Recall Register

1987 Ford E350: recalls and complaints

NHTSA lists 8 recall campaigns for the 1987 Ford E350. The newest campaign is 89V150000. NHTSA received the report on 1 Oct 1989. The NHTSA record gives the component Visibility / Defroster/Defogger/HVAC System / Heater Core. NHTSA has 14 complaints on file for this model year. 53 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, 89V150000, in the NHTSA record

Reroute hose as necessary.

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

8 campaigns, newest first. 220,256 units in total.

  • 89V150000Visibility / Defroster/Defogger/HVAC System / Heater Core
  • 89V139000Visibility / Defroster/Defogger/HVAC System / Heater Core
  • 89V075000Visibility / Defroster/Defogger/HVAC System / Heater Core
  • 89V062000Electrical System / Wiring
  • 88V133000Engine and Engine Cooling / Cooling System / Hoses/Lines/Piping/Fittings
  • 87V144000Engine and Engine Cooling / Exhaust System / Emission Control
  • 87V113000Engine and Engine Cooling / Exhaust System / Emission Control
  • 87V111000Fuel System, Gasoline / Storage / Tank Assembly / Mounting
  1. 89V150000Received . 3 units.

    Visibility / Defroster/Defogger/HVAC System / Heater Core

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    Heater hose may be incorrectly routed.
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    Hose could wear through and leak which could result inan underhood fire.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Reroute hose as necessary.

    Report filed by EMERGE-A-STAR.

  2. 89V139000Received . 500 units.

    Visibility / Defroster/Defogger/HVAC System / Heater Core

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    Heater hose may be incorrectly routed.
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    Hose could wear through and leak which could result inan underhood fire.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Reroute and repair hose, as necessary.

    Report filed by BRAUN INDUSTRIES. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .

  3. 89V075000Received . 300 units.

    Visibility / Defroster/Defogger/HVAC System / Heater Core

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    Heater hose may be incorrectly routed.
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    Hose could wear through and leak which could result inan underhood fire.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Reroute and splice hose as necessary.

    Report filed by WORLD TRANS, INC.. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .

  4. 89V062000Received . 228 units.

    Electrical System / Wiring

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    Nylon ties that support the main wiring harness to the chassis could wear and break due to excessive vibration. Thus, wiring harness could fall on engine components and short circuit.
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    This could cause loss of electrical system which couldresult in an underhood fire.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Install retrofit rit of plastic-coated metal clamps, loom for positive battery cables and re-route wiring.

    Report filed by SENTINEL VEHICLES LIMITED. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .

  5. 88V133000Received . 14,975 units.

    Engine and Engine Cooling / Cooling System / Hoses/Lines/Piping/Fittings

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    Extreme operating conditions could cause premature deterioration of the engine compartment heater hoses or engine bypass hoses.
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    Engine coolant could discharge onto the engine and itsexhaust manifold creating the potential for a fire due to the high engineexhaust manifold temperatures.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Replace hoses and radiator caps; install high heat resistance aluminized stainless steel mufflers.

    Report filed by FORD MOTOR COMPANY. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .

  6. 87V144000Received . 188,000 units.

    Engine and Engine Cooling / Exhaust System / Emission Control

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    Vehicles are subject to excessive underhood temperatures and fuel system pressures in severe duty applications.
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    This creates potential for fuel expulsion from the fuelfiller pipe which in the presence of an ignition source, could result in afire.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Install modification kits to minimize possibility of fuel expulsion and to shield underbody components from exhaust system heat.

    Report filed by FORD MOTOR COMPANY. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .

  7. 87V113000Received . 16,000 units.

    Engine and Engine Cooling / Exhaust System / Emission Control

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    Expulsion of fuel due to overpressurization.
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    Fuel or fuel vapors in the presence of an ignitionsource can cause a fire.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Modification of the base fuel venting and emission control system to reduce operating temperatures and fuel system pressures.

    Report filed by FORD MOTOR COMPANY.

  8. 87V111000Received . 250 units.

    Fuel System, Gasoline / Storage / Tank Assembly / Mounting

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    Fuel leak at the top of the front fuel tank in the area of the vapor valve grommet. Grommet may split due to compressive load when installed in the fuel tank.
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    Fuel may leak from vapor valve and become the source offuel for a fire.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Installation of a newly designed vapor valve grommet.

    Report filed by FORD MOTOR COMPANY.

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Complaints by component

14 complaints, 15 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.

1987 Ford E350: component mentions in complaints
ComponentMentions
Structure4
Service Brakes, Hydraulic3
Engine and Engine Cooling3
Electrical System2
Fuel System, Gasoline1
Tires1
Fuel System, Other1
Complaints that report a crash
0
Complaints that report a fire
4
Injuries in the complaints
0
Deaths in the complaints
0
Date of the newest complaint
27 Jul 2005

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 1987 Ford E350, by the year NHTSA received them. The largest year is 1996, with 6 complaints.

