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Ford E-550

Every Ford E-550 model year on file, 1992 to 2021. Pick a year for its recalls, investigations, service bulletins and the full text of owner complaints.

Owner complaints, all model years7513 involved a crash, fire, injury or death
Model years201992 to 2021
Recall campaigns5Distinct campaigns listing it
Service bulletins116Summed across model years
By model year

The 2003 model year drew the most complaints, 66, 88% of the model's total

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

020406080199219941996199820002002662004200620082021
Source: NHTSA ODI. Complaints are not verified by NHTSA, and NHTSA publishes no sales volumes, so counts are not rates.
Components

Engine and cooling leads the Ford E-550 complaint record

Owner complaints across all model years, by component.

Engine and cooling
24
Fuel system
11
Powertrain
10
Electrical system
9
Tires
9
Airbags
6
Visibility and wipers
5
Seat belts
3
Brakes
3
Steering
2
Source: NHTSA ODI complaints file.
Model years

The record for each Ford E-550 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 E-550 by model year
YearBodyComplaintsSeverity indexPeer indexRecallsInvestigationsBulletins
2021Not decoded0NoneNone004
2017Not decoded0NoneNone0016
2009Not decoded0NoneNone0014
2008Not decoded0NoneNone0012
2007Not decoded0NoneNone007
2006Other333.3150109
2005Other40.0200107
2004Other10.0333042
2003Other6618.23,300505
2002Other10.050200
2001Not decoded0NoneNone100
2000Not decoded0NoneNone100
1999Not decoded0NoneNone100
1998Not decoded0NoneNone100
1997Not decoded0NoneNone100
1996Not decoded0NoneNone100
1995Not decoded0NoneNone100
1994Not decoded0NoneNone100
1993Not decoded0NoneNone100
1992Not decoded0NoneNone100
Source: NHTSA ODI. Body class from NHTSA's VIN decoder where decoded.
Latest recalls

Recent campaigns covering the Ford E-550

  • 09V-399 Oct 13, 2009
    Scds may leak internally and then overheat, smoke, or burn
    Speed control · 4.5M vehicles
  • 07V-078 Mar 6, 2007
    On certain trucks equipped with speed control, gasoline or natural gas engines, the speed control deactivation switch may overheat
    Speed control · 156k vehicles
  • 06E-056 Jun 13, 2006
    Certain aftermarket fuel filters sold under the purolator brand name, p/n f65277, shipped from january 16 through june 2, 2006, for use on the…
    Fuel system · 59k vehicles
  • 04V-445 Sep 13, 2004
    On certain vans, the air filter element material process resulted in an air filter paper element that can smolder or burn
    Engine and cooling · 253k vehicles
  • 04V-444 Sep 13, 2004
    On certain vans, a diode in the anti-lock braking system (abs) module may experience an electrical short
    Electrical system · 215k vehicles
Source: NHTSA ODI recalls file.