1996 Ford F700

Routine

Owners filed 2 complaints about this vehicle with federal regulators, most often about the electrical system › 12v/24v/48v battery › cables. It has been recalled 1 time.

What fails

Component	Reports		Crashes	Fires	Injuries
Electrical System › Wiring › Front Underhood	1		0	0	0
Electrical System › 12v/24v/48v Battery › Cables	1		0	1	0

1 safety recall

Part 573 reports

Electrical System › Wiring › Front Underhood97V111000

Filed Jul 14, 19973,300 vehiclesFord Motor Company

Defect. VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: MEDIUM DUTY TRUCKS EQUIPPED WITH 7.0L LIQUEFIED PETROLEUM GAS (LPG) ENGINE OR 7.0L EFI (GASOLINE) ENGINE WITH THE OPTIONAL CAB FLOOR PAN REINFORCEMENT. THE ENGINE WIRING HARNESS OR BATTERY CABLE CAN BE PINCHED BETWEEN THE OPTIONAL CAB REINFORCEMENT AND THE FRAME CAUSING AN ABRASION WHICH COULD RESULT IN AN ELECTRICAL SHORT CIRCUIT.

Risk. A SHORT CIRCUIT CAN CAUSE OVERHEATING AND ARCING.

Remedy. DEALERS WILL MODIFY THE REINFORCEMENT(S) AND, IF NECESSARY, REPOSITION THE ENGINE WIRING HARNESS (INCLUDING INSTALLATION OF THE REVISED ENGINE WIRE HARNESS RETENTION BRACKET) AND BATTERY CABLE.

What owners reported

Newest filings

Electrical System › 12v/24v/48v Battery › CablesFire

Filed May 28, 1996WA

POWER CABLE RUNNING FROM BATTERY WAS ROUTED BETWEEN CAB AND FRAME RAIL, CAB WOR THROUGH WIRE LOOM, CAUSING SHORT/FIRE. *SD

Electrical System › Wiring › Front Underhood

Filed Apr 23, 1996ID

WIRING HARNESS ROUTED UNDER CAB FLOORBOARDS SEAM, CAUSING SHARP SEAM TO WEAR THROUGH INSULATION, CAUSING FIRE. (SECOND VEHICLE ON 503554) *DH

2 of 2 complaints, reproduced as filed.

Across model years

Worst on record: 1995

Year	Complaints	Recalls	Fires	Assessment
1998	0	2	0	Routine
1997	0	1	0	Routine
1996 — this page	2	1	1	Routine
1995	5	5	0	Routine
1994	0	4	0	Routine
1993	1	4	1	Routine
1992	1	2	0	Routine
1991	0	1	0	Routine
1990	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: Jul 14, 1997. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation.