FORD E100 PROBLEMS | SAFETY RECALLS & DEFECTS

FORD E100 PROBLEMS | SAFETY RECALLS & DEFECTS

Access the National Highway Traffic Safety database of FORD E100 recalls and defective parts found on FORD E100 automobiles. The National Highway Traffic Safety administration is authorized to order the FORD E100 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 E100

Vehicle	Component	Manufacterer
1984 FORD E100 FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:CARBURETOR SYSTEM Recall
1984 FORD E100	FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:CARBURETOR SYSTEM Units affected: 85000	FORD MOTOR COMPANY Report Date: 1984-10-02
Summary: THE SECONDARY THROTTLE SHAFT MAY, WITH ACCUMULATED MILEAGE, BECOME CONTAMINATED AND MAY STICK IN A PARTIALLY OPEN POSITION WHILE DRIVING.
1982 FORD E100 POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:LEVER AND LINKAGE:COLUMN SHIFT Recall
1982 FORD E100	POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:LEVER AND LINKAGE:COLUMN SHIFT Units affected: 378	FORD MOTOR COMPANY Report Date: 1982-01-13
Summary: ON SOME OF THE INVOLVED VEHICLES, THE SHIFT ROD IN THE TRANSMISSION MAY NOT BE PROPERLY SEATED IN THE RETENTION GROMMET OF THE STEERING COLUMN SHIFT LEVER ASSEMBLY. IF THE SHIFT ROD WERE TO DISENGAGE, THE DRIVER COULD NOT SELECT THE PROPER TRANSMISSION FUNCTION WHICH WOULD CREATE THE POTENTIAL FOR UNEXPECTED MOVEMENT OF THE VEHICLE.
1980 FORD E100 SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS Recall
1980 FORD E100	SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS Units affected: 10000	FORD MOTOR COMPANY Report Date: 1980-09-19
Summary: CERTAIN VEHICLES WERE EQUIPPED WITH FRONT BRAKE HOSE ASSEMBLIES THAT WERE INCORRECTLY MANUFACTURED BY THE SUPPLIER. THESE ASSEMBLIES, BOTH RH AND LH, WERE INCORRECTLY BUILT WITH THE FITTINGS MISORIENTED BY 90 DEGREES. THIS COULD CAUSE CHAFING OF THE BRAKE HOSE THROUGH CONTACT WITH THE ADJACENT TIRE DURING FULL TURNS. CONTINUED CHAFING COULD RESULT IN A BRAKE FLUID LEAK.
1980 FORD E100 ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM Recall
1980 FORD E100	ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM Units affected: 4	FORD MOTOR COMPANY Report Date: 1980-07-14
Summary: DUE TO COMPUTER INPUT ERROR WHICH RESULTED IN AN INCORRECT BUILD SCHEDULE, SOME VEHICLES WERE SHIPPED WITHOUT THE REQUIRED EXHAUST SYSTEM HEAT SHIELDS. WHEN THE VEHICLE IS IDLED OVER AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF TIME, A MISSING EXHAUST HEAT SHIELD MAY RESULT IN DANGEROUSLY HIGH FLOOR PAN TEMPERATURES.
1979 FORD E100 WHEELS Recall
1979 FORD E100	WHEELS Units affected: 22500	FORD MOTOR COMPANY Report Date: 1979-08-07
Summary: THE WHEEL ASSEMBLY MAY CONTAIN SUBSTANDARD WELDS IN THE AREA WHERE THE DISC IS ATTACHED TO THE RIM. AS A RESULT, CRACKS CAN FORM IN THE WHEEL ASSEMBLY, CAUSING AIR LOSS AND AN UNDERINFLATED TIRE.
1979 FORD E100 STRUCTURE: FRAME AND MEMBERS:UNDERBODY SHIELDS Recall
1979 FORD E100	STRUCTURE: FRAME AND MEMBERS:UNDERBODY SHIELDS Units affected: 12000	FORD MOTOR COMPANY Report Date: 1979-06-19
Summary: CERTAIN VEHICLES MAY NOT CONTAIN THE SPECIFIED BODY MOUNTED HEAT SHIELDS. THIS COULD CAUSE HIGH FLOOR PAN TEMPERATURES WHEN THE ENGINE IS IDLED FOR EXTENDED PERIODS OF TIME. FOULED SPARK PLUGS OR OTHER ENGINE CONDITIONS COULD FURTHER INCREASE EXHAUST TEMPERATURES.
1979 FORD E100 SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:PEDALS AND LINKAGES Recall
1979 FORD E100	SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:PEDALS AND LINKAGES Units affected: 82000	FORD MOTOR COMPANY Report Date: 1979-05-15
Summary: THE INVOLVED VEHICLES WERE PRODUCED WITH BRAKE PUSH-ROD TO BRAKE PEDAL RETAINING PINS WHICH WERE NOT HEAT-TREATED AS SPECIFIED. THIS COULD ALLOW THE BRAKE PEDAL TO BECOME DISENGAGED FROM THE PUSH-ROD.
1979 FORD E100 SEAT BELTS:REAR Recall
1979 FORD E100	SEAT BELTS:REAR Units affected: 874	FORD MOTOR COMPANY Report Date: 1978-10-05
Summary: ON THE INVOLVED VEHICLES, THE POTENTIAL EXISTS FOR THE OUTBOARD SEAT BELTS TO BECOME TRAPPED IN THE SEAT-BED PIVOTING MECHANISM. SHOULD THE BELT BECOME TRAPPED IN THE MECHANISM WHEN THE SEAT IS CONVERTED TO A BED, THE BELT MAY BECOME CUT OR FRAYED.
1978 FORD E100 FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:CARBURETOR SYSTEM Recall
1978 FORD E100	FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:CARBURETOR SYSTEM Units affected: 30000	FORD MOTOR COMPANY Report Date: 1977-11-15
Summary: ON THE INVOLVED VEHICLES, LEAKAGE MAY OCCUR AT THE THREADED CARBURETOR-TO-FUEL FILTER CONNECTION ON THE SUSPECT CARBURETORS. THIS IS DUE TO AN IMPROPERLY MACHINED CARBURETOR FUEL INLET CONNECTION.
1978 FORD E100 POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:LEVER AND LINKAGE:COLUMN SHIFT Recall
1978 FORD E100	POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:LEVER AND LINKAGE:COLUMN SHIFT Units affected: 19000	FORD MOTOR COMPANY Report Date: 1977-10-25
Summary: ON THE INVOLVED VEHICLES, THE PARK ACTUATION SUPPORT PLATES ARE DEFECTIVE DUE TO THEIR SUSCEPTIBILITY TO CRACKING DUE TO IMPROPER HEAT TREATMENT DURING MANUFACTURE. AS A RESULT, FRAGMENTS FROM A BROKEN PLATE CAN BECOME LODGED IN THE TRANSMISSION PARKING PAWL MECHANISM. THIS COULD PREVENT THE TRANSMISSION PARKING PAWL FROM ENGAGING WHEN THE SELECTOR LEVER IS PLACED IN THE "PARK" POSITION, OR PREVENT THE PAWL FROM BEING DISENGAGED FROM THE PARK GEAR.