Investigations

NHTSA investigations that name the 1987 Ford E350
NumberTypeSubjectComponentOpenedClosedCampaign
PE94065Preliminary evaluationFUEL INJECTOR PUMP FAILSVehicle Speed Control / Linkages19 Aug 199428 Dec 1994
EA93014Engineering analysisALTERNATOR BELT FAILUREElectrical System4 Jun 199329 Jul 1994
PE89102Preliminary evaluationHEATER HOSE ROUTINGVisibility / Defroster/Defogger/HVAC System15 Mar 19891 Aug 1989
PE89089Preliminary evaluationUNDERHOOD FIRESVisibility / Defroster/Defogger/HVAC System17 Feb 19891 Aug 1989
PE89088Preliminary evaluationUNDERHOOD FIRESVisibility / Defroster/Defogger/HVAC System17 Feb 198919 Jul 1989
PE89087Preliminary evaluationUNDERHOOD FIRESVisibility / Defroster/Defogger/HVAC System17 Feb 198915 Mar 1989
PE89086Preliminary evaluationUNDERHOOD FIRESVisibility / Defroster/Defogger/HVAC System17 Feb 19895 May 1989
PE89085Preliminary evaluationUNDERHOOD FIRESVisibility / Defroster/Defogger/HVAC System17 Feb 19895 May 1989
PE89084Preliminary evaluationUNDERHOOD FIRESVisibility / Defroster/Defogger/HVAC System17 Feb 19895 May 1989
PE89083Preliminary evaluationUNDERHOOD FIRESVisibility / Defroster/Defogger/HVAC System17 Feb 19895 May 1989
PE89082Preliminary evaluationUNDERHOOD FIRESVisibility / Defroster/Defogger/HVAC System17 Feb 19895 May 1989
PE89081Preliminary evaluationUNDERHOOD FIRESVisibility / Defroster/Defogger/HVAC System17 Feb 19895 May 1989
PE89080Preliminary evaluationUNDERHOOD FIRESVisibility / Defroster/Defogger/HVAC System17 Feb 19895 May 1989
PE89079Preliminary evaluationUNDERHOOD FIRESVisibility / Defroster/Defogger/HVAC System17 Feb 198928 Sep 1989
PE89078Preliminary evaluationUNDERHOOD FIRESVisibility / Defroster/Defogger/HVAC System17 Feb 198927 Sep 198989V151000
PE89077Preliminary evaluationUNDERHOOD FIRESVisibility / Defroster/Defogger/HVAC System17 Feb 19895 May 1989
PE89076Preliminary evaluationUNDERHOOD FIRESVisibility / Defroster/Defogger/HVAC System17 Feb 19895 May 1989
PE89075Preliminary evaluationUNDERHOOD FIRESVisibility / Defroster/Defogger/HVAC System17 Feb 19895 May 1989
PE89074Preliminary evaluationUNDERHOOD FIRESVisibility / Defroster/Defogger/HVAC System17 Feb 19893 Jul 1989
PE89073Preliminary evaluationUNDERHOOD FIRESVisibility / Defroster/Defogger/HVAC System17 Feb 198927 Sep 198989V150000
PE89072Preliminary evaluationUNDERHOOD FIRESVisibility / Defroster/Defogger/HVAC System17 Feb 198915 Mar 1989
PE89071Preliminary evaluationUNDERHOOD FIRESVisibility / Windshield Wiper/Washer17 Feb 198929 Aug 198989V143000
PE89070Preliminary evaluationUNDERHOOD FIRESVisibility / Defroster/Defogger/HVAC System17 Feb 198929 Aug 198989V139000
PE89069Preliminary evaluationUNDERHOOD FIRESVisibility / Defroster/Defogger/HVAC System17 Feb 198919 Jul 1989
PE89068Preliminary evaluationUNDERHOOD FIRESVisibility / Defroster/Defogger/HVAC System17 Feb 19895 May 1989
PE89067Preliminary evaluationUNDERHOOD FIRESVisibility / Defroster/Defogger/HVAC System17 Feb 19893 Aug 1989
PE89066Preliminary evaluationUNDERHOOD FIRESVisibility / Defroster/Defogger/HVAC System17 Feb 19895 May 1989
PE89064Preliminary evaluationUNDERHOOD FIRESVisibility / Defroster/Defogger/HVAC System17 Feb 19895 Jul 1989
PE89063Preliminary evaluationUNDERHOOD FIRESVisibility / Defroster/Defogger/HVAC System17 Feb 19895 May 1989
PE89062Preliminary evaluationUNDERHOOD FIRESVisibility / Defroster/Defogger/HVAC System17 Feb 19895 May 1989
PE89061Preliminary evaluationUNDERHOOD FIRESVisibility / Defroster/Defogger/HVAC System17 Feb 19895 Jul 1989
PE89060Preliminary evaluationUNDERHOOD FIRESVisibility / Defroster/Defogger/HVAC System17 Feb 198919 Jul 1989
