Skip to content

Accubuilt Van Recalls & Complaints by Model Year

NHTSA lists 4 safety recalls and 7 owner complaints across 5 model years of the Accubuilt Van (2002–2006). The most-complained-about year is 2004.

4
safety recalls, all years
7
owner complaints, all years
2004
year with most recalls
2004
year with most complaints

Pick your Accubuilt Van model year

Model yearRecallsComplaints
2006 Accubuilt Van10
2005 Accubuilt Van11
2004 Accubuilt Van34
2003 Accubuilt Van21
2002 Accubuilt Van11

What Accubuilt Van owners complain about

Across all model years, owners have filed 7 complaints with NHTSA. The 2004 model year has the most, with 4.

All Accubuilt Van recalls (4)

Every NHTSA safety campaign that lists a Accubuilt Van, most recent first, with the model years each one covers.

  1. Equipment adaptive/mobility

    NHTSA 06V177000 Reported 24 vehicles potentially affected ACCUBUILT, INC.

    On certain vans built on ford e250/350 chassis and equipped with ricon platform style wheelchair lifts, the vertical support arms were improperly welded.

    Remedy: Ricon is conducting this recall (please see 06e008000) and will replace the two vertical arms even if only one arm is cracked free of charge. Owners may contact accubuilt at 419-222-8608 or ricon at 1-818-267-3000.

    Model years: 2006

  2. Equipment adaptive/mobility

    NHTSA 05V214000 Reported 51 vehicles potentially affected ACCUBUILT, INC.

    On certain handicap accessible vans built on ford e350 chassis with 6.0l diesel engines, accubuilt adds an additional positive lead wire from the dual vehicle batteries to the mobility lift for operating power. The end connections for the added power wire can become corroded which can cause increased heat generation in the wire and can…

    Remedy: The manufacturer has not yet provided a remedy for this campaign. The recall is expected to begin on may 31, 2005. Owners may contact accubuilt at 419-222-8608.

    Model years: 2004, 2005

  3. Seats

    NHTSA 04V162000 Reported 3 vehicles potentially affected ACCUBUILT, INC.

    Certain multi-passenger vans with one or more seats equipped with rear designated forward facing quick release seats fail to conform to the requirements of federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 207, "seating systems."

    Remedy: Dealers will modify the quick release frame system on these seats. Owner notification began april 12, 2004. Owners should contact accubuilt at 1-419-222-1501.

    Model years: 2003, 2004

  4. Seats

    NHTSA 03V530000 Reported 32 vehicles potentially affected ACCUBUILT, INC.

    Certain multi-passenger handicap-accessible vans built on ford e250 and e350 chassis fail to conform to the requirements of federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 225, "child restraint anchorage systems." these vehicles lack the appropriate number of child restraint anchorages.

    Remedy: Accubuilt will modify or replace one or more of the seats to include the appropriate number of seating positions with child restraint anchorage systems. Owner notification is expected to begin during february 2004.…

    Model years: 2002, 2003, 2004

Other Accubuilt models

Source: NHTSA recall and complaint databases and EPA fuel economy data, October 2026. Complaint counts are owner reports to NHTSA, not verified defects. Recall counts are safety campaigns that list this model year; whether a particular car was already repaired depends on its VIN. How this data is compiled.