{"vehicle":{"id":"1983_ford_e-250","year":1983,"make":"Ford","model":"E-250"},"may_apply":true,"as_of":{"us":"2026-10-19","ca":"2026-10-19"},"recalls":[{"source":"tc","country":"ca","campaign":"1988140","date":"1988-10-06","manufacturer":null,"component":"Heater And Defroster","summary":"EXTREME OPERATING CONDITIONS COULD CAUSE PREMATURE DETERIORATION OF THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT HEATER HOSES OR ENGINE BYPASS HOSES. ENGINE COOLANT COULD DISCHARGE ONTO THE ENGINE AND ITS EXHAUST MANIFOLD CREATING THE POTENTIAL FOR A FIRE DUE TO HIGH ENGINE EXHAUST MANIFOLD TEMPERATURES.\nCORRECTION: HOSES AND RADIATOR CAPS WILL BE REPLACED AND ON CERTAIN VEHICLES, A HIGH HEAT RESISTANCE ALUMINIZED STAINLESS STEEL MUFFLER WILL BE INSTALLED.","mfr_campaign":"88S99","units":401,"do_not_drive":null,"park_outside":null,"notification":"Safety Mfr","match":"exact","models":["E250"],"built_from":null,"built_to":null,"url":"https://open.wenmarpro.com/recalls/tc/1988140"},{"source":"nhtsa","country":"us","campaign":"88V133000","date":"1988-08-09","manufacturer":"FORD MOTOR COMPANY","component":"ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:HOSES/LINES/PIPING/FITTINGS","summary":"EXTREME OPERATING CONDITIONS COULD CAUSE PREMATURE DETERIORATION OF THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT HEATER HOSES OR ENGINE BYPASS HOSES.","mfr_campaign":null,"units":14975,"do_not_drive":false,"park_outside":false,"notification":null,"match":"exact","models":["E250"],"built_from":"1977-01-01","built_to":"1987-07-01","url":"https://open.wenmarpro.com/recalls/nhtsa/88V133000"},{"source":"tc","country":"ca","campaign":"1987105","date":"1987-10-07","manufacturer":null,"component":"Structure","summary":"1983-87 E-250 AND 350 WITH 7.5 LITRE AND 1985-87 HEAVY DUTY E-250 AND 350 WITH 5.8 LITRE 4V ENGINE AND A GVW OVER 8,500 LBS. THESE VEHICLES HAVE BEEN DETERMINED TO GENERATE EXCESSIVE UNDERBODY TEMPERATURES AND FUEL SYSTEM PRESSURES IN SEVERE DUTY APPLICATIONS, PARTICULARLY IF FUELED WITH OVERLY VOLATILE GASOLINE. THIS CAN CREATE AN ABNORMAL POTENTIAL FOR EXPULSION OF LIQUID FUEL FROM THE FILLER PIPE UPON REMOVAL OF THE FUEL TANK FILLER CAP. IN THE PRESENCE OF AN IGNITION SOURCE, A VEHICLE FIRE COULD OCCUR.  CORRECTION: VEHICLES WILL BE MODIFIED TO MINIMIZE THE POSSIBILITY OF FUEL EXPULSION AND SHIELD UNDERBODY COMPONENTS FROM EXCESSIVE UNDERBODY HEAT. NOTE: E250 AND 350 CLUB WAGONS AND ECONOLINE VANS AND CHASSIS.","mfr_campaign":"87S38","units":18656,"do_not_drive":null,"park_outside":null,"notification":"Safety TC","match":"exact","models":["E250"],"built_from":null,"built_to":null,"url":"https://open.wenmarpro.com/recalls/tc/1987105"},{"source":"nhtsa","country":"us","campaign":"87V144000","date":"1987-09-09","manufacturer":"FORD MOTOR COMPANY","component":"ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL","summary":"VEHICLES ARE SUBJECT TO EXCESSIVE UNDERHOOD TEMPERATURES AND FUEL SYSTEM PRESSURES IN SEVERE DUTY APPLICATIONS.","mfr_campaign":null,"units":188000,"do_not_drive":false,"park_outside":false,"notification":null,"match":"exact","models":["E250"],"built_from":"1983-08-01","built_to":"1987-08-01","url":"https://open.wenmarpro.com/recalls/nhtsa/87V144000"},{"source":"tc","country":"ca","campaign":"1985062","date":"1985-05-17","manufacturer":null,"component":null,"summary":"THESE VEHICLES (VANS AND CLUB WAGONS) DO NOT COMPLY WITH C.M.V.S.S. 301-FUEL SYSTEM