Ford LNT9000 Recalls & Complaints by Model Year

NHTSA lists 7 safety recalls and 1 owner complaint across 14 model years of the Ford LNT9000 (1970–1990). The most-complained-about year is 1979.

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What Ford LNT9000 owners complain about

Across all model years, owners have filed 1 complaint with NHTSA. The 1979 model year has the most, with 1.

• Suspension1

All Ford LNT9000 recalls (7)

Every NHTSA safety campaign that lists a Ford LNT9000, most recent first, with the model years each one covers.

1. Service brakes, air: controls, pedals and linkages

   NHTSA 90V121000 Reported June 25, 1990 15,260 vehicles potentially affected FORD MOTOR COMPANY

   Secondary service reservoir air check valves may not seat properly due to a mechanical interference condition between a circular brass guide and the wall of a cylindrical ferrule in which the brass guide is intended to move freely.

   Remedy: Install revised design secondary service reservoir check valve components.

   Model years: 1989, 1990

2. Vehicle speed control

   NHTSA 86V110000 Reported August 12, 1986 730 vehicles potentially affected FORD MOTOR COMPANY

   Hand throttle controls were not identified either on the control knob or on the instrument panel as required by FMVSS 101. Consequence of defect: trucks are not in compliance with FMVSS 101, controls and displays.

   Remedy: Word throttle will be affixed on or adjacent to the throttle control.

   Model years: 1984, 1985, 1986

3. Multiple axle (suspension)

   NHTSA 79V255000 Reported December 4, 1979 4 vehicles potentially affected FORD MOTOR COMPANY

   The optional tandem suspension assembly may have been installed using a standard beam end adapter kit, rather than the required special kit. Progressive deterioration could occur to the adapter to beam end bushing joint, possibly resulting in fracture of the beam to axle attaching bolts.

   Remedy: The incorrect beam adapters will be replaced on new units and beam end adapters and bushings will be installed on units in service, free of charge.

   Model years: 1978, 1979, 1980

4. Service brakes, air: control unit/module

   NHTSA 75V216000 Reported December 29, 1975 8,000 vehicles potentially affected FORD MOTOR COMPANY

   Model years: 1975, 1976

5. Banjo housing (power train)

   NHTSA 75V149000 Reported August 5, 1975 5,818 vehicles potentially affected FORD MOTOR COMPANY

   Model years: 1973, 1974, 1975

6. Banjo housing (power train)

   NHTSA 74V241000 Reported December 9, 1974 4,688 vehicles potentially affected FORD MOTOR COMPANY

   Model years: 1973, 1974, 1975

7. Gear box (other than rack and pinion) (steering)

   NHTSA 71V023000 Reported February 19, 1971 9,503 vehicles potentially affected FORD MOTOR COMPANY

   Model years: 1970, 1971

Other Ford models

• F-15037,961 complaints
• Explorer34,566 complaints
• Escape27,430 complaints
• Fusion22,405 complaints
• Focus22,096 complaints
• Taurus18,159 complaints
• Windstar14,158 complaints
• Edge14,065 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.