1998 Ford F800: recalls and complaints
NHTSA lists 2 recall campaigns for the 1998 Ford F800. The newest campaign is 98V041000. NHTSA received the report on 24 Feb 1998. The NHTSA record gives the component Suspension / Front / Wheel Bearing. NHTSA has 6 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, 98V041000, in the NHTSA record
Dealers will replace the front wheel bearing adjusting nuts with castle nuts and cotter pins.
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
2 campaigns, newest first. 4,000 units in total.
98V041000Received . 1,600 units.
Suspension / Front / Wheel Bearing
- Defect, in the NHTSA record
Vehicle description: medium duty trucks and chassis-cabs. An automatic locking front wheel bearing adjusting nut was damaged during installation or removal by incorrect tools or an incorrect torque specification was used.
- Consequence, in the NHTSA record
This condition can cause the nut to rotate freely and lose torque. It could rotate until it is no longer connected to the front spindle and allow the front wheel to separate from the vehicle.
- Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Dealers will replace the front wheel bearing adjusting nuts with castle nuts and cotter pins.
Report filed by FORD MOTOR COMPANY. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .
97V091000Received . 2,400 units.
Power Train / Automatic Transmission / Gear Position Indication (Prndl)
- Defect, in the NHTSA record
Vehicle description: medium duty trucks and school bus chassis-cowls equipped with automatic transmissions. The welds that attach the key to the top of the steering column mounted automatic transmission shift linkage may not adequately retain the key, allowing the transmission to be in a gear other than that indicated on the "prndl", or in some cases, "rndl."
- Consequence, in the NHTSA record
The domestic special order (dso) park brake may not engage when the shift lever is placed in the park position, or in the vehicle moving in an unintended direction when the accelerator is pressed. In some vehicles the dso parking brake mechanism also may not be properly adjusted, which can result in the park brake not engaging when the shift lever is placed in the park position, increasing the risk of a vehicle crash.
- Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Dealers will replace the steering column shift tube and, if so equipped, to have the dso park brake linkage adjusted.
Report filed by FORD MOTOR COMPANY. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .
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Complaints by component
6 complaints, 7 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.
| Component | Mentions |
|---|---|
| Power Train | 3 |
| Steering | 1 |
| Exterior Lighting | 1 |
| Engine and Engine Cooling | 1 |
| Vehicle Speed Control | 1 |
- Complaints that report a crash
- 0
- Complaints that report a fire
- 1
- Injuries in the complaints
- 0
- Deaths in the complaints
- 0
- Date of the newest complaint
- 22 Feb 2001
These figures are the entries of the persons who sent the complaints.
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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.
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.
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- NHTSA page of the 1998 Ford F800The recalls, the complaints and the investigations that NHTSA shows for this model year.
Cite this page
Recall Register. 1998 Ford F800: recalls and complaints. https://recallregister.com/vehicle/ford/f800/1998/. 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 1998 Ford F800?
- 4,000 units in 2 campaigns. A campaign can name other models and model years, and its units include them.
- How many recall campaigns does the Ford F800 have for all model years?
- NHTSA lists 17 recall campaigns for the Ford F800, model years 1979 to 1998. 2 of them name the 1998 model year.
- Which component do the complaints about the 1998 Ford F800 name most often?
- Power Train: 3 of 7 component mentions.
- Is an NHTSA investigation of the 1998 Ford F800 open?
- The NHTSA investigation file has no investigation that names this model year.