PE89059Preliminary evaluationUNDERHOOD FIRESVisibility / Defroster/Defogger/HVAC System17 Feb 19895 May 1989
PE89058Preliminary evaluationUNDERHOOD FIRESVisibility / Defroster/Defogger/HVAC System17 Feb 19895 May 1989
PE89057Preliminary evaluationUNDERHOOD FIRESVisibility / Defroster/Defogger/HVAC System17 Feb 198915 Jun 1989
PE89056Preliminary evaluationUNDERHOOD FIRESVisibility / Defroster/Defogger/HVAC System17 Feb 19895 May 1989
PE89055Preliminary evaluationUNDERHOOD FIRESVisibility / Defroster/Defogger/HVAC System17 Feb 198915 Mar 1989
PE89054Preliminary evaluationUNDERHOOD FIRESVisibility / Defroster/Defogger/HVAC System17 Feb 19895 May 1989
PE89053Preliminary evaluationUNDERHOOD FIRESVisibility / Defroster/Defogger/HVAC System17 Feb 198915 Mar 1989
PE89052Preliminary evaluationUNDERHOOD FIRESVisibility / Defroster/Defogger/HVAC System17 Feb 198919 Jul 1989
PE89051Preliminary evaluationUNDERHOOD FIRESVisibility / Defroster/Defogger/HVAC System17 Feb 198915 Mar 1989
PE89050Preliminary evaluationUNDERHOOD FIRESVisibility / Defroster/Defogger/HVAC System17 Feb 198919 Jul 1989
PE89049Preliminary evaluationUNDERHOOD FIRESVisibility / Defroster/Defogger/HVAC System17 Feb 198915 Jun 1989
PE89048Preliminary evaluationUNDERHOOD FIRESVisibility / Defroster/Defogger/HVAC System17 Feb 198921 Jul 1989
PE89047Preliminary evaluationUNDERHOOD FIRESVisibility / Defroster/Defogger/HVAC System17 Feb 198915 Mar 1989
PE89046Preliminary evaluationUNDERHOOD FIRESVisibility / Defroster/Defogger/HVAC System17 Feb 19895 May 1989
PE89045Preliminary evaluationUNDERHOOD FIRESVisibility / Defroster/Defogger/HVAC System17 Feb 198929 Aug 198989V142000
PE89044Preliminary evaluationHEATER HOSE MISROUTINGVisibility / Defroster/Defogger/HVAC System17 Feb 198919 Apr 1989
PE89043Preliminary evaluationHEATER HOSE MISROUTINGVisibility / Defroster/Defogger/HVAC System15 Feb 19892 Aug 1989
PE89040Preliminary evaluationUNDERHOOD FIRESElectrical System9 Feb 198918 Apr 198989V062000
DP88016Defect petitionFIRES-COOLANT HOSE FAILUREEngine and Engine Cooling / Engine / Gasoline12 May 198816 Nov 1988
DP87025Defect petitionFORD E350 EMS VEH. FIRESEngine and Engine Cooling / Engine / Gasoline17 Jul 198718 Aug 1987
DP87024Defect petitionFORD E-350 EMS VEHICLE FIRESEngine and Engine Cooling / Engine / Gasoline17 Jul 19877 Aug 1987

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. 19754
  2. 19761
  3. 19771
  4. 19785
  5. 19793
  6. 19801
  7. 19812
  8. 19823
  9. 19838
  10. 198412
  11. 198510
  12. 198611
  13. 19878
  14. 19881
  15. 19893
  16. 19902
  17. 19971
  18. 19981
  19. 19991
  20. 20002
  21. 20021
  22. 20031
  23. 20052
  24. 20061
  25. 20071
  26. 20081
  27. 20091
  28. 20101
  29. 20111
  30. 20121
  31. 20131

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. 1987 Ford E350: recalls and complaints. https://recallregister.com/vehicle/ford/e350/1987/. 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
EMERGE-A-STAR

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 1987 Ford E350?
220,256 units in 8 campaigns. A campaign can name other models and model years, and its units include them.
How many recall campaigns does the Ford E350 have for all model years?
NHTSA lists 41 recall campaigns for the Ford E350, model years 1975 to 2013. 8 of them name the 1987 model year.
Which component do the complaints about the 1987 Ford E350 name most often?
Structure: 4 of 15 component mentions.
Is an NHTSA investigation of the 1987 Ford E350 open?
No. Each of the 53 investigations that name this model year has a closing date in the NHTSA file.