2007 Ford E-450
Safety record from NHTSA: recalls, owner complaints, investigations and service bulletins.
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Recalls
11 recalls name the 2007 Ford E-450. Newest first.
Farber Specialty Vehicles (Farber) is recalling various specialty vehicles modified by Farber and equipped with model S2005, S2010, S5005, S5010, S5505, and S5510 wheelchair lifts manufactured by Ricon Corporation. The platform side plate of the affected wheelchair lifts may crack.
Risk and remedy
Risk
If the platform side plates crack, the lift platform can separate from the lift and come to rest against the vehicle's lift door. When the doors are opened, the platform may fall out, increasing the risk of injury to the lift operator.
Remedy
Farber will notify owners to take their vehicles to a Ricon dealer or service center who will install supplemental platform support bumpers. Any platform that has already started cracking will be replaced, free of charge. The recall began on March 24, 2015. Owners may contact Farber customer service at 1-800-331-3188, or Ricon customer service at 1-800-322-2884. Farber's number for this recall is 14E-041.
Elkhart Coach (Elkhart) is recalling certain model year 2006-2014 Ford E-350 and Ford E-450 vehicles manufactured January 1, 2006, to May 1, 2014 and equipped with certain model S2005, S2010, S5005, S5010, S5505, and S5510 wheelchair lifts manufactured by Ricon Corporation. The platform side plate of the affected wheelchair lifts may crack.
Risk and remedy
Risk
If the platform side plates crack, the lift platform can separate from the lift and come to rest against the vehicle's lift door. When the doors are opened, the platform may fall out, increasing the risk of injury to the lift operator.
Remedy
Elkhart will notify owners to take the vehicles to a Ricon dealer or service center who will install supplemental platform support bumpers. Any platform that has already started cracking will be replaced, free of charge. The recall began on October 1, 2014. Owners may contact Ricon customer service at 1-800-322-2884. Owners may also contact Elkhart customer service at 1-574-264-5179. This recall has been superseded by campaign 15V-768.
Creative Bus Sales, Inc is recalling certain model year 2006-2011 Chevrolet and GMC C5500, and Ford E450, and Econoline 350 vehicles equipped with Braun wheelchair lifts. Over time, or with frequent use, the roll stop latches on the outer barrier of the lifts may become bent or misaligned.
Risk and remedy
Risk
A wheelchair occupant may defeat or ride over the insufficiently latched roll stop. If this occurs when the lift platform is in an elevated position, the wheelchair's occupant could fall and sustain injury.
Remedy
Braun is conducting this recall on behalf of Creative Bus Sales. Braun will notify owners, and dealers will repair the vehicles free of charge. The recall began on November 23, 2012. Owners may contact Creative Bus at 1-888-633-8380 or Braun at 1-800-488-0359.
Elkhart coach has notified nhtsa of a defect in certain transit buses fitted with ricon public use lifts. the restraint belt on these lifts was designed to prevent the lift from moving, unless the tongue of the belt IS fully engaged and latched in the buckle. ricon has discovered, however, that it IS possible for the operator to insert the belt tongue…
Risk and remedy
Risk
The user of the lift could be injured should the lift move without the restraint belt properly buckled.
Remedy
Elkhart coach IS working with ricon and ricon will be handling the remedy for this campaign. please see ricon's defect report 09e-060. ricon will provide customers with a warning decal and a dvd-based training aid. the safety recall began on july 27, 2010. owners may contact ricon customer service at 800-322-2884, emailing at www.dmata@wabtec.com.
Elkhart coach has notified nhtsa about a defect in certain transit buses equipped with certain ricon s series and k series l-model wheelchair lifts, due to a problem in the software that controls the lift's "up" function. if the "up" switch IS released before the floor level limit switch IS activated, the lift may continue its upward travel for…
Risk and remedy
Risk
When the platform overruns the vehicle floor level and stops at an angle from 15-20 degrees, it IS possible for a person in a wheelchair to tip over and for someone standing on the platform to fall, possibly resulting in injuries.
