Recall Register

2005 Ford E-450: recalls and complaints

NHTSA lists 6 recall campaigns for the 2005 Ford E-450. The newest campaign is 19V401000. NHTSA received the report on 29 May 2019. The NHTSA record gives the component Equipment. NHTSA has 19 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.

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Remedy of the newest campaign, 19V401000, in the NHTSA record

VCI Emergency Vehicle Specialists will work with ASA to notify the owners, and remedy the displays, free of charge. The recall began May 9, 2019. Owners may contact ASA Electronics at 1-800-384-4400.
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Recall campaigns

6 campaigns, newest first. 183,163 units in total.

  1. 19V401000Received . 22 units.

    Equipment

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    VCI Emergency Vehicle Specialists (VCI) is recalling certain 2017-2018 Ford F-550, 2014 E-350 and E-450, 2015 F-250 and F-450, 2016 E-450, 2017 E-350, F-450 and E-450, 2018 F-350, 2010 E-450, 2005-2006 E-450, 2009 E-450 and Chevrolet C4500-based Type I and Type III ambulances equipped with ASA Electronics Voyager monitors used to display the back-up camera image. The monitors may unexpectedly revert back to the factory default settings which may cause the camera image to be reversed.
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    The driver may inadvertently turn the wrong direction to avoid an object behind the vehicle, increasing the risk of a crash.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    VCI Emergency Vehicle Specialists will work with ASA to notify the owners, and remedy the displays, free of charge. The recall began May 9, 2019. Owners may contact ASA Electronics at 1-800-384-4400.

    Report filed by VCI Emergency Vehicle Specialists.

  2. 08V644000Received . 1 unit.

    Equipment Adaptive/Mobility

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    New york bus sales is recalling 1 ricon wheelchair lift which it installed on a ford school bus, model e450. The vehicle fails to comply with the requirements of federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 404, "platform lift installations in motor vehicles." the anti-stow interlock may not detect the presence of a wheelchair or mobility aid user. The pressure sensing switch that detects the presence of weight on the platform was not adjusted to the necessary sensitivity level. The lift could stow even though someone or something is still on the lift.
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    The user of the lift could be injured should the lift move unintentionally.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    New york bus sales 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 new york bus sales at 1-315-687-3969.

    Report filed by NEW YORK BUS SALES, LLC. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .

  3. 08V643000Received . 1 unit.

    Equipment Adaptive/Mobility

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    New york bus sales is recalling 1 ricon wheelchair lift which it installed on a ford school bus, model e450. The vehicle fails 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 wheelchair or mobility aid user in a certain spot within the defined threshold area.
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    The user of the lift could be injured should the lift move unintentionally.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    New york bus sales 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 new york bus sales at 1-315-687-3969.

    Report filed by NEW YORK BUS SALES, LLC. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .

  4. 08V519000Received . 133 units.

    Equipment Adaptive/Mobility

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    Mobilityworks is recalling 133 my 2005-2006 ford e250, my 2000, 2004-2006 e350, my 2000, 2005 e450, my 2005-2006 GMC 2500, GMC 3500, and my 2006 dodge 2500 vans 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 mobility aid user. The pressure sensing switch that detects the presence of weight on the platform was not adjusted to the necessary sensitivity level. The lift could stow even though someone or something is still on the lift.
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    A lift occupant can be injured should the lift begin to stow unintentionally.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Mobilityworks 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 mobilityworks at 1-800-769-8267.

    Report filed by MOBILITY WORKS. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .

  5. 05V270000Received . 180,104 units.

    Electrical System / Wiring

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    Certain pickup trucks, sport utility vehicles and vans equipped with 6.0l diesel engines may experience stalling without warning while driving and may or may not restart.
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    Should the engine stall, a vehicle crash could occur.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Dealers will upgrade the fuel injection control module (ficm) wire harness or replaced, and/or have a new injection control pressure (icp)) sensor connector installed free of charge. The recall began on july 22, 2005. Owners may contact ford at 1-800-392-3673.

    Report filed by FORD MOTOR COMPANY. Manufacturer campaign number 05S34. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .

  6. 04V603000Received . 2,902 units.

    Equipment / Other / Labels

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    Certain cut-away incomplete trucks equipped with lt225/75r16e tires fail to comply with the requirements of federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 120, 'tire selection and rims for motor vehicles other than passenger cars.' the tire pressure is incorrectly listed on the label for the rear tires.
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    At the incorrectly stated pressure, the rear tires are unable to support the gross axle weight rating (gawr) for the rear axle.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Owners and dealers will be mailed supplementary tire labels containing the correct rear tire inflation information. The recall began on january 11, 2005. Owners should contact ford at 1-800-392-3673.

    Report filed by FORD MOTOR COMPANY. Manufacturer campaign number 04C10. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .

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

Recall campaign: One recall in the NHTSA recall file, with one campaign number. A campaign can name many makes, models and model years.

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

19 complaints, 25 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.

2005 Ford E-450: component mentions in complaints
ComponentMentions
Power Train5
Electrical System5
Fuel System, Gasoline3
Engine and Engine Cooling3
Fuel System, Other1
Steering1
Latches/Locks/Linkages1
Vehicle Speed Control1
Service Brakes, Hydraulic1
Structure1

The table shows the 10 components with the most mentions, of 13.

Complaints that report a crash
3
Complaints that report a fire
1
Injuries in the complaints
3
Deaths in the complaints
0
Date of the newest complaint
22 Jul 2009

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 2005 Ford E-450, by the year NHTSA received them. The largest year is 2005, with 7 complaints.

Investigations

NHTSA investigations that name the 2005 Ford E-450
NumberTypeSubjectComponentOpenedClosedCampaign
PE09055Preliminary evaluationHVAC Switch FailuresElectrical System / Wiring / Interior/Under Dash7 Dec 200921 Apr 2010

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. 19921
  2. 19931
  3. 19941
  4. 19951
  5. 19962
  6. 19972
  7. 19982
  8. 19992
  9. 20002
  10. 20012
  11. 20022
  12. 20034
  13. 20043
  14. 20056
  15. 200611
  16. 200711
  17. 20088
  18. 20099
  19. 20106
  20. 20118
  21. 20124
  22. 20132
  23. 20143
  24. 20151
  25. 20164
  26. 20172
  27. 20184
  28. 20216
  29. 20223
  30. 20233
  31. 20261
  32. 20271

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. 2005 Ford E-450: recalls and complaints. https://recallregister.com/vehicle/ford/e-450/2005/. 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
29 Mar 2018
First complaint in the file
1 Jan 1995
Manufacturer in the recall file
VCI Emergency Vehicle Specialists

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 2005 Ford E-450?
183,163 units in 6 campaigns. A campaign can name other models and model years, and its units include them.
How many recall campaigns does the Ford E-450 have for all model years?
NHTSA lists 50 recall campaigns for the Ford E-450, model years 1992 to 2027. 6 of them name the 2005 model year.
Which component do the complaints about the 2005 Ford E-450 name most often?
Power Train: 5 of 25 component mentions.
Is an NHTSA investigation of the 2005 Ford E-450 open?
No. The 1 investigation that names this model year has a closing date in the NHTSA file.