NHTSA recall 90V101000
A recall listed here may apply to a vehicle of this year, make and model. Only the manufacturer can say whether it applies to one vehicle: check the VIN with the official lookups.
| Published by | NHTSA (United States) |
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| Campaign number | 90V101000 |
| Manufacturer | FORD MOTOR COMPANY |
| Reported | 1990-06-01 |
| Owners notified | 1990-07-17 |
| Component | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:GEAR POSITION INDICATION (PRNDL) |
| Units potentially affected | 111000 |
What is wrong
UNDER CERTAIN CONDITIONS, THE SNAP RING THAT LOCATES THE PARK GEAR ON THE OUTPUT SHAFT OF THE TRANSMISSION MAY FRACTURE.
What can happen
WHEN 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.
The remedy
INSTALL IMPROVED SNAP RING AND REVISED TRANSMISSION EXTENSION HOUSING.
Notes
SYSTEM: PARK GEAR SNAP RING.VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: 4 X 2 LIGHT TRUCKS AND VANS EQUIPPED WITH ONE-PIECEDRIVESHAFT AND AN E40D TRANSMISSION.
| 1989 FORD E150 | Built to 1989-10-01. |
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| 1990 FORD E150 | Built to 1989-10-01. |
| 1989 FORD E250 | Built to 1989-10-01. |
| 1990 FORD E250 | Built to 1989-10-01. |
| 1989 FORD E350 | Built to 1989-10-01. |
| 1990 FORD E350 | Built to 1989-10-01. |
| 1989 FORD ECONOLINE | Built to 1989-10-01. |
| 1990 FORD ECONOLINE | Built to 1989-10-01. |
| 1989 FORD F150 | Built to 1989-10-01. |
| 1990 FORD F150 | Built to 1989-10-01. |
| 1989 FORD F250 | Built to 1989-10-01. |
| 1990 FORD F250 | Built to 1989-10-01. |
| 1989 FORD F350 | Built to 1989-10-01. |
| 1990 FORD F350 | Built to 1990-10-01. |
A vehicle with no link is not in this site's catalog, which covers cars, multipurpose vehicles and trucks by model year. The campaign is from data as of 2026-10-19.
Investigated as PE90056
This recall followed 1 NHTSA investigation. An investigation is NHTSA looking into a possible defect. It is not a finding that a defect exists, and it does not say that any one vehicle is affected.
| PE90056 | Preliminary evaluation, opened 1990-03-12, closed 1990-06-12. TRNSMSSION PARK GEAR FAIL. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:GEAR POSITION INDICATION (PRNDL). |
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From NHTSA's investigation file, as of 2026-10-19. The JSON has NHTSA's summary of each.
Bulletins for the same vehicles and component
| 002310 | 2001-03-05. Service bulletin. SUBJECT REGARDING CONTAMINATION FROM PRIOR TRANSMISSION CONCERNS OR EXCESS WEAR MAY BE TRAPPED IN THE TRANSMISSION FLUID COOLING SYSTEM. *TT |
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| 99152 | 2001-01-05. Service bulletin. INFORMATION ON THE NEW FLUSH AND FILL TOOL AVAILABLE THROUGH ROTUNDA. *TT |
| 0038 | 2000-06-07. Service bulletin. VEHICLES MAY EXPERIENCE SOLID PARTICLE CONTAMINANTS FROM PRIOR TRANSMISSION CONCERNS OR EXCESS WEAR, MAY BE TRAPPED IN THE TRANSMISSION FLUID COOLING SYSTEM IS NOT PROPERLY FLUSHED, FLUID IN-LINE FILTER KIT. *MJS |
| 0015 | 2000-06-06. Service bulletin. INFORMATION REGARDING THE NEW TRANSMISSION COOLER FLUSHER- SERVICE TIP. *MJS |
| 98168 | 2000-04-07. Service bulletin. TRANSMISSION- E40D/4R100-1989-99-MAIN CONTROLS, SEPARATOR PLATES AND SEPARATOR PLATE GASKETS USAGE CHART. YD |
| 98167 | 2000-04-07. Service bulletin. TRANSMISSION-E40D-NO 2-3 UPSHIFT. SOME VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT A NO 2-3 UPSHIFT CONDITION. *AK |
| 98123 | 1999-07-13. Service bulletin. SOME VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT A FLASHING TRANSMISSION CONTROL INDICATOR LAMP (TCIL) AND DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODES (DTCS) 62, 628, AND / OR 1728 MAY BE STORED IN MEMORY. *TT |
| 9888 | 1998-07-10. Service bulletin. INFORMATION ON A NEW TRANSMISSION FLUID USAGE CHART. *YC |
| 97511 | 1997-07-17. Service bulletin. FLUID- TRANSMISSION FLUID USAGE CHARTS. *JD |
| 962612 | 1997-06-17. Service bulletin. TRANSAXLE - TORQUE CONVERTER REPLACEMENT GUIDELINES AND TORQUE CONVERTER/TRANSAXLE COOLING SYSTEM CLEANING PROCEDURES - SERVICE TIP. *TW |
A bulletin is the manufacturer's note to its dealers. It is not part of this recall.