INTEGRITY.","mfr_campaign":"S5F","units":924,"do_not_drive":null,"park_outside":null,"notification":null,"match":"exact","models":["E250"],"built_from":null,"built_to":null,"url":"https://open.wenmarpro.com/recalls/tc/1985062"},{"source":"nhtsa","country":"us","campaign":"85V061000","date":"1985-05-14","manufacturer":"FORD MOTOR COMPANY","component":"FUEL SYSTEM, DIESEL","summary":"WHEN FRONTALLY IMPACTED INTO A FIXED BARRIER AT 30 MPH,   AS SPECIFIED IN FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD (FMVSS) NO. 301, THE LEFT  FRAME RAILS OF SUCH VEHICLES MAY DISPLACE INBOARD, PINCHING THE FUEL/WATER       SEPARATOR CANISTER BETWEEN THE FRAME RAIL AND ENGINE SUFFICIENTLY TO DISPLACE    THE FUEL/WATER SEPARATOR DRAIN ROD, ALLOWING THE CONTENTS OF THE CANISTER TO     DRAIN.                                                                                                                                                            CONSEQUENCE OF DEFECT: FUEL LEAK DURING OR AFTER A CRASH INCREASES THE           POSSIBILITY OF A FIRE.","mfr_campaign":null,"units":8500,"do_not_drive":false,"park_outside":false,"notification":null,"match":"exact","models":["E250"],"built_from":"1983-03-01","built_to":"1985-04-01","url":"https://open.wenmarpro.com/recalls/nhtsa/85V061000"},{"source":"tc","country":"ca","campaign":"1982100","date":"1982-12-15","manufacturer":null,"component":null,"summary":"A DIODE IN THE ELECTRIC FUEL PUMP CIRCUIT MAY BE OF INADEQUATE CAPACITY TO WITHSTAND CURRENT DRAW DURING ENGINE STARTING.  THIS WOULD CAUSE A SHORT CIRUCIT IN THE ELECTRICAL SUPPLY TO THE FUEL PUMP WHICH WOULD RESULT IN NORMAL ENGINE STARTING BUT FUEL WOULD NOT CONTINUE TO BE PROVIDED TO THE ENGINE.  VEHICLES WITH THIS CONDITION WOULD STALL WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING AFTER A SHORT PERIOD OF OPERATION.","mfr_campaign":"451","units":70,"do_not_drive":null,"park_outside":null,"notification":null,"match":"exact","models":["E250"],"built_from":null,"built_to":null,"url":"https://open.wenmarpro.com/recalls/tc/1982100"},{"source":"nhtsa","country":"us","campaign":"82V124000","date":"1982-12-13","manufacturer":"FORD MOTOR COMPANY","component":"FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP","summary":"SOME OF THE INVOLVED VEHICLES MAY HAVE A DIODE IN THE ELECTRICAL FUEL PUMP CIRCUIT THAT MAY SHORT DURING ENGINE STARTING DUE TO INADEQUATE CAPACITY TO WITHSTAND CURRENT DRAW. A SHORT CIRCUIT WOULD RESULT IN NORMAL ENGINE STARTING, BUT THE PUMP WILL NOT CONTINUE TO SUPPLY THE ENGINE WITH FUEL.","mfr_campaign":null,"units":650,"do_not_drive":false,"park_outside":false,"notification":null,"match":"exact","models":["E250"],"built_from":"1982-09-01","built_to":"1982-10-01","url":"https://open.wenmarpro.com/recalls/nhtsa/82V124000"},{"source":"nhtsa","country":"us","campaign":"82V104000","date":"1982-10-26","manufacturer":"FORD MOTOR COMPANY","component":"POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY","summary":"ON CERTAIN VEHICLES, THE LOCK WEDGES USED TO SECURE THE AXLE BEARING NUTS TO THE AXLE HOUSING MAY FALL OUT OF POSITION, ALLOWING THE NUT TO LOOSEN. THE NUT ON THE LEFT SIDE MAY FALL OFF, ALLOWING MOVEMENT OF THE AXLE SHAFT.","mfr_campaign":null,"units":74985,"do_not_drive":false,"park_outside":false,"notification":null,"match":"exact","models":["E250"],"built_from":"1981-10-01","built_to":"1982-09-01","url":"https://open.wenmarpro.com/recalls/nhtsa/82V104000"}],"lookup":{"nhtsa":"https://www.nhtsa.gov/recalls","tc":"https://wwwapps.tc.gc.ca/Saf-Sec-Sur/7/VRDB-BDRV/search-recherche/menu.aspx?lang=eng","maker":null},"attribution":["Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Canada."]}