1994 American Van Ford F150

Routine

Owners filed 4 complaints about this vehicle with federal regulators, most often about the electrical system. It has been recalled 1 time.

What fails

Component	Reports	Crashes	Fires
Structure › Body	1	0	0
Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine	1	0	1
Electrical System	1	0	0
Air Bags	1	1	0

1 safety recall

Part 573 reports

Seats96V055008

Filed Jul 18, 1996410 vehiclesAmerican Vans

Defect. VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: LIGHT DUTY EXTENDED CAB CONVERSION PICKUP TRUCKS BY AMERICAN VAN. THE SEAT RECLINER TO SEAT FRAME ATTACHING BOLTS ON THESE VEHICLES COULD LOOSEN, FATIGUE, AND FRACTURE, ALLOWING THE SEAT BACK TO SUDDENLY RECLINE.

Risk. IF THIS WERE TO OCCUR TO THE DRIVER'S SEAT, THIS COULD RESULT IN A SUDDEN LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL INCREASING THE RISK OF A VEHICLE ACCIDENT.

Remedy. VSS IS CONDUCTING THE NOTIFICATION AND REMEDY CAMPAIGN FOR THIS RECALL. DEALERS WILL REMOVE ALL FOAM AND/OR FABRIC SANDWICHED BETWEEN THE RECLINER ASSEMBLY AND THE SEAT FRAME, INSTALL WASHERS BETWEEN THE SEAT RECLINER AND THE SEAT FRAME AT EACH ATTACHMENT POINT, AND INSTALL NEW ATTACHING BOLTS TORQUED TO A HIGHER SPECIFICATION. THESE CORRECTIONS WILL BE MADE TO BOTH THE DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S SEATS.

What owners reported

Newest filings

Electrical System

Filed Dec 7, 2015IL

AIR BAG INOPERABLE AND NON FUNCTIONING HORN DUE TO BAD CLOCK SPRING, OTHER YEARS HAVE THIS SAME PROBLEM YET THIS YEAR TRUCK HAS NOT BEEN RECALLED. I PURCHASED THIS TRUCK SEVERAL MONTHS AGO AND WILL BE CORRECTING THE ISSUE ON MY OWN.

Air BagsCrash

Filed Oct 10, 2014100,000 milesLA

2004 CIRCUITS/ WIRING DEFECTIVE, AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ON NON OPERABLE, CRUISE CONTROL NON OPERABLE, HORN NON OPERABLE 2006 REPLACED AIR BAG CLOCK SPRING IN STEERING WHEEL = ALL ISSUES ABOVE REPAIRED OK. 2012 CIRCUITS/ WIRING DEFECTIVE, AGAIN, AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ON NON OPERABLE, CRUISE CONTROL NON OPERABLE, HORN NON OPERABLE APRIL(?) 2013 FRONTAL CRASH WITH OUT AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT. *TR

Structure › Body

Filed Aug 6, 2013KY

DFSAF

Engine and Engine Cooling › EngineFire

Filed Sep 19, 2011262,000 milesMS

AFTER BEING OFF FOR MORE THAN 8 HOURS MY TRUCK IGNITED AND BURNED THE ENGINE AREA AND THE CAB. *KB

4 of 4 complaints, reproduced as filed.

Across model years

Worst on record: 1994

Year	Complaints	Recalls	Fires	Deaths	Assessment
1996	3	1	0	0	Routine
1995	2	1	1	4	Fatalities reported
1994 — this page	4	1	1	0	Routine

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Reading this record

No unusual pattern of severe incidents in the complaint record.

Complaint counts track how many cars were sold and how long they have been on the road as much as they track quality. A common model from 2013 has had a decade to accumulate reports; a rare one from last year has not. The signal worth weighing is in the severity columns, in whether the same component keeps appearing, and in whether the manufacturer eventually opened a recall for it.

Recall repairs are free for as long as the recall stands. Check whether a specific car still has open work at NHTSA's VIN lookup.

Most recent recall on file: Jul 18, 1996. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation.