2001 Ford F Series: recalls and complaints

NHTSA lists 1 recall campaign for the 2001 Ford F Series. The campaign is 03V094000. NHTSA received the report on 7 Mar 2003. The NHTSA record gives the component Structure. NHTSA has 44 complaints on file for this model year. 4 NHTSA investigations name this model year.

The NHTSA recall file shows no do-not-drive advisory and no park-outside advisory on this campaign.

This page cannot show if a recall applies to one vehicle. The NHTSA VIN lookup shows the unrepaired recalls of one vehicle.

Remedy of campaign 03V094000, in the NHTSA record

Dealers will replace the wiring harness on these running boards. Owner notification began march 7, 2003. 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 southern comfort at 1-800-745-6096.

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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 1 Oct 2026. Complaint file through 15 May 2019. Recall file through 29 Sep 2026.

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Recall campaigns

1 campaign. 3,674 units in total.

03V094000Received 7 Mar 2003. 3,674 units.
Structure
Defect, in the NHTSA record
Certain pickup truck, van, and mini van conversions equipped with southern comfort built running boards that contain certain courtesy lights manufactured by american technology components, INC. These units contain a courtesy light or lights that might overheat when the wire harness is exposed to excessive moisture and road salt.
Consequence, in the NHTSA record
This overheating condition can cause the running board to melt or cause a fire.
Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Dealers will replace the wiring harness on these running boards. Owner notification began march 7, 2003. 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 southern comfort at 1-800-745-6096.
Report filed by SOUTHERN COMFORT CONVERSIONS. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: 7 Mar 2003.

The campaign number opens the NHTSA record. Each quotation is the text of the NHTSA recall file.

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Complaints by component

44 complaints, 54 component mentions.

A complaint can name more than one component. Each component that a complaint names is one component mention. The figure per 1,000 component mentions shows how many of each 1,000 mentions name the component.

2001 Ford F Series
All 2001 vehicles

2001 Ford F Series: complaints by component, per 1,000 component mentions
Component	2001 F Series	All 2001 vehicles	F Series, all years	Mentions
Engine and Engine Cooling	240.7	116.8	227	13
Electrical System	148.1	98.8	119.9	8
Vehicle Speed Control	111.1	44.4	84.2	6
Engine	92.6	15.9	43.4	5
Seats	55.6	13.7	7.7	3
Structure	55.6	69.2	58.7	3
Seat Belts	55.6	18.6	17.9	3
Suspension	37	78.6	28.1	2
Tires	37	33.1	48.5	2
Service Brakes, Hydraulic	18.5	87.2	48.5	1

The table shows the 10 components with the most mentions, of 18.

Complaints that report a crash: 1
Complaints that report a fire: 10
Injuries in the complaints: 1
Deaths in the complaints: 0
Date of the newest complaint: 30 Nov 2016

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 Series, by the year NHTSA received them. The largest year is 2005, with 5 complaints.

Investigations

NHTSA investigations that name the 2001 Ford F Series
Number	Type	Subject	Component	Opened	Closed	Campaign
DP05005	Defect petition	SPARK PLUG EJECTION FROM CYLINDER HEAD	Engine and Engine Cooling / Engine	22 Sep 2005	4 Jan 2006
EA05004	Engineering analysis	FRONT SEAT BELT BUCKLE ASSEMBLY	Seat Belts	17 Feb 2005	6 Jul 2005
RQ04011	Recall query	FRONT SEAT BELT BUCKLE ASSEMBLY	Seat Belts / Front / Buckle Assembly	22 Oct 2004	17 Feb 2005
RQ02002	Recall query	TIRE VALVE STEM	Tires	14 Jan 2002	19 Aug 2002	01V046000

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

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

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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 2001 Ford F SeriesThe recalls, the complaints and the investigations that NHTSA shows for this model year.

Cite this page

Recall Register. 2001 Ford F Series: recalls and complaints. https://recallregister.com/vehicle/ford/f-series/2001/. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation, recall, complaint and investigation files. Data through 29 Sep 2026.

Sources

Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation
Licence: US government work, public domain
Recall file through: 29 Sep 2026
Complaint file through: 15 May 2019
First complaint in the file: 1 Jan 1995
Manufacturer in the recall file: SOUTHERN COMFORT CONVERSIONS

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Questions

How many units are in the recall campaigns for the 2001 Ford F Series?: 3,674 units in 1 campaign. A campaign can name other models and model years, and its units include them.
How many recall campaigns does the Ford F Series have for all model years?: NHTSA lists 10 recall campaigns for the Ford F Series, model years 1971 to 2008. 1 of them names the 2001 model year.
Which component do the complaints about the 2001 Ford F Series name most often?: Engine and Engine Cooling: 13 of 54 component mentions, or 240.7 per 1,000. For all 2001 vehicles the figure is 116.8 per 1,000.
Is an NHTSA investigation of the 2001 Ford F Series open?: No. Each of the 4 investigations that name this model year has a closing date in the NHTSA file.