NHTSA Safety Recalls
2003 Ford E-450 Recalls
The 2003 Ford E-450 has 5 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on October 13, 2009.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2003 Ford E-450. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 5
- Owner complaints
- 18
- Crashes reported
- 0
- NHTSA crash test
- Not rated
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
2 fires
On a 2003 Ford E-450, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
5 recalls on the 2003 Ford E-450
Vehicle speed control
- Campaign
- 09V399000
- Reported
- October 13, 2009
- Vehicles affected
- up to 4,500,000
- Risk NHTSA names
- fire
- Same campaign
- also 2000–2002 E-450, 10 other models
Vehicle speed control
- Campaign
- 07V336000
- Reported
- August 3, 2007
- Vehicles affected
- up to 3,600,000
- Risk NHTSA names
- fire
- Same campaign
- also 7 other models
Electrical system: wiring
- Campaign
- 04V444000
- Reported
- September 13, 2004
- Vehicles affected
- up to 214,849
- Risk NHTSA names
- fire
- Same campaign
- also 1 other model
Engine and engine cooling
- Campaign
- 04V445000
- Reported
- September 13, 2004
- Vehicles affected
- up to 253,076
- Risk NHTSA names
- fire
- Same campaign
- also 1 other model
Fuel system, gasoline
- Campaign
- 06E056000
- Risk NHTSA names
- fire
- Same campaign
- also 2002, 2005–2006 E-450, 24 other models
2003 Ford E-450 complaints by year
NHTSA has received 18 owner complaints about the 2003 Ford E-450, the newest on September 4, 2024. Of these, 2 describe a fire.
In complaints about the 2003 Ford E-450, the component group named most often is the vehicle speed control (28%), followed by the tires (17%) and the equipment (11%).
2 of the 2003 Ford E-450's 5 recalls also concern the vehicle speed control.
Where 2003 Ford E-450 owners gave the mileage (10 complaints), the median was 36,540 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Vehicle Speed Control5
- Tires3
- Equipment2
- Fuel System, Diesel2
- Air Bags1
- Fuel System, Gasoline1
Complaints received, by year
| 2003 | 1 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 1 | |
| 2007 | 3 | |
| 2008 | 2 | |
| 2009 | 1 | |
| 2010 | 4 | |
| 2011 | 1 | |
| 2012 | 1 | |
| 2016 | 1 | |
| 2017 | 1 | |
| 2018 | 1 | |
| 2024 | 1 |
Complaints about the 2003 Ford E-450 peaked in 2010, when NHTSA received 4. 11% arrived between 2002 and 2006, the model year's first years on the road.
The 18 complaints about the 2003 Ford E-450 are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Ford E-450 by model year
Other 2003 Ford models
Newest record on this page: September 4, 2024. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted