the cable is not fully seated into this bracket, the cable could separate from the bracket.

   Remedy: Dealers will add a retaining clip to the speed control cable fitting at the accelerator bracket.

7. Fuel injection system (fuel system)

   NHTSA 98V194000 Reported August 19, 1998 1,700 vehicles potentially affected FORD MOTOR COMPANY

   Vehicle description: light duty pickup trucks. The fuel pressure regulator o-ring may have been damaged when the fuel pressure regulator was installed in the engine fuel rail. If the o-ring is damaged, fuel vapor or leakage could occur.

   Remedy: Dealers will replace the fuel pressure regulator.

1,044 owner complaints filed with NHTSA

Owners of the 1999 Ford F-150 have filed 1,044 complaints with NHTSA; 84 describe a crash and 69 describe a fire. Reports cite 80 injuries and 11 deaths. The average mileage at failure in those reports is 106,549 miles. Complaints peaked in 2000 with 132 filed that year.

Most-reported components

• Engine and engine cooling: engine116
• Fuel system, gasoline93
• Structure: door62
• Air bags: frontal55
• Electrical system54
• Engine and engine cooling52
• Vehicle speed control47
• Service brakes, hydraulic: antilock/traction control/electronic limited slip40

What owners are reporting

“The contact owned a 1999 Ford F-150. The contact stated that he had parked the vehicle and was standing outside of the vehicle, between the driver's side door and the vehicle; however, the vehicle rev”

Owner complaint to NHTSA, July 24, 2023 · Vehicle speed control

“Tl* the contact owned a 1999 ford f-150. The contact stated while the vehicle was parked at his residence, the vehicle caught fire. The contact stated no warning light was illuminated. The contact was”

Owner complaint to NHTSA, March 23, 2021 · Engine

Fuel economy and specs

EPA ratings for the 1999 Ford F150 (F150 Pickup 2WD, F150 Pickup 4WD). Ranges cover every tested configuration.

Compare Ford F-150 model years

Recall and complaint counts for every Ford F-150 model year in NHTSA's database.

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Other Ford models

• Explorer34,566 complaints
• Escape27,430 complaints
• Fusion22,405 complaints
• Focus22,096 complaints
• Taurus18,159 complaints
• Windstar14,158 complaints
• Edge14,065 complaints
• Expedition9,359 complaints

Source: NHTSA recall and complaint databases and EPA fuel economy data, October 2026. Complaint counts are owner reports to NHTSA, not verified defects. Recall counts are safety campaigns that list this model year; whether a particular car was already repaired depends on its VIN. How this data is compiled.