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2002 Ford E-Series: recalls and complaints

NHTSA lists 2 recall campaigns for the 2002 Ford E-Series. The newest campaign is 07V553000. NHTSA received the report on 5 Dec 2007. The NHTSA record gives the component Engine and Engine Cooling / Engine / Diesel. NHTSA has 6 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, 07V553000, in the NHTSA record

Dealers will inspect the sensor and replace it with an improved camshaft position sensor free of charge. The recall began on december 29, 2007. Owners may contact ford at 1-866-436-7332.

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. 1,179,674 units in total.

  1. 07V553000Received . 1,176,000 units.

    Engine and Engine Cooling / Engine / Diesel

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    On certain heavy duty trucks equipped with 7.3l diesel engines, the camshaft position sensor located on the engine of the vehicle may function intermittently, possibly resulting in an engine stall.
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    In the event of an engine stall, a crash could result without warning.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Dealers will inspect the sensor and replace it with an improved camshaft position sensor free of charge. The recall began on december 29, 2007. Owners may contact ford at 1-866-436-7332.

    Report filed by FORD MOTOR COMPANY. Manufacturer campaign number 07S57. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .

  2. 03V094000Received . 3,674 units.

    Structure

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    Certain pickup truck, van, and mini van conversions equipped with southern comfort built running boards that contain certain courtesy lights manufactured by american technology components, INC. These units contain a courtesy light or lights that might overheat when the wire harness is exposed to excessive moisture and road salt.
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    This overheating condition can cause the running board to melt or cause a fire.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Dealers will replace the wiring harness on these running boards. Owner notification began march 7, 2003. Owners who take their vehicles to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and do not receive the free remedy within a reasonable time should contact southern comfort at 1-800-745-6096.

    Report filed by SOUTHERN COMFORT CONVERSIONS. 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

6 complaints, 6 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.

2002 Ford E-Series: component mentions in complaints
ComponentMentions
Visibility2
Suspension1
Engine and Engine Cooling1
Power Train1
Electrical System1
Complaints that report a crash
0
Complaints that report a fire
0
Injuries in the complaints
0
Deaths in the complaints
0
Date of the newest complaint
8 Nov 2008

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 2002 Ford E-Series, by the year NHTSA received them. The largest year is 2003, with 2 complaints.

Investigations

NHTSA investigations that name the 2002 Ford E-Series
NumberTypeSubjectComponentOpenedClosedCampaign
DP05005Defect petitionSPARK PLUG EJECTION FROM CYLINDER HEADEngine and Engine Cooling / Engine22 Sep 20054 Jan 2006

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. 19730
  2. 19781
  3. 19801
  4. 19870
  5. 19900
  6. 19940
  7. 19971
  8. 19981
  9. 19991
  10. 20002
  11. 20012
  12. 20022
  13. 20032
  14. 20040
  15. 20056
  16. 20066
  17. 20072
  18. 20080

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. 2002 Ford E-Series: recalls and complaints. https://recallregister.com/vehicle/ford/e-series/2002/. 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
29 Mar 2018
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 2002 Ford E-Series?
1,179,674 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 E-Series have for all model years?
NHTSA lists 10 recall campaigns for the Ford E-Series, model years 1973 to 2008. 2 of them name the 2002 model year.
Which component do the complaints about the 2002 Ford E-Series name most often?
Visibility: 2 of 6 component mentions.
Is an NHTSA investigation of the 2002 Ford E-Series open?
No. The 1 investigation that names this model year has a closing date in the NHTSA file.