Recall Register

1991 Ford Econoline: recalls and complaints

NHTSA lists 3 recall campaigns for the 1991 Ford Econoline. The newest campaign is 93V073000. NHTSA received the report on 27 Apr 1993. The NHTSA record gives the component Suspension / Rear / Shock Absorber. NHTSA has 24 complaints on file for this model year. 2 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, 93V073000, in the NHTSA record

Replace the rear chock crossmember with a shock crossmember made of high strength steel.
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Recall campaigns

3 campaigns, newest first. 376,010 units in total.

  1. 93V073000Received . 25,000 units.

    Suspension / Rear / Shock Absorber

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    The rear shock crossmember of the frame can crack and separate from the frame.
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    Separation of the rear shock crossmember from the framecan result in loss of vehicle control and an accident.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Replace the rear chock crossmember with a shock crossmember made of high strength steel.

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

  2. 91V172000Received . 1,010 units.

    Seat Belts / Front / Anchorage

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    The safety belt anchorage for the rear bench seat failed to comply with the standards of FMVSS 210.
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    Failure to meet the load requirements of FMVSS 210 placethe seat occupants in increased risk of injury in the event of a sudden stopor accident.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    The manufacture will replace the non-complying safety belt anchorage with a new anchorage that meets the requirements of FMVSS 210.

    Report filed by GLAVAL BUS DIVISION. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .

  3. 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: .

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

24 complaints, 37 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.

1991 Ford Econoline: component mentions in complaints
ComponentMentions
Fuel System, Gasoline8
Service Brakes, Hydraulic6
Engine and Engine Cooling6
Wheels3
Tires3
Power Train2
Seats2
Interior Lighting1
Vehicle Speed Control1
Steering1

The table shows the 10 components with the most mentions, of 14.

Complaints that report a crash
1
Complaints that report a fire
1
Injuries in the complaints
2
Deaths in the complaints
0
Date of the newest complaint
31 Mar 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 1991 Ford Econoline, by the year NHTSA received them. The largest year is 1998, with 5 complaints.

Investigations

NHTSA investigations that name the 1991 Ford Econoline
NumberTypeSubjectComponentOpenedClosedCampaign
EA93022Engineering analysisIDLE AIR SPD CTRL VLV MALFEngine and Engine Cooling30 Jul 199331 Aug 1994
PE93010Preliminary evaluationIDLE AIR SPD CTRL VLV MALFEngine and Engine Cooling2 Mar 199330 Jul 1993

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. 19671
  2. 19693
  3. 19711
  4. 19721
  5. 19751
  6. 19761
  7. 19772
  8. 19781
  9. 19797
  10. 19803
  11. 19811
  12. 19822
  13. 19835
  14. 19846
  15. 19855
  16. 19865
  17. 19874
  18. 19880
  19. 19892
  20. 19904
  21. 19913
  22. 19923
  23. 19933
  24. 19944
  25. 19954
  26. 19963
  27. 19972
  28. 19982
  29. 19995
  30. 20003
  31. 20013
  32. 20022
  33. 20032
  34. 20052
  35. 20062
  36. 20072
  37. 20091
  38. 20101
  39. 20111
  40. 20121
  41. 20131
  42. 20141
  43. 20151
  44. 20161
  45. 20171
  46. 20182
  47. 20192
  48. 20261

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

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Cite this page

Recall Register. 1991 Ford Econoline: recalls and complaints. https://recallregister.com/vehicle/ford/econoline/1991/. 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
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 1991 Ford Econoline?
376,010 units in 3 campaigns. A campaign can name other models and model years, and its units include them.
How many recall campaigns does the Ford Econoline have for all model years?
NHTSA lists 58 recall campaigns for the Ford Econoline, model years 1967 to 2026. 3 of them name the 1991 model year.
Which component do the complaints about the 1991 Ford Econoline name most often?
Fuel System, Gasoline: 8 of 37 component mentions.
Is an NHTSA investigation of the 1991 Ford Econoline open?
No. Each of the 2 investigations that name this model year has a closing date in the NHTSA file.