Remedy
Elkhart coach will notify owners and the repairs will be performed by authorized ricon dealers free of charge. currently ricon IS developing a software solution and IS not available. until the software solution IS available, ricon will provide owners with a bulletin outlining proper wheelchair lift operation and will ship owners a dvd-based training aid to promote proper lift operation at no cost. the safety recall began on july 27, 2010. owners may contact ricon customer service at 800- 322-2884, emailing at www.dmata@wabtec.com.
Cues, inc. IS recalling certain model year 2007-2009 service vehicles built on various chassis equipped with carrier airv ceiling units, model nos. 68Rv0010ba, 68rv0012ca, and 68rv0010ea. the heater element in these assemblies may be defective which could cause the unit to create smoke or sparks.
Risk and remedy
Risk
This defect could result in a fire.
Remedy
Cues IS working with carrier to remedy the affected vehicles. repairs will be made by carrier free of charge. please see carrier's defect report 09e-053. the safety recall began on january 5, 2010. owners may contact carrier at 1-877-584-7059 or cues at 1-407-849-0190.
E-n-g mobile system IS recalling certain model year 2008 chevrolet w5500, model year 2007-2009 dodge 3500, model year 2009 mighty mover, model year 2006-2009 ford E-250, E-350 and E-450, model year 2008-2009 GMC w4500, model year 2007 international 4300, model year 2009 toyota land cruiser vehicles equipped with carrier airv ceiling units, model nos.…
Risk and remedy
Risk
This defect could result in a fire.
Remedy
E-n-g mobile system will notify owners and the vehicles will be repaired by carrier free of charge. please see carrier's defect report 09e-053. the safety recall IS expected to begin during december 2009. owners may contact carrier at 1-877-584-7059 or e-n-g mobile system at 1-925-798-4060.
Colonial IS recalling 50 my 2006-2008 ford E350, E450, and chevrolet g-van cutaway chassis vehicles and equipped with ricon platform style wheelchair lifts. these lifts fail to comply with the requirements of federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 403, "platform lift systems for motor vehicles." the anti-stow interlock may not detect the presence of a…
Risk and remedy
Risk
A lift occupant can be injured should the lift begin to stow unintentionally.
Remedy
Colonial IS working with ricon to correct the wheelchair lifts free of charge (please see 07e097). owners may contact ricon at 1-818-267-3000 or colonial at 1-301-698-5100.
Colonial IS recalling 50 my 2006-2008 ford E350, E450, and chevrolet g-van cutaway chassis vehicles equipped with ricon platform style wheelchair lifts. these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 404, "platform lift installations in motor vehicles." the threshold warning system may not detect the…
Risk and remedy
Risk
The user of the lift could be injured should the lift move unintentionally.
Remedy
Colonial IS working with ricon to correct the wheelchair lifts free of charge (please see 07e095). owners may contact ricon at 1-818-267-3000 or colonial at 1-301-698-5100.
La boit IS recalling 8 my 2006-2007 ford E-450, GMC 5500, and workhorse specialty vehicles equipped with ricon platform style wheelchair lifts. these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 404, "platform lift installations in motor vehicles." the threshold warning system may not detect the presence of a…
Risk and remedy
Risk
The user of the lift could be injured should the lift move unintentionally.
Remedy
La boit IS working with ricon to correct the wheelchair lifts free of charge (please see 07e095). owners may contact ricon at 1-818-267-3000 or la boit at 1-614-231-7640.
La boit IS recalling 8 my 2006-2007 ford E-450, GMC 5500, and workhorse specialty vehicles equipped with ricon platform style wheelchair lifts. these lifts fail to comply with the requirements of federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 403, "platform lift systems for motor vehicles." the anti-stow interlock may not detect the presence of a wheelchair or…
Risk and remedy
Risk
A lift occupant can be injured should the lift begin to stow unintentionally.
Remedy
La boit IS working with ricon to correct the wheelchair lifts free of charge (please see 07e097). owners may contact ricon at 1-818-267-3000 or la boit at 1-614-231-7640.
