Recall Register

2008 Ford Expedition: recalls and complaints

NHTSA lists 3 recall campaigns for the 2008 Ford Expedition. The newest campaign is 08V166000. NHTSA received the report on 11 Apr 2008. The NHTSA record gives the component Tires / Pressure Monitoring and Regulating Systems. NHTSA has 32 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, 08V166000, in the NHTSA record

Dealers will reconfigure the TPMS thresholds to the appropriate pressures. The recall began on april 23, 2008. Owners may contact ford at 1-800-392-3673.
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Recall campaigns

3 campaigns, newest first. 123,835 units in total.

  1. 08V166000Received . 158 units.

    Tires / Pressure Monitoring and Regulating Systems

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    Ford is recalling 158 my 2008 expedition and lincoln navigator vehicles equipped with a tire pressure monitoring system (TPMS) and the limo builders package for failing to conform to the requirements of federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 138, z"tire pressure monitoring systems." the tire pressure was increased from 35 PSI to 40 PSI without a commensurate update to the TPMS calibrations.
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    The TPMS indicator light will not illuminate when a tire pressure is is 25% below the 40 PSI value stated on the tire placard label occurs.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Dealers will reconfigure the TPMS thresholds to the appropriate pressures. The recall began on april 23, 2008. Owners may contact ford at 1-800-392-3673.

    Report filed by FORD MOTOR COMPANY. Manufacturer campaign number 08C03. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .

  2. 08V058000Received . 123,632 units.

    Latches/Locks/Linkages / Doors / Latch

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    Ford is recalling 123,632 my 2007-2008 expedition and lincoln navigator vehicles. The door handle housing embossment retaining the bottom of the interior door handle spring on all side doors may fracture during normal customer usage. This can result in insufficient spring force to return the handle to the fully closed position. The handle may be loose causing a rattle or noise and the handle may not return to the fully closed position. This condition may also provide a delayed resistance when actuating the handle prior to opening the door.
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    In the event of a side impact crash, the interior door handle may cause the door latch to open increasing the risk of injury to a vehicle occupant.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Dealers will replace the interior handle spring on all side doors. The recall began on march 5, 2008. Owners may contact ford at 1-800-392-3673.

    Report filed by FORD MOTOR COMPANY. Manufacturer campaign number 08S03. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .

  3. 07V541000Received . 45 units.

    Air Bags / Frontal / Driver Side / Inflator Module

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    Certain vehicles fail to conform to the requirements specified in federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 208, 'occupant crash protection.' the driver air bag module may not have been properly assembled.
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    This condition may prevent the driver air bag from properly deploying and reduce occupant protection in the event of a crash.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Dealers will replace your driver air bag module free of charge. The recall began on november 20, 2007. Owners may contact ford at 1-800-392-3673.

    Report filed by FORD MOTOR COMPANY. Manufacturer campaign number 07C19.

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Complaints by component

32 complaints, 39 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.

2008 Ford Expedition: component mentions in complaints
ComponentMentions
Service Brakes, Hydraulic6
Power Train6
Vehicle Speed Control5
Structure4
Visibility3
Equipment2
Latches/Locks/Linkages2
Suspension2
Seats1
Electronic Stability Control (ESC)1

The table shows the 10 components with the most mentions, of 17.

Complaints that report a crash
8
Complaints that report a fire
0
Injuries in the complaints
7
Deaths in the complaints
2
Date of the newest complaint
19 Oct 2010

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 2008 Ford Expedition, by the year NHTSA received them. The largest year is 2010, with 15 complaints.

Investigations

NHTSA investigations that name the 2008 Ford Expedition
NumberTypeSubjectComponentOpenedClosedCampaign
PE08060Preliminary evaluationTIRE VALVE CRACKINGTires / Valve14 Oct 20089 Apr 2009

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. 19910
  2. 19930
  3. 19940
  4. 19950
  5. 19960
  6. 19977
  7. 19985
  8. 19995
  9. 20007
  10. 20016
  11. 20022
  12. 20031
  13. 20040
  14. 20050
  15. 20062
  16. 20072
  17. 20083
  18. 20091
  19. 20100
  20. 20123
  21. 20153
  22. 20163
  23. 20174
  24. 201814
  25. 201911
  26. 202018
  27. 202112
  28. 202212
  29. 20238
  30. 20247
  31. 20256
  32. 20262
  33. 20272

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. 2008 Ford Expedition: recalls and complaints. https://recallregister.com/vehicle/ford/expedition/2008/. 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

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Questions

How many units are in the recall campaigns for the 2008 Ford Expedition?
123,835 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 Expedition have for all model years?
NHTSA lists 77 recall campaigns for the Ford Expedition, model years 1991 to 2027. 3 of them name the 2008 model year.
Which component do the complaints about the 2008 Ford Expedition name most often?
Service Brakes, Hydraulic: 6 of 39 component mentions.
Is an NHTSA investigation of the 2008 Ford Expedition open?
No. The 1 investigation that names this model year has a closing date in the NHTSA file.