Ford LT9000 Recalls & Complaints by Model Year

NHTSA lists 8 safety recalls and 1 owner complaint across 12 model years of the Ford LT9000 (1970–1990). The most-complained-about year is 1985.

Pick your Ford LT9000 model year

• 1970
• 1971
• 1972
• 1973
• 1974
• 1975
• 1976
• 1984
• 1985
• 1986
• 1989
• 1990

What Ford LT9000 owners complain about

Across all model years, owners have filed 1 complaint with NHTSA. The 1985 model year has the most, with 1.

• Latches/locks/linkages: latch1

All Ford LT9000 recalls (8)

Every NHTSA safety campaign that lists a Ford LT9000, 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. Service brakes, air: control unit/module

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

   Model years: 1975, 1976

4. Banjo housing (power train)

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

   Model years: 1973, 1974, 1975

5. Banjo housing (power train)

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

   Model years: 1973, 1974, 1975

6. Multiple axle (suspension)

   NHTSA 73V029000 Reported February 12, 1973 280 vehicles potentially affected FORD MOTOR COMPANY

   Model years: 1972, 1973

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

8. Steering wheel/handle bar (steering)

   NHTSA 70V028000 Reported March 30, 1970 1,739 vehicles potentially affected FORD MOTOR COMPANY

   Model years: 1970

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.