Recall Register

1996 Ford E-150: recalls and complaints

NHTSA lists 3 recall campaigns for the 1996 Ford E-150. The newest campaign is 09V399000. NHTSA received the report on 13 Oct 2009. The NHTSA record gives the component Vehicle Speed Control. NHTSA has 59 complaints on file for this model year. 1 NHTSA investigation names 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, 09V399000, in the NHTSA record

Ford will notify owners that dealers will install a fused wiring harness in line with the scds. On 1999-2003 windstar vehicles with a leaking scds, dealers will also inspect the ABS control module connector and repair as necessary. Repairs will be completed free of charge. The safety recall began on october 27, 2009. Owners may contact ford at 1-888-222-2751.
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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

3 campaigns, newest first. 5,925,000 units in total.

  1. 09V399000Received . 4,500,000 units.

    Vehicle Speed Control

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    Ford is recalling model years 1995-2003 windstar, 2000-2003 excursion diesel, 1993-1997 and 1999-2003 f-250 sd through f-550 sd diesel, 1992-2003 e-150 through e-550, 1995-2002 explorer, 1997 and 2002 mercury mountaineer, 1995-1997 and 2001-2003 ranger, and 1994 f53 vehicles equipped with the texas instruments speed control deactivation switch (scds). The scds may leak internally and then overheat, smoke, or burn.
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    A vehicle fire could occur with or without the engine running.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Ford will notify owners that dealers will install a fused wiring harness in line with the scds. On 1999-2003 windstar vehicles with a leaking scds, dealers will also inspect the ABS control module connector and repair as necessary. Repairs will be completed free of charge. The safety recall began on october 27, 2009. Owners may contact ford at 1-888-222-2751.

    Report filed by FORD MOTOR COMPANY. Manufacturer campaign number 09S09. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .

  2. 08V051000Received . 225,000 units.

    Vehicle Speed Control / Cruise Control

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    Ford is recalling 225,000 my 1992-2003 econoline, my 1993-1995 taurus sho, my 1992-1998 crown victoria, my 1993 bronco, f-series, my 1995-1997 f-series super duty stripped chassis, my 1992-1998 mercury grand marquis, and my 1992-1995 lincoln town car vehicles. The affected vehicles were previously repaired using a wiring harness that is not compatible with the vehicle circuit polarity.
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    As a result, the fuse is located in the output circuit rather than in the intended input power feed circuit, and may not offer the intended protection in the event of an electrical short to ground.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Dealers will install a new wiring harness, or replace the mating electrical component. The recall began on february 18, 2008. Owners may contact ford at 1-800-392-3673.

    Report filed by FORD MOTOR COMPANY. Manufacturer campaign number 08S01. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .

  3. 06V286000Received . 1,200,000 units.

    Vehicle Speed Control

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    On certain trucks equipped with speed control, gasoline or natural gas engines, the speed control deactivation switch may overheat.
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    Overheating could result in smoke or burn and an underhood fire.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Dealers will install a fused wiring harness into the speed control system free of charge. The recall began on august 7, 2006. Owners may contact ford at 1-866-436-7332. (note: also see recalls 05v017 and 05v388)

    Report filed by FORD MOTOR COMPANY. Manufacturer campaign number 05S28. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .

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Complaints by component

59 complaints, 81 component mentions.

A complaint can name more than one component. Each component that a complaint names is one component mention. The figure per 1,000 component mentions shows how many of each 1,000 mentions name the component.

  • 1996 Ford E-150
  • All 1996 vehicles
1996 Ford E-150: complaints by component, per 1,000 component mentions
Component1996 E-150All 1996 vehiclesE-150, all yearsMentions
Service Brakes, Hydraulic160.5121.3137.313
Engine and Engine Cooling148.1141.4100.212
Electrical System135.883.877.311
Vehicle Speed Control74.141.968.76
Fuel System, Gasoline74.151.696.36
Suspension61.75566.35
Tires61.737.355.25
Steering49.448.971.84
Structure49.439.441.84
Equipment372217.43

The table shows the 10 components with the most mentions, of 18.

Complaints that report a crash
6
Complaints that report a fire
8
Injuries in the complaints
101
Deaths in the complaints
0
Date of the newest complaint
28 Apr 2014

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 1996 Ford E-150, by the year NHTSA received them. The largest year is 2003, with 9 complaints.

Investigations

NHTSA investigations that name the 1996 Ford E-150
NumberTypeSubjectComponentOpenedClosedCampaign
EA05005Engineering analysisENGINE COMPARTMENT FIRESElectrical System22 Mar 20052 Aug 200605V388000

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. 19900
  2. 19911
  3. 19924
  4. 19934
  5. 19947
  6. 19953
  7. 19963
  8. 19975
  9. 19984
  10. 19995
  11. 20005
  12. 20014
  13. 20023
  14. 20035
  15. 20044
  16. 20052
  17. 200613
  18. 200717
  19. 200816
  20. 200911
  21. 20106
  22. 201110
  23. 20127
  24. 20135
  25. 20146
  26. 20151
  27. 20161
  28. 20231

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

Official channels

Cite this page

Recall Register. 1996 Ford E-150: recalls and complaints. https://recallregister.com/vehicle/ford/e-150/1996/. 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
29 Sep 2026
Complaint file through
15 May 2019
First complaint in the file
1 Jan 1995
Manufacturer in the recall file
FORD MOTOR COMPANY

The NHTSA record is the authority. A complaint count is the number of different complaint numbers for the make, the model and the model year. How the register is made. Report an error.

Questions

How many units are in the recall campaigns for the 1996 Ford E-150?
5,925,000 units in 3 campaigns. A campaign can name other models and model years, and its units include them.
How many recall campaigns does the Ford E-150 have for all model years?
NHTSA lists 48 recall campaigns for the Ford E-150, model years 1990 to 2023. 3 of them name the 1996 model year.
Which component do the complaints about the 1996 Ford E-150 name most often?
Service Brakes, Hydraulic: 13 of 81 component mentions, or 160.5 per 1,000. For all 1996 vehicles the figure is 121.3 per 1,000.
Is an NHTSA investigation of the 1996 Ford E-150 open?
No. The 1 investigation that names this model year has a closing date in the NHTSA file.