1996 American Van Ford F150

Routine

Owners filed 3 complaints about this vehicle with federal regulators, most often about the unknown or other. It has been recalled 1 time.

What fails

Component	Reports		Crashes	Fires	Injuries
Unknown or Other	1		0	0	0
Structure › Body	1		0	0	0
Power Train	1		0	0	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

Power Train

Filed Apr 5, 201969,000 milesNJ

AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION WILL NOT SHIFT OUT OF 1ST GEAR.

Structure › Body

Filed May 31, 2016OR

COMPLAINT 1: AFTER THE DEALERSHIP PERFORMED THE CRUISE CONTROL RECALL, THE CRUISE CONTROL NEVER WORKED AGAIN. IT WORKED BEFORE THE DEALERSHIP "FIXED" IT. COMPLAINT 2: THE PAIN ON THE TOP OF THE CABIN, AND ON ONE SIDE IS PEELING OFF. EVERYTHING ELSE LOOKS GREAT, WITH EXCEPTION OF THE AREAS LISTED ABOVE.

Unknown or Other

Filed Oct 16, 2015DC

RRQWRW

3 of 3 complaints, reproduced as filed.

Across model years

Worst on record: 1994

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