Is This A Lemon?

Year · Make · Model

1986 Ford E250

What the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration knows about this vehicle: every recall, every consumer complaint, every defect investigation, every NCAP crash test. Sourced directly from NHTSA data feeds.

3
Open recalls
0
NHTSA complaints
4
Defect investigations
4
Service bulletins

Recalls

3 campaigns
88V133000·ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:HOSES/LINES/PIPING/FITTINGS1988-08-09

EXTREME OPERATING CONDITIONS COULD CAUSE PREMATURE DETERIORATION OF THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT HEATER HOSES OR ENGINE BYPASS HOSES.

RiskENGINE COOLANT COULD DISCHARGE ONTO THE ENGINE AND ITSEXHAUST MANIFOLD CREATING THE POTENTIAL FOR A FIRE DUE TO THE HIGH ENGINEEXHAUST MANIFOLD TEMPERATURES.

FixREPLACE HOSES AND RADIATOR CAPS; INSTALL HIGH HEAT RESISTANCE ALUMINIZED STAINLESS STEEL MUFFLERS.

87V144000·ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL 1987-09-09

VEHICLES ARE SUBJECT TO EXCESSIVE UNDERHOOD TEMPERATURES AND FUEL SYSTEM PRESSURES IN SEVERE DUTY APPLICATIONS.

RiskTHIS CREATES POTENTIAL FOR FUEL EXPULSION FROM THE FUELFILLER PIPE WHICH IN THE PRESENCE OF AN IGNITION SOURCE, COULD RESULT IN AFIRE.

FixINSTALL MODIFICATION KITS TO MINIMIZE POSSIBILITY OF FUEL EXPULSION AND TO SHIELD UNDERBODY COMPONENTS FROM EXHAUST SYSTEM HEAT.

86V173000·STEERING:LINKAGES:DRAG:LINK:CONNECTION1986-12-30

RUBBER THAT ENCASES BALL STUD AND SOCKET JOINT (CONNECTS STEERING DRAG LINK AND PITMAN ARM) MAY DETERIORATE AND CAUSE METAL TO METAL CONTACT. CONSEQUENCE OF DEFECT: COMPLETE SEPARATION OF THE DRAG LINK TO PITMAN ARM CONNECTION COULD OCCUR RESULTING IN LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL.

FixINSTALL NEW DRAG LINK ASSEMBLIES WITH STEEL BALL AND SOCKET JOINTS AT THE PITMAN ARM CONNECTIONS.

NHTSA investigations

4 actions
PE94065·VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:LINKAGES1994-08-19 → 1994-12-28

FUEL INJECTOR PUMP FAILS

EA87019·VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:LINKAGES1987-04-30 → 1987-10-23

FUEL EXPULSION

PE87017·VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:LINKAGES1987-01-28 → 1987-05-26

FUEL LEAKS/FIRES

EA87002·VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:LINKAGES1986-11-04 → 1987-04-29

FILLER NECK SPURT

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