2004 Ford E-350 Recalls, Complaints & Specs

9 safety recalls list the 2004 Ford E-350, and owners have filed 46 complaints with NHTSA. Check your own VIN below.

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9 safety recalls for the 2004 Ford E-350

Most recent first. Recall repairs are free at any authorised dealer. Click a recall for the full defect, consequence and remedy text.

1. Equipment adaptive/mobility

   NHTSA 09V100000 Reported March 27, 2009 52 vehicles potentially affected VAN CONVERSIONS OF LEHIGH VALLEY INC.

   Van conversions is recalling 52 my 2004-2007 ford e-150, e-250 e-350 and my 2006 GM savanna 3500 vans built on ford and GM chassis and equipped with ricon platform style wheelchair lifts. These lifts fail to comply with the requirements of federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 403, "platform lift system accessible for motor…

   Remedy: Van conversions is working with ricon to correct the wheelchair lifts free of charge (please see 07e097). Owners may contact ricon at 1-818-267-3000 or van conversions at 610-837-0707.

2. Equipment adaptive/mobility

   NHTSA 09V102000 Reported March 27, 2009 74 vehicles potentially affected VAN CONVERSIONS OF LEHIGH VALLEY INC.

   Van conversions is recalling 74 my 2004-2007 ford e-150, e-250 e-350 and my 2006 GM savanna 3500 vans built on ford and GM chassis and equipped with ricon platform style wheelchair lifts. These vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 404, "platform lift installations in motor vehicles."…

   Remedy: Van conversions is working with ricon to correct the wheelchair lifts free of charge (please see 07e095). Owners may contact ricon at 1-818-267-3000 or van conversions at 610-837-0707.

3. Equipment adaptive/mobility

   NHTSA 08V518000 Reported October 6, 2008 224 vehicles potentially affected MOBILITY WORKS

   Mobilityworks is recalling 224 my 2007-2008 ford e150, my 2006-2008 e250, my 2004-2007 e350, my 2006 e450, my 2005-2007 chevrolet 2500, my 2007 chevrolet 1500, and my 2006 dodge 2500 vans equipped with ricon platform style wheelchair lifts. These vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of federal motor vehicle safety standard no.…

   Remedy: Mobilityworks is working with ricon to correct the wheelchair lifts free of charge (please see 07e095). Owners may contact ricon at 1-818-267-3000 or mobility works at 1-800-769-8267.

4. Equipment adaptive/mobility

   NHTSA 08V519000 Reported October 6, 2008 133 vehicles potentially affected MOBILITY WORKS

   Mobilityworks is recalling 133 my 2005-2006 ford e250, my 2000, 2004-2006 e350, my 2000, 2005 e450, my 2005-2006 GMC 2500, GMC 3500, and my 2006 dodge 2500 vans equipped with ricon platform style wheelchair lifts. These lifts fail to comply with the requirements of federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 403, "platform lift systems…

   Remedy: Mobilityworks is working with ricon to correct the wheelchair lifts free of charge (please see 07e097). Owners may contact ricon at 1-818-267-3000 or mobilityworks at 1-800-769-8267.

5. Electrical system: wiring

   NHTSA 05V270000 Reported June 10, 2005 180,104 vehicles potentially affected FORD MOTOR COMPANY

   Certain pickup trucks, sport utility vehicles and vans equipped with 6.0l diesel engines may experience stalling without warning while driving and may or may not restart.

   Remedy: Dealers will upgrade the fuel injection control module (ficm) wire harness or replaced, and/or have a new injection control pressure (icp)) sensor connector installed free of charge. The recall began on july 22, 2005.…

6. Equipment adaptive/mobility

   NHTSA 04V589000 Reported December 15, 2004 501 vehicles potentially affected ACCUBUILT, INC.

   On certain vans built on ford e250/e350 chassis and equipped with sure-lok wheelchair securement systems, the sprocket teeth of the retractor assembly is out of alignment.

   Remedy: Dealers will inspect and replace the wheelchair securement retractors as necessary. Sure-lok is conducting the owner notification and remedy for this campaign. Owners should contact sure-lock at 1-908-231-1804 or…

7. Equipment adaptive/mobility

   NHTSA 04V562000 Reported November 26, 2004 1,660 vehicles potentially affected MOBILITY WORKS

   On certain vans equipped with sure-lok wheelchair securement systems, the sprocket teeth of the retractor assembly is out of alignment.

   Remedy: Dealers will inspect and replace the wheelchair securement retractors as necessary. Sure-lok will handle the repairs for this campaign. Owners should contact sure-lock at 1-908-231-1804 or mobilityworks at…

8. Electrical system: wiring

   NHTSA 04V444000 Reported September 13, 2004 214,849 vehicles potentially affected FORD MOTOR COMPANY

   On certain vans, a diode in the anti-lock braking system (ABS) module may experience an electrical short.

   Remedy: Dealers will install a new fuse in the ABS circuit and install a heat shield over the ABS module. The recall began on october 15, 2004. Owners should contact ford at 1-800-392-3673. Also ford is extending the limited…

9. Engine and engine cooling

   NHTSA 04V445000 Reported September 13, 2004 253,076 vehicles potentially affected FORD MOTOR COMPANY

   On certain vans, the air filter element material process resulted in an air filter paper element that can smolder or burn. This change in filter paper composition combined with the configuration of the air induction system, may allow hot carbon particles to contact the air filter element during certain driving conditions that create hot…

   Remedy: Dealers will inspect and replace the air filter element. The recall began september 27, 2004. Owners should contact ford at 1-800-392-3673. Also ford is extending the limited warranty (for a one time replacement) of…

46 owner complaints filed with NHTSA

Owners of the 2004 Ford E-350 have filed 46 complaints with NHTSA; 1 describe a crash and 1 describe a fire. Reports cite 18 injuries and 1 death. The average mileage at failure in those reports is 59,890 miles. Complaints peaked in 2005 with 7 filed that year.

Most-reported components

• Fuel system, diesel10
• Engine and engine cooling4
• Tires4
• Electrical system3
• Engine3
• Fuel system, diesel: tank assembly3
• Electrical system: wiring2
• Engine and engine cooling: diesel2

What owners are reporting

“At 68,450 miles, several issues occurred: 1) oil pressure switch blew out of the housing, 2) oil was visible in coolant, 3) oil was leaking from engine, 4) idle vacillated up and down w/o any action o”

Owner complaint to NHTSA, August 21, 2017 · Engine

“All gauges stop working when it rains but starts and runs ok. Power windows do not work when it rains but starts and runs ok.”

Owner complaint to NHTSA, November 30, 2015 · Electrical system

Compare Ford E-350 model years

Recall and complaint counts for every Ford E-350 model year in NHTSA's database.

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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.