FORD B600 PROBLEMS | SAFETY RECALLS & DEFECTS

FORD B600 PROBLEMS | SAFETY RECALLS & DEFECTS

Access the National Highway Traffic Safety database of FORD B600 recalls and defective parts found on FORD B600 automobiles. The National Highway Traffic Safety administration is authorized to order the FORD B600 manufacturers to recall and repair vehicles or parts of motor vehicle equipment when its investigation indicates that they contain serious safety defects in their design, structure, body, or performance.

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Most Recent Recalls For FORD B600

Vehicle	Component	Manufacterer
1992-1995 FORD B600 VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:SPRINGS Recall
1992-1995 FORD B600	VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:SPRINGS Units affected: 2500	FORD MOTOR COMPANY Report Date: 1997-08-04
Summary: VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: HEAVY DUTY TRUCKS, BUS CHASSIS-COWL, AND BASIC CHASSIS MODELS EQUIPPED WITH CUMMINS 5.9L 160 HORSEPOWER ROTARY INJECTION PUMP DIESEL ENGINES. THE ACCELERATOR RETURN SPRINGS CAN FRACTURE.
1993 FORD B600 VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL Recall
1993 FORD B600	VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL Units affected: 260	FORD MOTOR COMPANY Report Date: 1995-05-12
Summary: FRICTION BETWEEN THE ACCELERAT0R LEVER AND THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION MODULATOR LEVER CAN RESULT IN INTERFERENCE BETWEEN THE TWO LEVERS WHICH COULD PREVENT THE ENGINE FROM FULLY RETURNING TO IDLE.
1994-1995 FORD B600 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING Recall
1994-1995 FORD B600	ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING Units affected: 13000	FORD MOTOR COMPANY Report Date: 1995-05-09
Summary: A CONNECTOR IN THE WIRING WHERE THE TILT HOOD MOUNTED LAMPS ATTACH TO THE VEHICLE WIRING HARNESS WAS BUILT WITHOUT SEALING PLUGS. MOISTURE, ROAD SALT OR OTHER CONTAMINANTS CAN ENTER THE CONNECTION RESULTING IN CROSSED CIRCUITS, SHORTS OR CORROSION OF THE WIRING OF THE CONNECTOR.
1988-1993 FORD B600 STEERING:RACK AND PINION Recall
1988-1993 FORD B600	STEERING:RACK AND PINION Units affected: 12700	FORD MOTOR COMPANY Report Date: 1994-06-27
Summary: THE STEERING GEARS HAVE AN IMPROPERLY MACHINED SNAP RING GROOVE. THIS CAN CAUSE A FRACTURE OF THE SNAP RING WITH SUBSEQUENT DAMAGE TO THE RECIRCULATING BALL GUIDE TUBE. ALSO, THE O-RING SEAL IN VEHICLES BUILT AFTER FEBRUARY 1988 DOES NOT MEET SPECIFICATIONS AND IS INADEQUATE, CAUSING INTERIOR LEAKAGE AROUND THE O-RING / GLIDE RING SEAL IN THE STEERING GEAR.
1987-1994 FORD B600 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:BATTERY Recall
1987-1994 FORD B600	ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:BATTERY Units affected: 3660	FORD MOTOR COMPANY Report Date: 1994-03-26
Summary: SYSTEM: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM; BATTERY. VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: MEDIUM DUTY SCHOOL BUS CHASSIS EQUIPPED WITH HYDRAULIC BRAKES, TILT HOODS, 5.9L, 6.6L OR 7.6L DIESEL ENGINES OR 6.1L OR 7.0L GASOLINE ENGINES AND ORIGINALLY SOLD OR CURRENTLY REGISTERED IN CONNECTICUT, ILLINOIS, INDIANA, MAINE, MASSACHUSETTS, MICHIGAN, NEW HAMPSHIRE, NEW JERSEY, NEW YORK, OHIO, PENNSYLVANIA ,RHODE ISLAND, VERMONT, AND WISCONSIN. THE BATTERY POWER JUNCTION BLOCK MOUNTED ON THE RIGHT FENDER APRON, WHICH SERVES AS AN ELECTRICAL CONNECTION POINT FOR SEVERAL ENGINE COMPARTMENT SYSTEMS, IS SUSCEPTIBLE TO ROAD SPLASH. THE TERMINALS AT THE JUNCTION BLOCK CAN EXPERIENCE CORROSION AND CAN FRACTURE, CAUSING LOSS OF ELECTRICAL POWER AND ENGINE SHUTDOWN.
1993 FORD B600 WHEELS Recall
1993 FORD B600	WHEELS Units affected: 192	FORD MOTOR COMPANY Report Date: 1992-11-10
Summary:
1988 FORD B600 STEERING:GEAR BOX (OTHER THAN RACK AND PINION) Recall
1988 FORD B600	STEERING:GEAR BOX (OTHER THAN RACK AND PINION) Units affected: 3000	FORD MOTOR COMPANY Report Date: 1991-07-16
Summary: BECAUSE OF A MACHINING INCONSISTENCY, THERE IS A HIGH PISTON-TO-BALL CONTACT ANGLE IN THE STEERING GEAR WORM DRIVE. THIS CONTACT CAUSES THE BALLS TO TRY TO ROTATE ON TWO DIFFERENT ROLLING RADII AT TWO DIFFERENT SPEEDS, CAUSING THE BALL TO DAMAGE THE CONTACT SURFACES OF THE PISTON AND SPINDLE DURING STATIC OR LOW SPEED MANEUVERS INVOKING FULL OR NEAR FULL TURNS.
1984 FORD B600 SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:POWER ASSIST:VACUUM:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS Recall
1984 FORD B600	SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:POWER ASSIST:VACUUM:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS Units affected: 8051	FORD MOTOR COMPANY Report Date: 1984-10-23
Summary: THE INVOLVED VEHICLES WERE PRODUCED WITH HYDRAULIC BRAKE BOOSTER SUPPLY HOSES THAT ARE LOCATED TOO CLOSE TO THE ENGINE EXHAUST MANIFOLD AND MAY CHAFE AND DEVELOP HEAT DAMAGE DURING VEHICLE OPERATION. CHAFING AND HEAT INDUCED DETERIORATION OF A HOSE DUE TO DIRECT CONTACT WITH THE MANIFOLD MAY CAUSE THE HOSE TO WEAR. A SUBSEQUENT RUPTURE WILL RESULT IN PUMP FLUID LOSS.
1983 FORD B600 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING Recall
1983 FORD B600	ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING Units affected: 300	FORD MOTOR COMPANY Report Date: 1983-02-15
Summary: ON THE AFFECTED VEHICLES, THE WIRING ASSEMBLY TO THE FLOOR MOUNTED HEADLAMP DIMMER SWITCH MAY BE TOO TIGHT; SHOULD WIRES DISCONNECT, THE HEADLIGHTS WILL NOT OPERATE.
1981-1983 FORD B600 VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CABLES Recall
1981-1983 FORD B600	VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CABLES Units affected: 4617	FORD MOTOR COMPANY Report Date: 1982-12-07
Summary: THESE VEHICLES MAY HAVE BEEN MANUFACTURED WITH AN INCORRECT END CLAMP ON THE HAND THROTTLE ACTUATING CABLE. UNDER CERTAIN CONDITIONS, PERTAINING TO THE CLAMP-TO-THROTTLE CABLE ORIENTATION AND DISTANCES OF THE CABLE TO GOVERNOR SHAFT, THE THROTTLE CABLE END CLAMP MAY INTERFERE WITH THE OUTBOARD ACCELERATOR.