NHTSA Safety Recalls
Ford E-550 Recalls by Year
NHTSA's files hold 5 recall campaigns for the Ford E-550, across 4 model years from 2002 to 2006. The 2003 has the most (5); the fewest among years with a recall is 2006 (1).
- Model years
- 4
- Recall campaigns
- 5
- Most recalls
- 2003
- Owner complaints
- 10
2002–2006, with a recall
5 recalls
all model years, NHTSA
Owners have filed 10 complaints with NHTSA about the Ford E-550 across 5 model years; the most, 4, concern the 2005.
Owners marked a crash on 1 of the Ford E-550 complaints (10%) and a fire on 0.
Across all Ford E-550 model years, owners name the engine and engine cooling most often (at least 3 complaints), then the fuel/propulsion system (2).
NHTSA received the most complaints about the Ford E-550 in 2006: 2, across all model years.
The component recalled most often on the Ford E-550 is vehicle speed control, in 4 model-year listings.
The newest Ford E-550 recall, 09V399000, was reported on October 13, 2009 and concerns the vehicle speed control.
Ford E-550 years to avoid
Too few Ford E-550 model years have a complete complaint window to rank them: 0 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
First years: complaints received from the year before the model year to three years after it.Ford E-550 years without a link have no recall page on this site.
What gets recalled most on the Ford E-550
- VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL4
- FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE3
- ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING1
- ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING1
Ford E-550 model-year listings per recall component; one campaign can cover several years.
Every Ford E-550 recall campaign (5)
| Campaign | Component | Years | Risk named | Vehicles |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 09V399000October 13, 2009 | vehicle speed control | 2002–2003 | fire | 4,500,000 |
| 07V078000March 6, 2007 | vehicle speed control | 2002–2003 | fire | 155,584 |
| 04V444000September 13, 2004 | electrical system: wiring | 2003 | fire | 214,849 |
| 04V445000September 13, 2004 | engine and engine cooling | 2003 | fire | 253,076 |
| 06E056000 | fuel system, gasoline | 2003, 2005–2006 | fire | — |
Vehicles: NHTSA's count of potentially affected vehicles in the whole campaign, not only the Ford E-550. Each campaign page has the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words.
Newest record on this page: May 1, 2015. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted