🚗 AutoDefect IQ

1998 Ford Ford Truck problems, complaints & recalls

Most-reported problem areas: Tires (7) · Tires:tread/Belt (3) · Engine And Engine Cooling:engine:gasoline (2)

🧭 Reliability snapshot

100 /100
✓ Typical or better for this model

Compared against other Ford Ford Truck model years — complaint volume vs the model's median year, recalls and severity. How we score →

25
Complaints
0
Recalls
4
Service bulletins
1
Crashes reported
2
Fires reported
0
Deaths

Safety recalls (0)

No recalls on record for this model year (campaigns announced since 2010).

Service bulletins (4)

Technical service bulletins are repair instructions manufacturers send dealers for known issues. Unlike recalls, the fix is not automatically free — but naming the bulletin at the service desk can save diagnosis time and support goodwill repairs.

Unknown Or Other 1998-11-01 · 984548 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions

providing quicker service fix information. *yc

Equipment:other:labels 1998-04-01 · 982527 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions

the 1998 sbts car version 12.0 cd and the 1998 sbts truck version 10.0 cd both have the wrong month printed on the label. *yc

Wheels 1998-02-04 · 983302 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions

this bulletin mentions how some hub o-rings may be cut during the installation of the wheels. *tt

Unknown Or Other 1998-02-01 · 982035 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions

for availability of major assemblies, please refer to the exchange program guide. *tt

What owners report

No detailed complaint narratives on file.

Excerpts of consumer complaints filed with NHTSA, lightly truncated. They are owner statements, not verified findings.

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