Investigations

279 investigations name a vehicle covered on this site; 15 of them are still open. An investigation is not a finding of a defect: many close without a recall.

F-150 downshift investigation EA26-001 stays open after the recall

Ford recalled 1.39 million trucks three months after the analysis opened. NHTSA's testers also found that a truck can roll forward when reversing uphill.

OCT 23, 2026 · Investigations — Read it

NHTSA audits a rental company over cars rented with open recalls

OCT 19, 2026 — Since 2016 federal law bars larger rental fleets from renting cars with open safety recalls. Two renters' complaints started this audit. Audit queries rarely end in a recall.

NHTSA asks Ford to prove oil changes prevent 1.0 EcoBoost belt failures

OCT 12, 2026 — The belt runs in oil and can shed debris into the oil pump. There is no recall. Owner complaints naming the belt went from 4 before 2022 to 18 in 2024 alone.

The record

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