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NHTSA Safety Recalls

Ford E-250 Recalls by Year

NHTSA's files hold 58 recall campaigns for the Ford E-250, across 10 model years from 2005 to 2014. The 2006 has the most (30); the fewest among years with a recall is 2013 (10).

Model years
10

2005–2014, with a recall

Recall campaigns
58
Most recalls
2006

30 recalls

Owner complaints
159

all model years, NHTSA

Owners have filed 159 complaints with NHTSA about the Ford E-250 across 18 model years; the most, 18, concern the 2001.

Owners marked a crash on 23 of the Ford E-250 complaints (14%) and a fire on 13.

Across all Ford E-250 model years, owners name the electrical system most often (at least 18 complaints), then the engine and engine cooling (18).

NHTSA received the most complaints about the Ford E-250 in 2017: 12, across all model years.

The component recalled most often on the Ford E-250 is equipment adaptive/mobility, in 124 model-year listings.

The newest Ford E-250 recall, 25V876000, was reported on December 17, 2025 and concerns the equipment adaptive/mobility: wheelchair restraints/securement: latch/anchor:.

Ford E-250 years to avoid

Too few Ford E-250 model years have a complete complaint window to rank them: 2 of the 5 needed.

The ranking uses owner complaints in each model year's first years on the road, adjusted for NHTSA's complaint volume for that model year. It is not adjusted for sales and is not a reliability rating. Method

Recalls and complaints by model year

NHTSA recalls and owner complaints for the Ford E-250, by model year
YearRecallsComplaintsFirst yearsvs median year
2022011not ranked
2017022not ranked
2016010not ranked
20141172not ranked
201310112not ranked
20121185not ranked
20111764not ranked
20101292not ranked
20091821not ranked
20082161not ranked
20072664not ranked
200630115not ranked
200510112not ranked

First years: complaints received from the year before the model year to three years after it.Ford E-250 years without a link have no recall page on this site.

What gets recalled most on the Ford E-250

  • EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY124
  • FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:DELIVERY:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS8
  • EQUIPMENT7
  • FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM6
  • EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER4
  • FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY4
  • FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:STORAGE4
  • FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM:FUEL RAIL2
  • FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE2
  • EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY:WHEELCHAIR RESTRAINTS/SECUREMENT:LATCH/ANCHOR:1

Ford E-250 model-year listings per recall component; one campaign can cover several years.

Every Ford E-250 recall campaign (58)

NHTSA recall campaigns covering the Ford E-250, newest first
CampaignComponentYearsRisk namedVehicles
25V876000December 17, 2025equipment adaptive/mobility: wheelchair restraints/securement: latch/anchor:2011injury86
19V313000April 18, 2019seats2014crash and injury2,080
19V125000February 26, 2019equipment adaptive/mobility2008, 2013–2014injury3
16V350000May 24, 2016equipment adaptive/mobility2006–2014injury2
15V779000November 20, 2015equipment adaptive/mobility2006–2014injury278
15V763000November 17, 2015equipment adaptive/mobility2006–2014injury285
15V729000November 4, 2015equipment adaptive/mobility2006–2014injury667
14V706000November 5, 2014equipment adaptive/mobility2006–2014injury34
14V617000October 3, 2014equipment adaptive/mobility2006–2014injury286
14V584000September 23, 2014equipment adaptive/mobility2007–2014injury45
14V501000August 6, 2014fuel system, other: delivery: hoses, lines/piping, and fittings2012fire28
14V426000July 10, 2014fuel system, other: delivery: hoses, lines/piping, and fittings2010–2012fire36
14V232000May 2, 2014equipment adaptive/mobility2013–2014fire14
14V097000March 4, 2014fuel system, other: storage2011–2014fire343
13V261000June 21, 2013equipment2006–2012fire37
11V450000August 31, 2011fuel system, other: fuel injection system2009–2011fire101
11V445000August 26, 2011visibility: windshield2011crash4,532
11V307000May 31, 2011fuel system, other: delivery: hoses, lines/piping, and fittings2011fire15
11V246000April 20, 2011seats: front assembly: power adjust2011crash and injury192
10V242000June 4, 2010equipment adaptive/mobility2007–2009injury60
10V243000June 4, 2010equipment adaptive/mobility2007–2009injury60
10V206000May 13, 2010equipment adaptive/mobility2008–2009injury156
10V207000May 10, 2010equipment adaptive/mobility2008–2009injury74
10V151000April 15, 2010equipment adaptive/mobility2007–2009injury65
10V153000April 15, 2010equipment adaptive/mobility2007–2009injury65
09V434000November 13, 2009equipment: appliance: air conditioner2006–2009fire53
09V329000August 18, 2009equipment adaptive/mobility2007injury2
09V330000August 18, 2009equipment adaptive/mobility2007injury2
09V301000July 29, 2009equipment adaptive/mobility2006injury3
09V302000July 29, 2009equipment adaptive/mobility2006injury1
09V303000July 29, 2009equipment adaptive/mobility2006–2007injury8
09V304000July 29, 2009equipment adaptive/mobility2006injury8
09V305000July 29, 2009equipment adaptive/mobility2007injury1
09V308000July 29, 2009equipment adaptive/mobility2008injury3
09V275000July 15, 2009equipment adaptive/mobility2006injury4
09V276000July 15, 2009equipment adaptive/mobility2006injury1
09V271000July 14, 2009equipment adaptive/mobility2006injury4
09V249000July 1, 2009equipment adaptive/mobility2005injury1
09V250000July 1, 2009equipment adaptive/mobility2005injury1
09V243000June 29, 2009equipment adaptive/mobility2005injury3
09V242000June 26, 2009equipment adaptive/mobility2005injury3
09V100000March 27, 2009equipment adaptive/mobility2005–2007injury52
09V102000March 27, 2009equipment adaptive/mobility2005–2007injury74
08V568000October 24, 2008equipment adaptive/mobility2006injury42
08V569000October 24, 2008equipment adaptive/mobility2006injury42
08V518000October 6, 2008equipment adaptive/mobility2006–2008injury224
08V519000October 6, 2008equipment adaptive/mobility2006injury133
08V536000October 6, 2008equipment adaptive/mobility2006–2008injury890
08V537000October 6, 2008equipment adaptive/mobility2006–2008injury890
08V488000September 22, 2008equipment adaptive/mobility2005–2007injury18
08V489000September 22, 2008equipment adaptive/mobility2005–2007injury18
08V478000September 18, 2008equipment adaptive/mobility2006injury6
08V057000February 5, 2008fuel system, gasoline: fuel injection system: fuel rail2006–2007fire57,199
05V520000November 9, 2005visibility: windshield wiper/washer: motor2006crash199,942
06E056000fuel system, gasoline2005–2006fire—
11E019000fuel system, other: delivery: hoses, lines/piping, and fittings2009–2011fire—
11E033000fuel system, other: fuel injection system2009–2011fire—
11E047000fuel system, gasoline: storage: tank assembly2005–2008fire—

Vehicles: NHTSA's count of potentially affected vehicles in the whole campaign, not only the Ford E-250. Each campaign page has the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words.

Newest record on this page: December 17, 2025. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted