Recall Register

2001 Ford F-650: recalls and complaints

NHTSA lists 3 recall campaigns for the 2001 Ford F-650. The newest campaign is 02V024000. NHTSA received the report on 18 Jan 2002. The NHTSA record gives the component Service Brakes, Air / Supply / Hoses, Lines/Piping, and Fittings. NHTSA has 8 complaints on file for 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, 02V024000, in the NHTSA record

Dealers will re-route the air lines connected to the tractor protection valve. Owner notification began january 31, 2002. Owners who do not receive the free remedy within a reasonable time should contact ford at 1-800-248-0186.
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Recall campaigns

3 campaigns, newest first. 1,090,246 units in total.

  1. 02V024000Received . 546 units.

    Service Brakes, Air / Supply / Hoses, Lines/Piping, and Fittings

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    Certain medium duty pickup trucks equipped with air brakes that include the optional trailer package fail to comply with the requirements of FMVSS no. 121, "air brake systems." the air brake lines connected to the tractor protection valve are misrouted.
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    A leak in the primary air circuit or secondary air circuit could result in a reduction or loss of the trailer brake effectiveness, increasing the risk of a crash.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Dealers will re-route the air lines connected to the tractor protection valve. Owner notification began january 31, 2002. Owners who do not receive the free remedy within a reasonable time should contact ford at 1-800-248-0186.

    Report filed by FORD MOTOR COMPANY. Manufacturer campaign number 02S31. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .

  2. 01V258000Received . 1,083,000 units.

    Visibility / Windshield Wiper/Washer / Motor

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    Vehicle description: passenger cars, sport utility vehicles, and light and medium duty pickup trucks. A switch located in the plastic cover of the wiper motor gear case could malfunction and overheat, potentially resulting in loss of intermittent wiper function, loss of wiper park function, complete loss of wiper function, or ignition of the plastic cover material. Switch malfunction is most likely to occur when the intermittent setting of the wipers is being used, or when snow or ice obstructs the blades from returning to the "parked" position at the bottom of the windshield. These vehicles were built at the following assembly plants: atlanta plant from 2/11/00 through 7/31/00; chicago plant from 2/14/00 through 8/4/00; kansas city plant from 2/26/00 to 9/4/00; kentucky truck plant from 2/18/00 to 8/31/00; michigan truck plant from 2/23/00 through 8/3/00; norfolk plant from 2/21/00 through 7/27/00; wayne stamping and assembly plant from 2/25/00 through 8/15/00; and wixom plant from 2/15/00 through 8/8/00.
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    Loss of visibility while driving increases the risk of a crash.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Dealers will inspect the date code on the wiper motor. Motors built with the suspect time frame will have the wiper motor gear case cover replaced. Owner notification began august 20, 2001. 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 ford at 1-866-436-7332.

    Report filed by FORD MOTOR COMPANY. Manufacturer campaign number 01S24. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .

  3. 00V232007Received . 6,700 units.

    Service Brakes, Air / Antilock

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    Vehicle description: heavy duty trucks built with bendix air ABS with an ec-17 1030r electronic control unit (ECU), there have been reports of unwanted ABS activation at low speeds caused by 1) chafed ABS wheel speed sensor wires on rotating parts or 2) a damaged component at the wheel end that generates a certain type of erratic sensor signal.
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    This condition could cause the ABS ECU to exhaust the air at the air brake modulators for one or more of the wheels. This could result in extended braking distances and a possible crash.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Dealers will replace the ABS ECU. Owner notification began march 20, 2001. 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 ford at 1-800-392-3673.

    Report filed by FORD MOTOR COMPANY. Manufacturer campaign number 00S28. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .

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Complaints by component

8 complaints, 12 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.

2001 Ford F-650: component mentions in complaints
ComponentMentions
Power Train9
Service Brakes, Hydraulic1
Vehicle Speed Control1
Service Brakes, Air1
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
24 Aug 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.

Complaints about the 2001 Ford F-650, by the year NHTSA received them. The largest year is 2001, with 2 complaints.

Investigations

The NHTSA investigation file has no investigation that names this model year.

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. 19991
  2. 20006
  3. 20013
  4. 20021
  5. 20030
  6. 20071
  7. 20081
  8. 20091
  9. 20112
  10. 20121
  11. 20213
  12. 20221

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. 2001 Ford F-650: recalls and complaints. https://recallregister.com/vehicle/ford/f-650/2001/. 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

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Questions

How many units are in the recall campaigns for the 2001 Ford F-650?
1,090,246 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 F-650 have for all model years?
NHTSA lists 14 recall campaigns for the Ford F-650, model years 1999 to 2022. 3 of them name the 2001 model year.
Which component do the complaints about the 2001 Ford F-650 name most often?
Power Train: 9 of 12 component mentions.
Is an NHTSA investigation of the 2001 Ford F-650 open?
The NHTSA investigation file has no investigation that names this model year.