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Ford B600

Every Ford B600 model year on file, 1967 to 1995. Pick a year for its recalls, investigations, service bulletins and the full text of owner complaints.

Owner complaints, all model years30 involved a crash, fire, injury or death
Model years251967 to 1995
Recall campaigns14Distinct campaigns listing it
Service bulletins0Summed across model years
By model year

The 1989 model year drew the most complaints, 2, 67% of the model's total

Owner complaints filed with NHTSA, all years filed, by model year.

00.511.5219671969197119731975198119831985198719892199119931995
Source: NHTSA ODI. Complaints are not verified by NHTSA, and NHTSA publishes no sales volumes, so counts are not rates.
Components

Steering leads the Ford B600 complaint record

Owner complaints across all model years, by component.

Steering
2
Powertrain
1
Source: NHTSA ODI complaints file.
Model years

The record for each Ford B600 model year

Peer index compares complaints with the median vehicle of the same model year and body class (100 is the median). It corrects for age, not for how many were sold.

Ford B600 by model year
YearBodyComplaintsSeverity indexPeer indexRecallsInvestigationsBulletins
1995Not decoded0NoneNone200
1994Not decoded0NoneNone300
1993Not decoded0NoneNone510
1992Not decoded0NoneNone300
1991Not decoded0NoneNone200
1990Not decoded0NoneNone230
1989Bus20.0None230
1988Not decoded0NoneNone320
1987Other10.0100100
1986Not decoded0NoneNone010
1985Not decoded0NoneNone010
1984Not decoded0NoneNone110
1983Not decoded0NoneNone210
1982Not decoded0NoneNone200
1981Not decoded0NoneNone400
1980Not decoded0NoneNone200
1975Not decoded0NoneNone100
1974Not decoded0NoneNone200
1973Not decoded0NoneNone200
1972Not decoded0NoneNone100
1971Not decoded0NoneNone300
1970Not decoded0NoneNone100
1969Not decoded0NoneNone100
1968Not decoded0NoneNone300
1967Not decoded0NoneNone200
Source: NHTSA ODI. Body class from NHTSA's VIN decoder where decoded.
Latest recalls

Recent campaigns covering the Ford B600

  • 97V-124 Aug 4, 1997
    Vehicle description: heavy duty trucks, bus chassis-cowl, and basic chassis models equipped with cummins 5.9l 160 horsepower rotary injection pump…
    Speed control · 2,500 vehicles
  • 95V-095 May 12, 1995
    Friction between the accelerat0r lever and the automatic transmission modulator lever can result in interference between the two levers which…
    Speed control · 260 vehicles
  • 95V-092 May 9, 1995
    Connector in the wiring where the tilt hood mounted lamps attach to the vehicle wiring harness was built without sealing plugs
    Electrical system · 13k vehicles
  • 94V-118 Jun 27, 1994
    Steering gears have an improperly machined snap ring groove
    Steering · 13k vehicles
  • 94V-056 Mar 26, 1994
    System: electrical system; battery
    Electrical system · 3,660 vehicles
  • 92V-164 Nov 10, 1992
    Wheels
    Wheels · 192 vehicles
  • 91V-126 Jul 16, 1991
    Because of a machining inconsistency, there is a high piston-to-ball contact angle in the steering gear worm drive
    Steering · 3,000 vehicles
  • 84V-135 Oct 23, 1984
    Involved vehicles were produced with hydraulic brake booster supply hoses that are located too close to the engine exhaust manifold and may chafe…
    Brakes · 8,051 vehicles
  • 83V-016 Feb 15, 1983
    On the affected vehicles, the wiring assembly to the floor mounted headlamp dimmer switch may be too tight; should wires disconnect, the…
    Electrical system · 300 vehicles
  • 82V-119 Dec 7, 1982
    These vehicles may have been manufactured with an incorrect end clamp on the hand throttle actuating cable
    Speed control · 4,617 vehicles
Source: NHTSA ODI recalls file.