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CarsLore / Ford / F-250 / 1989

1989 Ford F-250

11 owner complaints — #25 of 26 F-250 model years. 0 recalls, 0 service bulletins.

11complaints · 0 crashes, 0 fires
0recalls
0manufacturer bulletins
93,807 mimedian mileage at failure

Problems owners report

Complaints filed with NHTSA about the 1989 Ford F-250, by the system named in each complaint. One complaint can name several.

  • Fuel system, gasoline5
  • Fuel/propulsion system4
  • Electrical system2
  • Engine1
  • Unknown or other1
  • Tires1

NHTSA ODI complaints (public domain) · updated 23 Oct 2026 · 0 injuries and 0 deaths reported

Compared with other years

’89’92’95’98’01’04’07’10’1311’89’92’95’98’01’04’07’10’1311
1989199119921993199419951996199719981999200020012002200320042005200620072008200920102011201220132014

NHTSA ODI complaints by model year

Fatal crashes in the US

From 2020 to 2023, 5 1989 F-250 vehicles were involved in crashes on US public roads in which someone died; 2 people died inside them, and 1 of the vehicles rolled over. This is a count, not a crash rate: it grows with the number of cars on the road.

NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), crash years 2020–2023 (public domain)

New York safety inspections

At its first New York inspection the 1989 Ford F-250 failed the safety check 0.90% of the time — 12% more often than the average 1989 passenger car (0.81%). Median odometer at inspection: 71,130 miles.

775first inspections
0.90%failed on safety
71,130 mimedian odometer
0.0%0.6%1.1%’82’84’86’88’89’90’92’94’96’98’00’02’04’06’08’10’12’14’16’18’20’22’24’26’270.9%0.0%0.6%1.1%’82’85’88’89’91’94’97’00’03’06’09’12’15’18’21’24’270.9%

NY DMV Vehicle Inspections (vezn-fmmk), initial inspections since Aug 2021 · how we count

Recalls in Canada

4 Transport Canada recalls for the 1989 Ford F-250.

1992026
10 Mar 1992		Brakes
NOTE: VEHICLES WITH 7.3 LITRE DIESEL AND 7.5 LITRE EFI ENGINES OVER 8500 LB. GVWR AND 4X4 MODELS WITH 5.8 LITRE EFI ENGINES. WHEN VEHICLES ARE OPERATED AT OR…
1990166
25 Oct 1990		Emissions
THESE VEHICLES MAY NOT COMPLY WITH C.M.V.S.S. 1103 - EXHAUST EMISSIONS. VEHICLES MAY HAVE FUEL TANK VAPOUR HOSE THAT IS TOO LONG AND MAY BE KINKED NEAR THE …
1990093
20 Jun 1990		Emissions
NOTE: VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH 7.5 LITRE ENGINES. THESE VEHICLES DO NOT COMPLY WITH C.M.V.S.S. 1103 - EXHAUST EMISSIONS. INCORRECT EGR VALVE. CORRECTION: EGR …
1988163
2 Dec 1988		Fuel System
THESE VEHICLES DO NOT COMPLY WITH C.M.V.S.S. 301 - FUEL SYSTEM INTEGRITY. PROTECTIVE SHIELDS ARE TO BE INSTALLED TO PROTECT THE FUEL RESERVOIRS FROM CONTACT BY …

Transport Canada Vehicle Recalls Database · Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Canada

Recalls

No recall campaigns cover the 1989 Ford F-250.

Whether a recall was fixed on a particular car is known only to the manufacturer: check the VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls.

NHTSA recalls · summaries in NHTSA's own words