2009 Ford E-450: recalls and complaints

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• 19V40100029 May 2019Equipment
• 15V11200025 Feb 2015Equipment Adaptive/Mobility
• 14V59500024 Sep 2014Equipment Adaptive/Mobility
• 12V58400012 Dec 2012Equipment
• 10V1280002 Apr 2010Equipment Adaptive/Mobility
• 10V1300002 Apr 2010Equipment Adaptive/Mobility
• 09V43400013 Nov 2009Equipment / Appliance / Air Conditioner
• 09V23100023 Jun 2009Fuel System, Gasoline / Storage / Tank Assembly
• 09V1120007 Apr 2009Fuel System, Gasoline / Storage / Tank Assembly / Mounting

1. 19V401000Received 29 May 2019. 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. 15V112000Received 25 Feb 2015. 117 units.

   Equipment Adaptive/Mobility

   Defect, in the NHTSA record

   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.

   Consequence, in the NHTSA record

   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, in the NHTSA record

   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.

   Report filed by Farber Specialty Vehicles. Manufacturer campaign number 14E-041. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: 24 Mar 2015.

3. 14V595000Received 24 Sep 2014. 437 units.

   Equipment Adaptive/Mobility

   Defect, in the NHTSA record

   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.

   Consequence, in the NHTSA record

   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, in the NHTSA record

   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.

   Report filed by Elkhart Coach. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: 1 Oct 2014.

4. 12V584000Received 12 Dec 2012. 227 units.

   Equipment

   Defect, in the NHTSA record

   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.

   Consequence, in the NHTSA record

   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, in the NHTSA record

   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.

   Report filed by Creative Bus Sales, Inc.. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: 23 Dec 2012.

5. 10V128000Received 2 Apr 2010. 41 units.

   Equipment Adaptive/Mobility

   Defect, in the NHTSA record

   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 into the buckle without fully engaging the latching mechanism. In this case, the restraint belt would appear to be latched, and the operator could run the lift. If the restraint belt tongue is not fully engaged into the restraint belt buckle, and latched, the lift may operate with an occupant on the platform.

   Consequence, in the NHTSA record

   The user of the lift could be injured should the lift move without the restraint belt properly buckled.

   Remedy, in the NHTSA record

   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.

   Report filed by ELKHART COACH. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: 27 Jul 2010.

6. 10V130000Received 2 Apr 2010. 200 units.

   Equipment Adaptive/Mobility

   Defect, in the NHTSA record

   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 approximately 1 second before stopping. The continued upward travel may overrun the floor level cut off point.

   Consequence, in the NHTSA record

   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, in the NHTSA record

   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.

   Report filed by ELKHART COACH. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: 27 Jul 2010.

7. 09V434000Received 13 Nov 2009. 53 units.

   Equipment / Appliance / Air Conditioner

   Defect, in the NHTSA record

   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. 68rv0010ba, 68rv0012ca, and 68rv0010ea. The heater element in these assemblies may be defective which could cause the unit to create smoke or sparks.

   Consequence, in the NHTSA record

   This defect could result in a fire.

   Remedy, in the NHTSA record

   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.

   Report filed by ENG MOBILE SYSTEM, INC. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: 31 Dec 2009.

8. 09V231000Received 23 Jun 2009. 65 units.

   Fuel System, Gasoline / Storage / Tank Assembly

   Defect, in the NHTSA record

   Ford is recalling 65 my 2008-2009 e-350 and my 2009 e450 cutaway vehicles equipped with school bus prep packages for failing to comply with the requirements of federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 301, "fuel system integrity." these vehicles may not have been assembled with the fuel tank protection brackets that are required for school bus applications.

   Consequence, in the NHTSA record

   In certain types of very severe crashes, the fuel tank may be damaged and result in a leak. A fuel leak in the presence of an ignition source could result in a fire.

   Remedy, in the NHTSA record

   Dealers will inspect for proper fuel tank protection bracket installation and install brackets free of charge. The recall began on june 26, 2009. Owners may contact ford at 1-866-436-7332 or through the internet at www.ownerconnection.com.

   Report filed by FORD MOTOR COMPANY. Manufacturer campaign number 09C08. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: 30 Jun 2009.

9. 09V112000Received 7 Apr 2009. 429 units.

   Fuel System, Gasoline / Storage / Tank Assembly / Mounting

   Defect, in the NHTSA record

   Ford motor company is recalling 429 my 2009 ford econoline e-350 and e-450 cutaway school bus prep package vehicles manufactured from april 22, 2008 through march 2, 2009, to reposition the upper fuel tank protection bracket on the frame rail.

   Consequence, in the NHTSA record

   In certain types of very severe crashes, the fuel tank may be damaged and result in a leak. A fuel leak in the presence of an ignition source could result in a fire.

   Remedy, in the NHTSA record

   Ford will notify owners and dealers will reposition the upper fuel tank protection bracket free of charge. The safety recall is expected to begin on or before april 14, 2009. Owners may contact ford toll-free at 1-866-436-7332 or contact a local ford or lincoln/mercury dealer for more information.

   Report filed by FORD MOTOR COMPANY. Manufacturer campaign number 09S08. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: 14 Apr 2009.

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.

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.

Complaints that report a crash

1

Complaints that report a fire

0

Injuries in the complaints

2

Deaths in the complaints

0

Date of the newest complaint

19 Jun 2021

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.

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.

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. 20190
29. 20216
30. 20223
31. 20233
32. 20240
33. 20250
34. 20261
35. 20271

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

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How many units are in the recall campaigns for the 2009 Ford E-450?

1,591 units in 9 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. 9 of them name the 2009 model year.

Which component do the complaints about the 2009 Ford E-450 name most often?

Engine: 1 of 2 component mentions.

Is an NHTSA investigation of the 2009 Ford E-450 open?

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