Is This A Lemon?

Year · Make · Model

1989 Ford E350

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
25
NHTSA complaints
6
Defect investigations
7
Service bulletins

Consumer complaints

25 filed
0
Crashes
1
Fires
0
Injuries reported
0
Fatalities reported

What people complain about

  • Structure
    5
  • Service BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:CALIPER
    3
  • Service BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION Components
    3
  • Fuel SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK Assembly
    2
  • Service BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:MASTER Cylinder
    2
  • Engine AND Engine COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL:CATALYTIC Convertor
    2
  • Service BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:PADS
    2
  • Service BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND Fittings
    2

Recalls

3 campaigns
91V146000·FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:AUXILLARY TANK:SELECTOR DEVICES1991-09-04

THE DUAL FUEL TANK SELECTOR VALVE MAY MALFUNCTION AND CAUSE AN OVERFILL CONDITION IN ONE OF THE FUEL TANKS, RESULTING IN AN OVERFLOW OF FUEL PAST THE FILLER CAP.

RiskTHE OVERFLOW OF FUEL PAST THE FILLER CAP CAUSES A FUELLEAKAGE, WHICH CAN RESULT IN A FIRE WHEN EXPOSED TO A SOURCE OF IGNITION.

FixREPLACE THE DUAL FUEL TANK SELECTOR VALVE.

90V101000·POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:GEAR POSITION INDICATION (PRNDL)1990-06-01

UNDER CERTAIN CONDITIONS, THE SNAP RING THAT LOCATES THE PARK GEAR ON THE OUTPUT SHAFT OF THE TRANSMISSION MAY FRACTURE.

RiskWHEN THE GEAR IS PLACED IN PARK, THE PARK GEAR WOULD NOTENGAGE, ALLOWING THE TRUCK TO ROLL FREELY IF THE PARKING BRAKE IS NOT PROPERLYSET. THIS COULD RESULT IN AN ACCIDENT.

FixINSTALL IMPROVED SNAP RING AND REVISED TRANSMISSION EXTENSION HOUSING.

89V062000·ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING1989-04-17

NYLON TIES THAT SUPPORT THE MAIN WIRING HARNESS TO THE CHASSIS COULD WEAR AND BREAK DUE TO EXCESSIVE VIBRATION. THUS, WIRING HARNESS COULD FALL ON ENGINE COMPONENTS AND SHORT CIRCUIT.

RiskTHIS COULD CAUSE LOSS OF ELECTRICAL SYSTEM WHICH COULDRESULT IN AN UNDERHOOD FIRE.

FixINSTALL RETROFIT RIT OF PLASTIC-COATED METAL CLAMPS, LOOM FOR POSITIVE BATTERY CABLES AND RE-ROUTE WIRING.

NHTSA investigations

6 actions
SQ99005·SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC1999-02-10 → 2001-09-21

FRONT BRAKE FADE

EA93014·ELECTRICAL SYSTEM1993-06-04 → 1994-07-29

ALTERNATOR BELT FAILURE

EA91044·SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC1991-10-30 → 1992-10-30

LOSS OF BRAKE EFFECTIVENES

Led to recall92V026000

EA91031·VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:LINKAGES1991-06-26 → 1991-11-01

FUEL EXPULSION

Led to recall91V146000

PE91077·SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC1991-05-23 → 1991-10-31

LOSS OF BRAKE EFFECTIVENES

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