1990 Ford E250: recalls and complaints
NHTSA lists 2 recall campaigns for the 1990 Ford E250. The newest campaign is 91V146000. NHTSA received the report on 4 Sep 1991. The NHTSA record gives the component Fuel System, Gasoline / Storage / Auxillary Tank / Selector Devices. NHTSA has 3 complaints on file for this model year. 6 NHTSA investigations name 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, 91V146000, in the NHTSA record
Replace the dual fuel tank selector valve.
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.
NHTSA publishes these words. Source: NHTSA Datasets and APIs, section Complaints, read on . Complaint file through . Recall file through .
Since the last update
No tracked figure of this page changed in a data update. What the log tracks
Recall campaigns
2 campaigns, newest first. 461,000 units in total.
91V146000Received . 350,000 units.
Fuel System, Gasoline / Storage / Auxillary Tank / Selector Devices
- Defect, in the NHTSA record
The dual fuel tank selector valve may malfunction and cause an overfill condition in one of the fuel tanks, resulting in an overflow of fuel past the filler cap.
- Consequence, in the NHTSA record
The overflow of fuel past the filler cap causes a fuelleakage, which can result in a fire when exposed to a source of ignition.
- Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Replace the dual fuel tank selector valve.
Report filed by FORD MOTOR COMPANY. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .
90V101000Received . 111,000 units.
Power Train / Automatic Transmission / Gear Position Indication (Prndl)
- Defect, in the NHTSA record
Under certain conditions, the snap ring that locates the park gear on the output shaft of the transmission may fracture.
- Consequence, in the NHTSA record
When the gear is placed in park, the park gear would notengage, allowing the truck to roll freely if the parking brake is not properlyset. This could result in an accident.
- Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Install improved snap ring and revised transmission extension housing.
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.
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
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.
| Component | Mentions |
|---|---|
| Vehicle Speed Control | 1 |
| Engine and Engine Cooling | 1 |
| Fuel System, Gasoline | 1 |
- 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
- 30 Mar 2007
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.
Investigations
| Number | Type | Subject | Component | Opened | Closed | Campaign |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EA93014 | Engineering analysis | ALTERNATOR BELT FAILURE | Electrical System | 4 Jun 1993 | 29 Jul 1994 | |
| EA91044 | Engineering analysis | LOSS OF BRAKE EFFECTIVENES | Service Brakes, Hydraulic | 30 Oct 1991 | 30 Oct 1992 | 92V026000 |
| EA91031 | Engineering analysis | FUEL EXPULSION | Vehicle Speed Control / Linkages | 26 Jun 1991 | 1 Nov 1991 | 91V146000 |
| PE91077 | Preliminary evaluation | LOSS OF BRAKE EFFECTIVENES | Service Brakes, Hydraulic | 23 May 1991 | 31 Oct 1991 | |
| PE91064 | Preliminary evaluation | TRANSMISSION FLUID FIRES | Power Train | 9 Apr 1991 | 5 Jul 1991 | |
| PE90037 | Preliminary evaluation | LOSS OF POWER BRAKE | Electrical System | 30 Jan 1990 | 22 May 1990 |
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.
Official channels
- NHTSA VIN lookupNHTSA shows the unrepaired recalls of one vehicle from its VIN or its license plate.
- NHTSA: report a safety problemThe NHTSA form for a complaint about a vehicle, a tire, a child seat or equipment.
- NHTSA page of the 1990 Ford E250The recalls, the complaints and the investigations that NHTSA shows for this model year.
Cite this page
Recall Register. 1990 Ford E250: recalls and complaints. https://recallregister.com/vehicle/ford/e250/1990/. 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 1990 Ford E250?
- 461,000 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 E250 have for all model years?
- NHTSA lists 30 recall campaigns for the Ford E250, model years 1975 to 2013. 2 of them name the 1990 model year.
- Which component do the complaints about the 1990 Ford E250 name most often?
- Vehicle Speed Control: 1 of 3 component mentions.
- Is an NHTSA investigation of the 1990 Ford E250 open?
- No. Each of the 6 investigations that name this model year has a closing date in the NHTSA file.