Owner complaints
12 complaints2 involved a crash2 involved a fire1 injuries
What owners report most
Latest complaints
- Wheels
While on a trip and while returning home the r/r inside tire tread separated causing the vehicle to sway. I was traveling on highway 231, a 4 lane highway,. I was traveling 65mph at the time of the tire failure. I was able to pull into the florida welcome center located on the florida alabama…
While on a trip and while returning home the r/r inside tire tread separated causing the vehicle to sway. I was traveling on highway 231, a 4 lane highway,. I was traveling 65mph at the time of the tire failure. I was able to pull into the florida welcome center located on the florida alabama line. I had to call someone out to change the tire. after returning home to panama city, florida I took the vehicle and tire back to pep boys to have it replaced. I advised the service writer that I hade purchased road hazard insurance when I purchased the tires and advised him as to what happened and he advised me that tire separation was not a road hazard and that I would have to pay 50.00 dollars to have the tire replaced. the tires I bought for my motor home were definity dakota h/t LT 225 75R 16. the service writer advised me that they no longer sold this tire and replaced it with a cooper tire. they put the tire that was on the r/r outside at the time of the inside tire failure on the inside of the wheel and put the new tire on the outside. now I am having problems with the r/r inside tire not holding air. I feel that these tires are not safe to use on another trip. the service writer did not look to concerned about the problem.
- Tires
Purchased 4 master craft courser lt225/75r16 on 6/30/10 on my 30 ft class c m/h with 18860 miles. so far this year 2014 I have had 3 tires fail with cord separation. the first was on 5/29/14 travelling to nc. the second failure was on 7/25/14 where the tread separated from the tire. the third…
Purchased 4 master craft courser lt225/75r16 on 6/30/10 on my 30 ft class c m/h with 18860 miles. so far this year 2014 I have had 3 tires fail with cord separation. the first was on 5/29/14 travelling to nc. the second failure was on 7/25/14 where the tread separated from the tire. the third occurred on 11/21/14 where the entire tread came off the tire just like a recapped tire. I currently have 38000 miles on m/h. it IS stored under cover and the tires are covered when in storage. all three failures occurred while driving on highways and was able to pull over safely and without any damage to my vehicle or others. *tr
- Engine · Fuel system, diesel · Power train
Employees were driving truck on a level road, and it rapidly lost power. They stopped and called me, and I told them to check a number of things. Everything looked ok. Brought the vehicle to ford dealer, and was informed that the fuel tank was rusted/rusting on the inside. They advised me that the…
Employees were driving truck on a level road, and it rapidly lost power. They stopped and called me, and I told them to check a number of things. Everything looked ok. Brought the vehicle to ford dealer, and was informed that the fuel tank was rusted/rusting on the inside. They advised me that the tank, sending unit, and fuel pump needed to be replaced, before they could see if the injectors, fuel lines, and turbo were damaged. I checked on the internet before authorizing the repairs, and was astounded by the amount of people that had the same exact issues. The tanks are defective, and delaminate, therefore clogging the fuel system. They repair bill that I was quoted before we even got to the engine, was $3700.00+tax!!!. This IS unreal that the nhtsa has not forced a recall yet. Does someone have to die first? Some people reported repair bills of $11,000+!! I am a small business owner. I paid $45,000.00 for this vehicle, maintained it religiously. The truck only has 66,000 miles on it. There have been numerous complaints to the nhtsa, and it has been reported that this has been known about for some time. There are also some class action lawsuits that are in place. I cannot afford this repair. I will get a petition going to ask the nhtsa to recall these vehicles. If the nhtsa knows that there IS a problem, and someone has an accident and kills someone, would that not have the nhtsa shoulder some blame? IS this another cover up like the general motors ignition recall? I urge you to please recall these affected vehicles. Ford knows that there IS a problem, and they immediately blame it on fuel. I have 6 trucks that all run on diesel. The only one that has this problem IS this vehicle. I would like someone from this agency to contact me asap. This truck IS a main source of income for me and my employees, and it I sitting at a dealer for 5 days so far. *tr
- Fuel/propulsion system
