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Vehicle history — accidents, title & owners
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NHTSA publishes the first 11 characters of the VIN with every complaint — that identifies the plant, model year, body and engine. So these are reports from cars built exactly like this one, not an average across the whole model.
1FTRF12236N••••••2006 Ford F-150
This build draws 2.0× more complaints than the average 2006 Ford F-150 build (4 vs 2).
4on this build
505on the model
251builds in total
1involved a crash
1involved a fire
1injuries
Most reportedTires 1Power Train 1Vehicle Speed Control 1Service Brakes 1
What owners of this build wrote
Service BrakescrashSep 2012
The contact owns a 2006 ford f150. The contact stated that while driving 30 mph during a rain storm and depressing the brakes, the vehicle exhibited and unusually lound double clunking noise as the vehicle skidded and flipped over. The vehicle did not crash into any other…
Vehicle Speed ControlfireFeb 2010
The contact owns a 2006 ford f150 pickup truck. He stated that upon attempting to start the vehicle , he smelled a burning odor. Upon further investigation, he noticed all of the wires and the floorboard surrounding the emergency and brake pedal had caught fire overnight while…
Power TrainOct 2009
The contact owns a 2006 ford f150. While driving 60 mph he heard clanging noises in the rear end of the axle. He then pulled over to inspect the vehicle, but he could not identify the cause. After several days while driving, the failure resurfaced. Upon further inspection he…
TiresAug 2006
Tonight driving down two lane highway at approximately 50 to 55 mph and for no apparent reason drivers rear tire failed. The sidewall of tire blew out. Luckily it was on the rear tire. This ford f150 had only 3300 miles, I expect to get my tire replaced!!! I really expect to…
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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 1FTRF12236NA84417 · decoded Sep 2026. — ForCar Reviewed by Denis Kataev, founder of ForCar.