Recall Register

1997 Ford Aeromax: recalls and complaints

NHTSA lists 2 recall campaigns for the 1997 Ford Aeromax. The newest campaign is 99V050000. NHTSA received the report on 15 Mar 1999. The NHTSA record gives the component Service Brakes, Air. NHTSA has 3 complaints on file for this model year.

The NHTSA recall file shows no do-not-drive advisory and no park-outside advisory on these campaigns.

This page cannot show if a recall applies to one vehicle. The NHTSA VIN lookup shows the unrepaired recalls of one vehicle.

Remedy of the newest campaign, 99V050000, in the NHTSA record

Dealers will repair the air line plumbing to install a check valve.
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Complaint information entered into NHTSA’s Office of Defects Investigation vehicle owner's complaint database is used with other data sources to identify safety issues that warrant investigation and to determine if a safety-related defect trend exists.

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Recall campaigns

2 campaigns, newest first. 2,187 units in total.

  1. 99V050000Received . 1,687 units.

    Service Brakes, Air

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    Vehicle description: heavy duty trucks equipped with optional wabco air dryer. The air brake system was plumbed so that the systems did not provide air reservoir isolation. This does not comply with the requirements of FMVSS no. 121, "air brake systems."
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    The air brake reservoir pressure could be depleted, activating the emergency spring brake. With the emergency spring brake deployed, the vehicle would stop and could not be moved until the brake air system was repaired.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Dealers will repair the air line plumbing to install a check valve.

    Report filed by FORD MOTOR COMPANY. Manufacturer campaign number 99S05. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .

  2. 96V200000Received . 500 units.

    Service Brakes, Air / Supply / Low Pressure Warning / Switch

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    The air brake system was manufactured having air brake pressure release times of approximately 1.5 seconds. This does not comply with the requirements of FMVSS no. 121, "air brake systems."
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    This condition can result in slight trailer brake drag and tire scuffing increasing the risk of a vehicle accident.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Dealers will install a quick release valve in the air pressure release systems.

    Report filed by FORD MOTOR COMPANY. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .

The campaign number opens the NHTSA record. Each quotation is the text of the NHTSA recall file.

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Units: The number of vehicles or products that a recall can include. The manufacturer or the firm reports the number to the agency.

Complaints by component

3 complaints, 3 component mentions.

A complaint can name more than one component. Each component that a complaint names is one component mention. This model year has fewer than 50 component mentions, so the table shows the number of mentions only.

1997 Ford Aeromax: component mentions in complaints
ComponentMentions
Steering1
Power Train1
Seat Belts1
Complaints that report a crash
0
Complaints that report a fire
0
Injuries in the complaints
1
Deaths in the complaints
0
Date of the newest complaint
18 Sep 2006

These figures are the entries of the persons who sent the complaints.

Complaint: A report about a possible safety problem that a person sends to NHTSA. This site shows the number of complaints and not their text.

Complaints about the 1997 Ford Aeromax, by the year NHTSA received them. The largest year is 1998, with 1 complaint.

Investigations

The NHTSA investigation file has no investigation that names this model year.

Investigation: A study of a possible safety defect by the NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation. An investigation with no closing date in the NHTSA file is open.

Other model years

The number under each year is the number of recall campaigns.

  1. 19910
  2. 19930
  3. 19950
  4. 19961
  5. 19972
  6. 19982

A year without a link has fewer than 2 campaigns and fewer than 25 complaints. It has no page.

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Cite this page

Recall Register. 1997 Ford Aeromax: recalls and complaints. https://recallregister.com/vehicle/ford/aeromax/1997/. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation, recall, complaint and investigation files. Data through .

Sources

Source
NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation
Licence
US government work, public domain
Recall file through
30 Sep 2026
Complaint file through
30 Sep 2026
First complaint in the file
1 Jan 1995
Manufacturer in the recall file
FORD MOTOR COMPANY

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Questions

How many units are in the recall campaigns for the 1997 Ford Aeromax?
2,187 units in 2 campaigns. A campaign can name other models and model years, and its units include them.
How many recall campaigns does the Ford Aeromax have for all model years?
NHTSA lists 3 recall campaigns for the Ford Aeromax, model years 1991 to 1998. 2 of them name the 1997 model year.
Which component do the complaints about the 1997 Ford Aeromax name most often?
Steering: 1 of 3 component mentions.
Is an NHTSA investigation of the 1997 Ford Aeromax open?
The NHTSA investigation file has no investigation that names this model year.