Leak in molded fuel line where line changes from hose to pipe. not a wear item, safety issue. fuel line IS located over exhaust manifold, fuel leak detected before additional damage occurred. *tr
- Engine and engine cooling › Engine
Radiator failure of top header seal with antifreeze blowing back over passenger side of the engine creating a possible fire hazard. *Tr
- Power train › Automatic transmission
2007 ford E450 van, driver lifted shift lever towards park. The driver thought the lever was in park and exited the vehicle. The lever dropped to reverse and the vehicle ran the over driver. *bf the vehicle has a brake interlock, if the shift lever IS pushed hard enough, it will shift into park.…
2007 ford E450 van, driver lifted shift lever towards park. The driver thought the lever was in park and exited the vehicle. The lever dropped to reverse and the vehicle ran the over driver. *bf the vehicle has a brake interlock, if the shift lever IS pushed hard enough, it will shift into park. If the shift lever IS pushed, but not hard enough, the shift indicator hangs up between park and reverse. (The vehicle IS owned by u-haul) *jb
- Service brakes, hydraulic
Fire from ABS unit. *Tr
- Service brakes, hydraulic
Fire from ABS brake unit. *Tr
- Service brakes, hydraulic
Tl*the contact owns a 2007 ford E-450. Whenever the contact drove the vehicle at any speed he noticed that the brakes began to overheat and lock. The dealer stated that the failure could not be serviced or reproduced. There were no prior warnings. The current and failure mileages were 40000. updated 2/22/10 *cn updated 07/07/10.*jb
- Engine and engine cooling
Under normal operating conditions we have had two engines (V-10, 6.8L) throw a spark plug, stripping out the threads. Both vehicles had been on the road for about an hour and upon leaving a stoplight blew the plugs, causing lost of power, raw fuel smell, leading to the vehicles being towed to the…
Under normal operating conditions we have had two engines (V-10, 6.8L) throw a spark plug, stripping out the threads. Both vehicles had been on the road for about an hour and upon leaving a stoplight blew the plugs, causing lost of power, raw fuel smell, leading to the vehicles being towed to the repair shop. 2005 ford E-450, cylinder #3, @ 193,096 miles on engine; horizon ford in seattle recommend replacing engine, replaced with ford re-manufactured engine. 2007 ford E-450, cylinder #3, @ 150,039 miles on engine; repaired under ford tsb 07-21-2 with insert. *Tr
- Exterior lighting · Fuel system, gasoline
Tl*the contact owns a 2007 ford E450. the contact received a recall notice for the fuel system and exterior lighting in february of 2009 and immediately called the dealer. she was informed that because the company was experiencing financial difficulties, they would charge her $300 per repair. if…
Tl*the contact owns a 2007 ford E450. the contact received a recall notice for the fuel system and exterior lighting in february of 2009 and immediately called the dealer. she was informed that because the company was experiencing financial difficulties, they would charge her $300 per repair. if the vehicle IS not repaired, a catastrophic failure could occur. the vehicle has not been repaired. the contact IS in the process of notifying the manufacturer. the nhtsa campaign ID number was unknown. the failure and current mileages were 1,500.
- Air bags › Frontal
Driver and passenger airbags did not deploy during auto accident, damage to right front end and right fender.right wheel and brkae assembly completly detached from automobile.dashboard came apart. *cn
Defect investigations
NHTSA’s Office of Defects Investigation opened these reviews into vehicles including this one.
- HVAC Switch Failures
ODI has received 1 complaint and reports from 4 transportation fleets alleging 182 switch failures.Each fleet operates mini buses built on a Ford E350 or E450 cutaway chassis.The OEM HVAC blower switches have melted, smoked, burned or experienced open flame and become inoperable on vehicles in each fleet.Some drivers…
ODI has received 1 complaint and reports from 4 transportation fleets alleging 182 switch failures.Each fleet operates mini buses built on a Ford E350 or E450 cutaway chassis.The OEM HVAC blower switches have melted, smoked, burned or experienced open flame and become inoperable on vehicles in each fleet.Some drivers have reported a burning smell or smoke coming from the dash.One fleet reported a vehicle fire.No injuries were sustained.However, the bus was carrying special needs children when the driver noticed smoke coming from the dash.The driver was able to evacuate the children prior to the vehicle becoming engulfed in flames.This PE has been upgraded to an Engineering Analysis (EA) to determine if the blower motor switch failures create a situation where a vehicle fire is possible and presents a safety risk to the driver and other passengers.
