Model year record

1984 Ford E250

5 recall campaigns on file for this model year. 2 owner complaints on file.

Recalls

Recall campaignNHTSA 88V133000

Engine and engine cooling: cooling system: hoses/lines/piping/fittings

Component: Engine and engine cooling: cooling system: hoses/lines/piping/fittings
Manufacturer: FORD MOTOR COMPANY
Vehicles affected: 14,975
Reported to NHTSA: 1988-08-09
Owners notified: 1988-09-14

Defect description

EXTREME OPERATING CONDITIONS COULD CAUSE PREMATURE DETERIORATION OF THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT HEATER HOSES OR ENGINE BYPASS HOSES.

Safety risk

ENGINE COOLANT COULD DISCHARGE ONTO THE ENGINE AND ITSEXHAUST MANIFOLD CREATING THE POTENTIAL FOR A FIRE DUE TO THE HIGH ENGINEEXHAUST MANIFOLD TEMPERATURES.

Manufacturer remedy

REPLACE HOSES AND RADIATOR CAPS; INSTALL HIGH HEAT RESISTANCE ALUMINIZED STAINLESS STEEL MUFFLERS.

Recall campaignNHTSA 87V144000

Engine and engine cooling: exhaust system: emission control

Component: Engine and engine cooling: exhaust system: emission control
Manufacturer: FORD MOTOR COMPANY
Vehicles affected: 188,000
Reported to NHTSA: 1987-09-09
Owners notified: 1988-02-03

Defect description

VEHICLES ARE SUBJECT TO EXCESSIVE UNDERHOOD TEMPERATURES AND FUEL SYSTEM PRESSURES IN SEVERE DUTY APPLICATIONS.

Safety risk

THIS CREATES POTENTIAL FOR FUEL EXPULSION FROM THE FUELFILLER PIPE WHICH IN THE PRESENCE OF AN IGNITION SOURCE, COULD RESULT IN AFIRE.

Manufacturer remedy

INSTALL MODIFICATION KITS TO MINIMIZE POSSIBILITY OF FUEL EXPULSION AND TO SHIELD UNDERBODY COMPONENTS FROM EXHAUST SYSTEM HEAT.

Recall campaignNHTSA 85V061000

Fuel system, diesel

Component: Fuel system, diesel
Manufacturer: FORD MOTOR COMPANY
Vehicles affected: 8,500
Reported to NHTSA: 1985-05-14

Defect description

WHEN FRONTALLY IMPACTED INTO A FIXED BARRIER AT 30 MPH, AS SPECIFIED IN FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD (FMVSS) NO. 301, THE LEFT FRAME RAILS OF SUCH VEHICLES MAY DISPLACE INBOARD, PINCHING THE FUEL/WATER SEPARATOR CANISTER BETWEEN THE FRAME RAIL AND ENGINE SUFFICIENTLY TO DISPLACE THE FUEL/WATER SEPARATOR DRAIN ROD, ALLOWING THE CONTENTS OF THE CANISTER TO DRAIN. CONSEQUENCE OF DEFECT: FUEL LEAK DURING OR AFTER A CRASH INCREASES THE POSSIBILITY OF A FIRE.

Manufacturer remedy

INSTALL A CANISTER SHIELD, A REVISED DESIGN DRAIN ROD SHIELD, AND MODIFY FUEL/WATER SEPARATOR MOUNTING BRACKET.

Recall campaignNHTSA 84V119000

Fuel system, gasoline: carburetor system

Component: Fuel system, gasoline: carburetor system
Manufacturer: FORD MOTOR COMPANY
Vehicles affected: 85,000
Reported to NHTSA: 1984-10-02
Owners notified: 1984-12-03

Defect description

THE SECONDARY THROTTLE SHAFT MAY, WITH ACCUMULATED MILEAGE, BECOME CONTAMINATED AND MAY STICK IN A PARTIALLY OPEN POSITION WHILE DRIVING.

Safety risk

CONSEQUENCE OF DEFECT: THIS STICKING COULD RESULT IN A FASTER SPEED THAN INTENDED, POSSIBLY RESUTLING IN AN ACCIDENT.

Manufacturer remedy

THE PRIMARY TO SECONDARY THROTTLE CLOSURE LINK ON THE CARBURETOR WILL BE REPLACED FREE OF CHARGE.

Recall campaignNHTSA 84V014000

Wheels

Component: Wheels
Manufacturer: FORD MOTOR COMPANY
Vehicles affected: 1,050
Reported to NHTSA: 1984-01-07
Owners notified: 1984-03-13

Defect description

SOME VEHICLES MAY HAVE BEEN BUILT WITH IMPROPERLY MANUFACTURED WHEELS. THE WELDS SECURING THE CENTER SECTIONS TO THE RIMS MAY CRACK FROM FATIGUE.

Manufacturer remedy

AFFECTED WHEELS WILL BE REPLACED.

Owner complaints

A complaint is one person's report to a federal agency. It is not a finding.

Component	Complaints	Median mileage
Suspension: front: springs: leaf spring assembly	1	—
Tires	1	—

The 1985 model has about half as many complaints as this one. These figures reflect raw complaint counts, not failure rates. Higher-selling model years naturally receive more complaints.

Safety recall repairs are provided free of charge by franchised dealers, regardless of vehicle age or mileage. This page displays aggregated data for the model year. To check recall status for a specific vehicle, search its VIN at nhtsa.gov.