1988 FORD B700 RECALLS/DEFECTS & PROBLEMS

1988 FORD B700 RECALLS/DEFECTS & PROBLEMS

Access the National Highway Traffic Safety database of 1988 FORD B700 recalls and defects found on 1988 FORD B700 automobiles. The National Highway Traffic Safety administration is authorized to order the 1988 FORD B700 manufacturers to recall and repair vehicles or parts of motor vehicle equipment when its investigation indicates that they contain serious safety defects in their structure, or performance.  Look up customer problems!

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- ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:BATTERY
- STEERING:GEAR BOX (OTHER THAN RACK AND PINION)
- STEERING:RACK AND PINION

Most Recent Recalls For 1988 FORD B700

Vehicle	Component	Manufacterer
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.
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.
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.