Service bulletins
Technical service bulletins and other communications the manufacturer sent dealers about this vehicle. Ask a dealer for the full document by its number.
- 10243490When performing any transmission fluid changes or topoffs involving MERCON SP, MERCON LV has replaced all versions of MERCON SP and can be used going forward. Mixing MERCON LV and MERCON SP in the same transmission is acceptable. After 30-Jun-2023, MERCON SP ATF will no longer be manufactured and will only be available until inventory depletes.
- 10178768These SKUs are Trailer Brake Control Modules. The customer communication requested return of unsold inventory due to an internal software issue. The internal software issue leads to a false check trailer brake message and Trailer Brake Controller fault whenever the brake pedal is pressed. This will cause the part to be replaced, due to repetitive dashboard warning light, even though it sends signals to the trailer brakes properly.
- 10096432On some vehicles, when the gateway 401 module transitions from its power down mode (ignition off) to its power up mode (ignition on) the module may not wake up. If this action occurs, the module's led display panels will not prove-out and the backlights on the led display panels will not illuminate.
- 10056196Ford: when shifting between park, reverse and/or during 2-3 shift, an intermittent clunk occurs with a torqshift transmission. Model 2003-2014 f-super duty, e series, excursion, F-53 motorhome chassis, low cab forward.
- 10055629Ford: on some trucks, there IS a no crank situation and if voltage on transmission range sensor at pin 21, IS less than 5 volts, disconnect the engine cooling fan clutch, electronically, and recheck voltage. Model 2003-2007 f super duty, 2004-2010 e series, 2003-2005 excursion.
- 10039130Ford: there may be a lack of rpm, hesitation, or rough running concerns when the vehicle IS in idle. There may be two trouble codes stored. The problem may be caused by aftermarket generators installed or modifications to the front end drive. E-350/450.
- 10039053Ford: if there IS an intermittent lack of power, surge, or hesitation while driving the brakes will override acceleration.
- 10034571Ford: runs rough, lacks power, hard start, no start. Some vehicles and trucks equipped with 6.0L engine may exhibit a runs rough, lacks power, hard to start, no start concern with or without diagnostic trouble code (dtc) p0611 code or various injector circuit codes.
- 10028826Ford: some vehicles with diesel engines may experience no starts, hard starts or rough running when cold and may be accompanied with diagnostic trouble codes (dtcs) p0611, p1378 and/or all 8 injector circuit codes.
- 10028730Ford: some vehicles equipped with 6.0L diesel engine may exhibit any one or combination of the following concerns-lack of power, white/black smoke or a surge.
- 10028284Ford trucks: misfire, lack of power, buck/jerk, excessive smoke, crank/no start-diagnostics for fuel system. There are several potential causes for these symptoms.
- 10027985Ford truck: some trucks equipped with a 6.0L diesel engine may exhibit a hard start/long crank or no start condition due to low injection control pressure (icp).
- 100243256.0L turbocharger carbon deposit diagnostics and service tips. Updated 5/29/08.
- 100238556.0L--mil on--p0401, p0402, p0404, p1335--lack of power or surge with some 2003-2007 f-super duty, 2003-2005 excursion and 2004-2008 e-series vehicles.
- 10022760Crank/no start/ no pcm communication and possibly p1336 and other codes.
- 10022719Certain 2007 e-series strip chassis vehicle emission control information (veci) label replacement.
- 10022675Brake booster system may exhibit a brake pedal kickback and/or grabbing condition when applying the brakes.
- 10022243Lack of power due to low fuel pressure - fuel tank liner seperation.
- 10022232Headlight adjustment needed.
- 10021621Lack of power due to low fuel pressure, fuel tank liner seperation.
- 10021462Cold start driveability - white smoke, lacks power, exhaust odor, surges, runs, rough, or no start.
- 10021236Lack of cooling fan operation.
- 100212346.0L - mil on with dtc p2138, p2139, and p2140.
Every Ford E-450 model year
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