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Ford B700

Every Ford B700 model year on file, 1967 to 1998. Pick a year for its recalls, investigations, service bulletins and the full text of owner complaints.

Owner complaints, all model years92 involved a crash, fire, injury or death
Model years311967 to 1998
Recall campaigns15Distinct campaigns listing it
Service bulletins12Summed across model years
By model year

The 1989 model year drew the most complaints, 3, 33% of the model's total

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

0123196719701973197619801983198619893199219951998
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 B700 complaint record

Owner complaints across all model years, by component.

Steering
4
Brakes
3
Powertrain
1
Electrical system
1
Source: NHTSA ODI complaints file.
Model years

The record for each Ford B700 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 B700 by model year
YearBodyComplaintsSeverity indexPeer indexRecallsInvestigationsBulletins
1998Not decoded0NoneNone003
1997Bus1100.067003
1996Not decoded0NoneNone013
1995Not decoded0NoneNone213
1994Not decoded0NoneNone310
1993Not decoded0NoneNone510
1992Bus10.050310
1991Bus10.0100200
1990Bus10.0100230
1989Truck30.0200230
1988Not decoded0NoneNone320
1987Not decoded10.0100100
1986Not decoded0NoneNone110
1985Not decoded0NoneNone010
1984Bus1100.0None110
1983Not decoded0NoneNone210
1982Not decoded0NoneNone200
1981Not decoded0NoneNone400
1980Not decoded0NoneNone200
1979Not decoded0NoneNone100
1978Not decoded0NoneNone100
1976Not decoded0NoneNone100
1975Not decoded0NoneNone210
1974Not decoded0NoneNone300
1973Not decoded0NoneNone500
1972Not decoded0NoneNone300
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 B700

  • 95V-143 Aug 2, 1995
    Hand throttle cable can wear the brass swivel block on the governor lever through which it passes
    Speed control · 29k 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
  • 93V-160 Sep 27, 1993
    As a result of inherent vibration in these engines, the throttle return springs can fracture
    Speed control · 20k 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
  • 86V-088 Jul 11, 1986
    Buses may have been built with an incorrect type of steel tubing in the intermediate rear service brake lines which may leak or break during…
    Brakes · 177 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
Source: NHTSA ODI recalls file.