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NHTSA Safety Recalls

2005 Ford E-450 Recalls

The 2005 Ford E-450 has 7 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on May 29, 2019.

A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2005 Ford E-450. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.

Recalls
7

NHTSA campaigns

Owner complaints
34

filed with NHTSA

Crashes reported
3

2 fires

NHTSA crash test
Not rated

On a 2005 Ford E-450, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.

7 recalls on the 2005 Ford E-450

Equipment

Campaign
19V401000
Reported
May 29, 2019
Vehicles affected
up to 22
Risk NHTSA names
crash
Federal standard
FMVSS 101, controls and displays
Same campaign
also 2006, 2009–2010, 2014, 2016 E-450, 3 other models

19V401000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

Equipment adaptive/mobility

Campaign
08V644000
Reported
December 5, 2008
Vehicles affected
up to 1
Risk NHTSA names
injury
Federal standard
FMVSS 404, platform lift installations
Same campaign
only the 2005 Ford E-450

08V644000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

Equipment adaptive/mobility

Campaign
08V643000
Reported
December 4, 2008
Vehicles affected
up to 1
Risk NHTSA names
injury
Federal standard
FMVSS 404, platform lift installations
Same campaign
only the 2005 Ford E-450

08V643000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

Equipment adaptive/mobility

Campaign
08V519000
Reported
October 6, 2008
Vehicles affected
up to 133
Risk NHTSA names
injury
Federal standard
FMVSS 403, platform lift systems
Same campaign
also 1 other model

08V519000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

Electrical system: wiring

Campaign
05V270000
Reported
June 10, 2005
Vehicles affected
up to 180,104
Risk NHTSA names
crash
Same campaign
also 6 other models

05V270000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

Equipment: other: labels

Campaign
04V603000
Reported
December 20, 2004
Vehicles affected
up to 2,902
Federal standard
FMVSS 120, tire and rim selection for vehicles other than cars
Same campaign
only the 2005 Ford E-450

04V603000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

Fuel system, gasoline

Campaign
06E056000
Risk NHTSA names
fire
Same campaign
also 2002–2003, 2006 E-450, 24 other models

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

2005 Ford E-450 complaints by year

NHTSA has received 34 owner complaints about the 2005 Ford E-450, the newest on July 5, 2018. Of these, 3 describe a crash (9%) and 2 a fire; owners reported 3 injuries.

In complaints about the 2005 Ford E-450, the component group named most often is the electrical system (15%), followed by the power train (15%) and the engine and engine cooling (12%).

1 of the 2005 Ford E-450's 7 recalls also concerns the electrical system.

Where 2005 Ford E-450 owners gave the mileage (27 complaints), the median was 21,000 miles.

Component groups named in complaints

  • Electrical System5
  • Power Train5
  • Engine And Engine Cooling4
  • Tires4
  • Engine3
  • Fuel System, Gasoline2

Complaints received, by year

Complaints about the 2005 Ford E-450 received by NHTSA, by calendar year
20057
20065
20072
20083
20092
20113
20121
20136
20141
20151
20161
20171
20181

Complaints about the 2005 Ford E-450 peaked in 2005, when NHTSA received 7. 50% arrived between 2004 and 2008, the model year's first years on the road.

Adjusted for how many complaints NHTSA received about all 2005 vehicles, the 2005 Ford E-450 drew 1.3× the complaints of the median Ford E-450 year in the same window: 2nd highest of the 6 ranked years.

Ford E-450 years to avoid →

The 34 complaints about the 2005 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 2005 Ford models

Newest record on this page: May 29, 2019. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted