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NHTSA Safety Recalls

2005 Ford E-250 Recalls

The 2005 Ford E-250 has 10 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on July 1, 2009.

A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2005 Ford E-250. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.

Recalls
10

NHTSA campaigns

Owner complaints
11

filed with NHTSA

Crashes reported
3

1 fires

NHTSA crash test
Not rated

On a 2005 Ford E-250, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.

10 recalls on the 2005 Ford E-250

Equipment adaptive/mobility

Campaign
09V249000
Reported
July 1, 2009
Vehicles affected
up to 1
Risk NHTSA names
injury
Federal standard
FMVSS 403, platform lift systems
Same campaign
only the 2005 Ford E-250

09V249000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

Equipment adaptive/mobility

Campaign
09V250000
Reported
July 1, 2009
Vehicles affected
up to 1
Risk NHTSA names
injury
Federal standard
FMVSS 404, platform lift installations
Same campaign
only the 2005 Ford E-250

09V250000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

Equipment adaptive/mobility

Campaign
09V243000
Reported
June 29, 2009
Vehicles affected
up to 3
Risk NHTSA names
injury
Federal standard
FMVSS 403, platform lift systems
Same campaign
only the 2005 Ford E-250

09V243000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

Equipment adaptive/mobility

Campaign
09V242000
Reported
June 26, 2009
Vehicles affected
up to 3
Risk NHTSA names
injury
Federal standard
FMVSS 403, platform lift systems
Same campaign
only the 2005 Ford E-250

09V242000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

Equipment adaptive/mobility

Campaign
09V100000
Reported
March 27, 2009
Vehicles affected
up to 52
Risk NHTSA names
injury
Federal standard
FMVSS 403, platform lift systems
Same campaign
also 2006–2007 E-250, 2 other models

09V100000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

Equipment adaptive/mobility

Campaign
09V102000
Reported
March 27, 2009
Vehicles affected
up to 74
Risk NHTSA names
injury
Federal standard
FMVSS 404, platform lift installations
Same campaign
also 2006–2007 E-250, 2 other models

09V102000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

Equipment adaptive/mobility

Campaign
08V488000
Reported
September 22, 2008
Vehicles affected
up to 18
Risk NHTSA names
injury
Federal standard
FMVSS 404, platform lift installations
Same campaign
also 2006–2007 E-250, 1 other model

08V488000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

Equipment adaptive/mobility

Campaign
08V489000
Reported
September 22, 2008
Vehicles affected
up to 18
Risk NHTSA names
injury
Federal standard
FMVSS 403, platform lift systems
Same campaign
also 2006–2007 E-250, 1 other model

08V489000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

Fuel system, gasoline

Campaign
06E056000
Risk NHTSA names
fire
Same campaign
also 2006 E-250, 24 other models

06E056000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

Fuel system, gasoline: storage: tank assembly

Campaign
11E047000
Risk NHTSA names
fire
Same campaign
also 2006–2008 E-250, 2 other models

11E047000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

2005 Ford E-250 complaints by year

NHTSA has received 11 owner complaints about the 2005 Ford E-250, the newest on July 8, 2019. Of these, 3 describe a crash (27%) and 1 a fire; owners reported 2 injuries.

In complaints about the 2005 Ford E-250, the component group named most often is the air bags (27%), followed by the fuel system, gasoline (18%) and the steering (18%).

2 of the 2005 Ford E-250's 10 recalls also concern the fuel system, gasoline.

Component groups named in complaints

  • Air Bags3
  • Fuel System, Gasoline2
  • Steering2
  • Electronic Stability Control (Esc)1
  • Engine And Engine Cooling1
  • Fuel/Propulsion System1

Complaints received, by year

Complaints about the 2005 Ford E-250 received by NHTSA, by calendar year
20051
20061
20091
20104
20111
20131
20171
20191

Complaints about the 2005 Ford E-250 peaked in 2010, when NHTSA received 4. 18% arrived between 2004 and 2008, the model year's first years on the road.

The 11 complaints about the 2005 Ford E-250 are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.

Ford E-250 by model year

Other 2005 Ford models

Newest record on this page: July 8, 2019. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted