--- description: The investigation covers models from 2013 and 2014 title: 420,000 Ford F-150 Trucks Being Probed for Brake Failure image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltf8361c76981da6d2/69888044e20a87a6afa8fd5f/471433966.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [Business](/section/business/) ## Business Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # 420,000 Ford F-150 Trucks Are Being Investigated for Brake Failure by [Maya Rhodan](/author/maya-rhodan/) ## Maya Rhodan Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Mar 4, 2016 5:37 PM CUT  New Ford F-150 pickups are displayed on the sales lot at Serramonte Ford on April 28, 2015 in Colma, California. Justin Sullivan—Getty Images New Ford F-150 pickups are displayed on the sales lot at Serramonte Ford on April 28, 2015 in Colma, California. Justin Sullivan—Getty ImagesJustin Sullivan—Getty Images by [Maya Rhodan](/author/maya-rhodan/) ## Maya Rhodan Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Mar 4, 2016 5:37 PM CUT The federal government is [investigating](http://abcnews.go.com/Business/wireStory/us-investigates-420000-ford-150s-brake-failure-37393205 "undefined") brake failures on Ford F150 pick up trucks, one of the nation’s most popular car models. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has reportedly received 33 complaints of the brake pedals in Ford F-150 pickup trucks suddenly malfunctioning; in some cases drivers have said they lost complete control of the pedals, which went directly to the floor. From a NHTSA [website](http://www-odi.nhtsa.dot.gov/owners/SearchResults;jsessionid=BCyRWZSV0bY2HTGvmLp5tt0tM22WrNddgK0KCGyKKMb8CL4xBdVy!1873580117?prodType=V&searchType=PROD&targetCategory=A&searchCriteria.model=F-150&stats=1667810%2C0%2C1%2C365%2C70%2CF-150&makeStats=&jsonBaseURL=%2Fdownloads%2Ffolders%2F&searchCriteria.model%5Fyr=2013&searchCriteria.make=FORD&searchCriteria.prod%5Fids=1667810 "undefined"): --- > “” --- Thirty-one reports came through in the past year and at least 20 of the reported complaints have come through in the past 7 months, according to a federal website. Federal workers are investigating 420,000 trucks—models with six cylinder engines from 2013 and 2014. Ford has said it will cooperate with the investigation, according to _the_ [_Associated Press_](http://abcnews.go.com/Business/wireStory/us-investigates-420000-ford-150s-brake-failure-37393205 "undefined")_._ NHTSA investigators will be looking into the break issue to see if a recall is necessary. ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4248002/420000-ford-f-150-trucks-are-being-investigated-for-brake-failure/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4248002/420000-ford-f-150-trucks-are-being-investigated-for-brake-failure/"},"headline":"420,000 Ford F-150 Trucks Are Being Investigated for Brake Failure","datePublished":"2016-03-04T17:37:07.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-22T15:38:13.349Z","description":"The investigation covers models from 2013 and 2014","url":"https://time.com/4248002/420000-ford-f-150-trucks-are-being-investigated-for-brake-failure/","keywords":["cars"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltf8361c76981da6d2/69888044e20a87a6afa8fd5f/471433966.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Maya Rhodan","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/maya-rhodan/"}],"articleSection":"Business","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltf8361c76981da6d2/69888044e20a87a6afa8fd5f/471433966.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"Ford First Quarter Earnings Drop Due To Strong Dollar, Weak Sales","caption":"Ford First Quarter Earnings Drop Due To Strong Dollar, Weak Sales","creditText":"Justin Sullivan—Getty Images","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/business/","name":"Business"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/4248002/420000-ford-f-150-trucks-are-being-investigated-for-brake-failure/","name":"420,000 Ford F-150 Trucks Are Being Investigated for Brake Failure"}}]}] ```