| Most Recent Recalls For FORD B700 |
| Vehicle | Component | Manufacterer |
| 1993-1995 FORD B700 VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL Recall |
| 1993-1995 FORD B700 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Units affected: 29000 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY
Report Date: 1995-08-02 |
| Summary: THE HAND THROTTLE CABLE CAN WEAR THE BRASS SWIVEL BLOCK ON THE GOVERNOR LEVER THROUGH WHICH IT PASSES. |  |
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| 1994-1995 FORD B700 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING Recall |
| 1994-1995 FORD B700 | 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. | |
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| 1988-1993 FORD B700 STEERING:RACK AND PINION Recall |
| 1988-1993 FORD B700 | 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. | |
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| 1987-1994 FORD B700 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:BATTERY Recall |
| 1987-1994 FORD B700 | 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. | |
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| 1992-1993 FORD B700 VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:SPRINGS Recall |
| 1992-1993 FORD B700 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:SPRINGS
Units affected: 20000 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY
Report Date: 1993-09-27 |
| Summary: AS A RESULT OF INHERENT VIBRATION IN THESE ENGINES, THE THROTTLE RETURN SPRINGS CAN FRACTURE. | |
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| 1993 FORD B700 WHEELS Recall |
| 1993 FORD B700 | WHEELS
Units affected: 192 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY
Report Date: 1992-11-10 |
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| 1988 FORD B700 STEERING:GEAR BOX (OTHER THAN RACK AND PINION) Recall |
| 1988 FORD B700 | 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. | |
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| 1986 FORD B700 SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS Recall |
| 1986 FORD B700 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS
Units affected: 177 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY
Report Date: 1986-07-11 |
| Summary: BUSES MAY HAVE BEEN BUILT WITH AN INCORRECT TYPE OF STEEL TUBING IN THE INTERMEDIATE REAR SERVICE BRAKE LINES WHICH MAY LEAK OR BREAK DURING APPLICATION OF THE BRAKES. CONSEQUENCE OF DEFECT: IF A BRAKE LINE LEAKED, REAR BRAKES COULD QUIT WORKING, INCREASING STOPPING DISTANCE, WHICH COULD RESULT IN A CRASH. | |
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| 1984 FORD B700 SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:POWER ASSIST:VACUUM:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS Recall |
| 1984 FORD B700 | 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. | |
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| 1983 FORD B700 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING Recall |
| 1983 FORD B700 | 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. | |
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