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1996 Ford F-250 tires & wheels problems

The 1996 Ford F-250 has 43 tires & wheels complaints filed with NHTSA — 20% of the year's total, and up sharply from the prior model year.

43

Tires & Wheels complaints

20%

Share of year

3

Crash-involved

0

Related recalls

Tires & Wheels complaints by year

F-250 tires & wheels complaints by model year122 complaints1968: 1 complaints1970: 1 complaints1974: 2 complaints1979: 1 complaints1984: 3 complaints1985: 2 complaints1986: 5 complaints1987: 4 complaints1988: 5 complaints1989: 8 complaints1990: 6 complaints1991: 13 complaints1992: 7 complaints1993: 6 complaints1994: 5 complaints1995: 15 complaints1996: 43 complaints1997: 57 complaints1998: 5 complaints1999: 122 complaints2000: 118 complaints2001: 53 complaints2002: 24 complaints2003: 23 complaints2004: 9 complaints2005: 11 complaints2006: 24 complaints2007: 4 complaints2008: 19 complaints2009: 10 complaints2010: 7 complaints2011: 25 complaints2012: 20 complaints2013: 9 complaints2014: 14 complaints2015: 24 complaints2016: 14 complaints2017: 66 complaints2018: 28 complaints2019: 90 complaints2020: 5 complaints2021: 2 complaints2022: 3 complaints
F-250 tires & wheels complaints by model year. Red bars are years to avoid.

What owners report

“VEHICLE WAS IN AN ACCIDENT IN WHICH CONSUMER FEELS THE TIRES WERE THE CAUSE, HOWEVER NONE OF THE TIRES ACTUALLY BLEWOUT, PRIOR TO ACCIDENT A DEALER NOTICED STEELBELTS COMING THROUGH CENTER OF THE TREAD, FIRESTONE STEELTEX TIRES P235/85R16 DOTVD0RTWW046. *SLC”

Complaint filed with NHTSA · Tires & Wheels · November 4, 2000 · crash

Common questions

How many tires & wheels complaints does the 1996 Ford F-250 have?

NHTSA has 43 complaints about the 1996 Ford F-250 tires & wheels — 20% of all complaints filed for that model year.

Related

Based on NHTSA ODI data through June 2026. Complaints are consumer-reported and unverified. Updated July 5, 2026.

Compiled by Sharon Ben-Moshe, Founder.