Ford B7000 Recalls & Complaints by Model Year

NHTSA lists 8 safety recalls and 0 owner complaints across 7 model years of the Ford B7000 (1971–1986).

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All Ford B7000 recalls (8)

Every NHTSA safety campaign that lists a Ford B7000, most recent first, with the model years each one covers.

1. Hoses, lines/piping, and fittings (service brakes)

   NHTSA 86V088000 Reported July 11, 1986 177 vehicles potentially affected FORD MOTOR COMPANY

   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 application of the brakes. Consequence of defect: if a brake line leaked, rear brakes could quit working, increasing stopping distance, which could result in a crash.

   Remedy: Replace brake lines.

   Model years: 1986

2. U-bolt, leaf spring to axle (suspension)

   NHTSA 77V036000 Reported March 14, 1977 2,404 vehicles potentially affected FORD MOTOR COMPANY

   The involved vehicles may have been assembled with improperly manufactured front spring u-bolts used to secure the front axle assembly to the spring. The four u-bolts may experience cracks and could ultimately break. Should two u-bolts on the same side of the vehicle break, the front axle would not be retained securely.

   Remedy: All suspect u-bolts will be replaced by the dealer, free of charge.

   Model years: 1976

3. Hoses, lines/piping, and fittings (service brakes)

   NHTSA 74V237000 Reported December 2, 1974 6,705 vehicles potentially affected FORD MOTOR COMPANY

   Model years: 1973, 1974, 1975

4. Hoses, lines/piping, and fittings (service brakes)

   NHTSA 73V210000 Reported October 30, 1973 675 vehicles potentially affected FORD MOTOR COMPANY

   Model years: 1973, 1974

5. Hoses, lines/piping, and fittings (service brakes)

   NHTSA 73V053000 Reported March 5, 1973 785 vehicles potentially affected FORD MOTOR COMPANY

   Model years: 1972, 1973

6. Check valve (service brakes)

   NHTSA 73V036000 Reported February 16, 1973 568 vehicles potentially affected FORD MOTOR COMPANY

   Model years: 1971, 1972, 1973

7. Hoses, lines/piping, and fittings (parking brake)

   NHTSA 72V317000 Reported December 27, 1972 235 vehicles potentially affected FORD MOTOR COMPANY

   Model years: 1972, 1973

8. Vacuum (service brakes)

   NHTSA 71V025000 Reported February 19, 1971 12,322 vehicles potentially affected FORD MOTOR COMPANY

   Model years: 1971

Other Ford models

• F-15037,961 complaints
• Explorer34,566 complaints
• Escape27,430 complaints
• Fusion22,405 complaints
• Focus22,096 complaints
• Taurus18,159 complaints
• Windstar14,158 complaints
• Edge14,065 complaints

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.