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Vehicle history — accidents, title & owners
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1FTPX14514N••••••2004 Ford F-150
This build draws 4.2× more complaints than the average 2004 Ford F-150 build (22 vs 5).
22on this build
1634on the model
313builds in total
2involved a crash
1injuries
Most reportedVisibility 6Suspension 3Service Brakes 3Engine And Engine Cooling 3
What owners of this build wrote
Air BagscrashSep 2025
My Teenage daughter was in a car accident and the airbags did not deploy and her seatbelt did not lock , and smashed into her steering wheel
Service BrakescrashNov 2004
Consumer was pulling inside of the garage and vehicle suddenly accelerated. Consumer applied the brakes and pedal went to the floor. Then, vehicle crashed into the garage door. Upon impact, both frontal air bag did not deploy. No injuries were reported. Vehicle was towed to the…
Unknown Or OtherOct 2018
Trailer hitch rusted away and broke towing a 26 ft rv trailer.truck has 140,000 miles and is in good shape no body rust.hitch is very unsafe and could have been very bad if it broke going down the highway.I have read other people having the same problem.I will be checking with…
Electrical SystemNov 2017
2004 ford f150. Vehicle shut off while driving with a boat in tow and would not re start. Had to have vehicle towed. Dealer diagnosed as failed fuel pump driver module. I was stranded in traffic, very dangerous. This is a known problem with ford f150 2004-2008. The module…
Power TrainSep 2012
Transmission failed. One owner vehicle. Ford will not accept any responsibility even though it appears that this is definitely a problem for this year truck
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Decoded via NHTSA vPIC. Recalls, complaints and safety from NHTSA; MPG from EPA fueleconomy.gov. Full history reports from our partner. VIN 1FTPX14514NA48413 · decoded Oct 2026. — ForCar Reviewed by Denis Kataev, founder of ForCar.