1996 Ford E-450

Routine

Owners filed 1 complaints about this vehicle with federal regulators, most often about the fuel system, gasoline › storage › tank assembly. It has been recalled 2 times.

What fails

Component	Reports		Crashes	Fires	Injuries
Fuel System, Gasoline › Storage › Tank Assembly	1		0	0	0

2 safety recalls

Part 573 reports

Vehicle Speed Control09V399000

Filed Oct 13, 20094,500,000 vehiclesFord Motor Company

Defect. FORD IS RECALLING MODEL YEARS 1995-2003 WINDSTAR, 2000-2003 EXCURSION DIESEL, 1993-1997 AND 1999-2003 F-250 SD THROUGH F-550 SD DIESEL, 1992-2003 E-150 THROUGH E-550, 1995-2002 EXPLORER, 1997 AND 2002 MERCURY MOUNTAINEER, 1995-1997 AND 2001-2003 RANGER, AND 1994 F53 VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH THE TEXAS INSTRUMENTS SPEED CONTROL DEACTIVATION SWITCH (SCDS). THE SCDS MAY LEAK INTERNALLY AND THEN OVERHEAT, SMOKE, OR BURN.

Risk. A VEHICLE FIRE COULD OCCUR WITH OR WITHOUT THE ENGINE RUNNING.

Remedy. FORD WILL NOTIFY OWNERS THAT DEALERS WILL INSTALL A FUSED WIRING HARNESS IN LINE WITH THE SCDS. ON 1999-2003 WINDSTAR VEHICLES WITH A LEAKING SCDS, DEALERS WILL ALSO INSPECT THE ABS CONTROL MODULE CONNECTOR AND REPAIR AS NECESSARY. REPAIRS WILL BE COMPLETED FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON OCTOBER 27, 2009. OWNERS MAY CONTACT FORD AT 1-888-222-2751.

Vehicle Speed Control06V286000

Filed Aug 1, 20061,200,000 vehiclesFord Motor Company

Defect. ON CERTAIN TRUCKS EQUIPPED WITH SPEED CONTROL, GASOLINE OR NATURAL GAS ENGINES, THE SPEED CONTROL DEACTIVATION SWITCH MAY OVERHEAT.

Risk. OVERHEATING COULD RESULT IN SMOKE OR BURN AND AN UNDERHOOD FIRE.

Remedy. DEALERS WILL INSTALL A FUSED WIRING HARNESS INTO THE SPEED CONTROL SYSTEM FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL BEGAN ON AUGUST 7, 2006. OWNERS MAY CONTACT FORD AT 1-866-436-7332. (NOTE: ALSO SEE RECALLS 05V017 AND 05V388)

What owners reported

Newest filings

Fuel System, Gasoline › Storage › Tank Assembly

Filed Mar 18, 2002TX

WHILE REFUELING FUEL WAS SPILLING OUT OF FUEL TANK FROM UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE. DEALER NOTIFIED. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

1 of 1 complaints, reproduced as filed.

Across model years

Worst on record: 1999

Year	Complaints	Recalls	Fires	Assessment
2027	0	1	0	Routine
2026	2	1	0	Routine
2025	2	0	0	Routine
2024	4	0	0	Routine
2023	2	3	0	Routine
2022	13	3	0	Routine
2021	27	6	0	Routine
2019	5	0	0	Routine
2018	5	4	0	Routine
2017	11	2	0	Routine
2016	17	4	1	Routine
2015	6	1	0	Routine
2014	5	3	0	Routine
2013	12	2	0	Routine
2012	4	4	0	Routine
2011	7	10	1	Routine
2010	5	7	0	Routine
2009	2	10	0	Routine
2008	6	8	0	Routine
2007	12	11	2	Routine
2006	20	12	5	Routine
2005	34	7	2	Routine
2004	27	6	3	Routine
2003	18	5	2	Routine
2002	13	3	1	Routine
2001	16	2	0	Routine
2000	42	3	2	Routine
1999	73	2	3	Routine
1998	5	2	0	Routine
1997	18	2	0	Routine
1996 — this page	1	2	0	Routine
1995	0	1	0	Routine
1994	0	1	0	Routine
1993	4	1	1	Routine
1992	0	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: Oct 13, 2009. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation.