2011 Ford E-350 Recalls, Complaints & Specs

17 safety recalls list the 2011 Ford E-350, and owners have filed 18 complaints with NHTSA. Check your own VIN below.

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17 safety recalls for the 2011 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 16V350000 Reported May 24, 2016 2 vehicles potentially affected New England Wheels

   New England Wheels (New England) is recalling certain model year 2006-2014 Ford E-250, E-350, and 2015 Ford Transit vans equipped with certain model S2005, S2010, S5005, S5010, S5505, and S5510 wheelchair lifts by Ricon. The platform side plate of the affected wheelchair lifts may crack. Additionally, the lifts are equipped with folding…

   Remedy: New England will notify owners, and Ricon dealers will inspect the link arms for damage or for displaced bearings. The platform will be inspected for cracks. Any damaged parts will be replaced, free of charge. The…

2. Equipment adaptive/mobility

   NHTSA 15V779000 Reported November 20, 2015 278 vehicles potentially affected New England Wheels

   New England Wheels is recalling certain model year 2006-2014 Ford E-250, and E-350 cargo vans modified to be equipped with certain model S2005, S2010, S5005, S5010, S5505, and S5510 wheelchair lifts built by the Ricon Corporation. The affected lifts are equipped with folding link arms that may have pivot holes that are too big, allowing…

   Remedy: New England Wheels will notify owners, and Ricon dealers will inspect the link arms for damage or for displaced bearings. The platform will be inspected for cracks. Any damaged parts will be replaced, free of charge.…

3. Equipment adaptive/mobility

   NHTSA 15V763000 Reported November 17, 2015 285 vehicles potentially affected Mobility Specialists, Inc.

   Mobility Specialists, Inc. (Mobility Specialists) is recalling certain model year 2006-2014 Ford E-250, and E-350 vehicles modified to be equipped with certain model S2005, S2010, S5005, S5010, S5505, and S5510 wheelchair lifts manufactured by Ricon Corporation. The platform side plate of the affected wheelchair lifts may crack.…

   Remedy: Mobility Specialists will notify owners to take their vehicles to a Ricon dealer or service center who will install supplemental platform support bumpers. Any platform that has already started cracking will be…

4. Equipment adaptive/mobility

   NHTSA 15V729000 Reported November 4, 2015 667 vehicles potentially affected Mobility Works (WMK Inc.)

   MobilityWorks (WMK Inc.) is recalling certain model year 2006-2014 Ford E-150, E-250, and E-350 vans modified by MobilityWorks to be equipped with certain model S2005, S2010, S5005, S5010, S5505, and S5510 wheelchair lifts manufactured by Ricon Corporation. The affected lifts are equipped with folding link arms that may have pivot holes…

   Remedy: MobilityWorks will notify owners, and Ricon dealers will inspect the link arms for damage or for displaced bearings. The platform will be inspected for cracks. Any damaged parts will be replaced, free of charge. The…

5. Equipment adaptive/mobility

   NHTSA 14V706000 Reported November 5, 2014 34 vehicles potentially affected Cummings Mobility Conversion & Supply

   Cummings Mobility Conversion & Supply (Cummings) is recalling certain model year 2006-2014 Ford E-150, E-250, E-350, Chevrolet Express, 2006-2008 Dodge Sprinter, and 2009-2014 Mercedes-Benz Sprinter, and 2013 Ford Transit Connect vehicles manufactured January 1, 2006, to October 8, 2014, equipped with certain model S2005, S2010, S5005,…

   Remedy: Cummings will notify owners to take buses to a Ricon dealer or service center who will install supplemental platform support bumpers. Any platform that has already started cracking will be replaced, free of charge. The…

6. Equipment adaptive/mobility

   NHTSA 14V617000 Reported October 3, 2014 286 vehicles potentially affected New England Wheels

   New England Wheels (New England) is recalling certain model year 2006-2014 E-250, and E-350 vehicles modified by New England to be equipped with certain model S2005, S2010, S5005, S5010, S5505, and S5510 wheelchair lifts manufactured by Ricon Corporation. The platform side plate of the affected wheelchair lifts may crack.

   Remedy: New England will notify owners to take vehicles to a Ricon dealer or service center who will install supplemental platform support bumpers. Any platform that has already started cracking will be replaced, free of…

7. Equipment adaptive/mobility

   NHTSA 14V595000 Reported September 24, 2014 437 vehicles potentially affected Elkhart Coach

   Elkhart Coach (Elkhart) is recalling certain model year 2006-2014 Ford E-350 and Ford E-450 vehicles manufactured January 1, 2006, to May 1, 2014 and equipped with certain model S2005, S2010, S5005, S5010, S5505, and S5510 wheelchair lifts manufactured by Ricon Corporation. The platform side plate of the affected wheelchair lifts may…

   Remedy: Elkhart will notify owners to take the vehicles to a Ricon dealer or service center who will install supplemental platform support bumpers. Any platform that has already started cracking will be replaced, free of…

8. Hoses, lines/piping, and fittings (fuel system)

   NHTSA 14V426000 Reported July 10, 2014 36 vehicles potentially affected Roush Performance Products, Inc.

   Roush Performance Products, Inc. (Roush) is recalling certain model year 2010-2012 Ford E-150 Wagons and Cargo Vans, E-250 Cargo Vans and Extended Cargo Vans, E-350 Wagons, Extended Wagons, Cargo Vans, and Extended Vans, and E-450 Cutaway models. These models were modified by Roush to be equipped with certain propane fuel system…

   Remedy: Roush will notify owners and will replace the aluminum fuel line fittings with new stainless steel fittings, free of charge. The recall began on September 1, 2014. Owners may contact Roush customer service at…

9. Equipment adaptive/mobility

   NHTSA 14V197000 Reported April 16, 2014 66 vehicles potentially affected Cummings Mobility Conversion & Supply, I

   Cummings Mobility Conversion & Supply, Inc. (Cummings) is recalling various model year 1994-2011 Ford and Chevrolet vans equipped with Braun NCL-2, and NVL-2 wheel chair lifts manufactured November 20, 2006, through September 10, 2010. Over time, and with frequent use, the roll stop latches on the outer barrier of the lifts in these…

   Remedy: Braun Corporation notified all the vehicle owners, and Cummings Mobility replaced the recalled parts with new parts, free of charge. The recall was completed as of April 10, 2014. Owners may contact Cummings customer…

10. Storage (fuel system)

    NHTSA 14V097000 Reported March 4, 2014 343 vehicles potentially affected Landi Renzo USA

    Landi Renzo USA is recalling certain model year 2011-2014 Ford E-150, E-250, and E-350 vehicles modified January 2, 2011, through February 24, 2014 to operate on compressed natural gas (CNG). In the affected vehicles, the left and right rear brackets that support the rear CNG cylinder may fail, allowing the cylinder to dislodge from the…

    Remedy: Landi Renzo USA will notify owners, and dealers will inspect and replace the side arm brackets, as necessary, free of charge. The recall began on March 27, 2014. Owners may contact Landi Renzo USA at 1-855-526-3400.

11. Equipment

    NHTSA 13V261000 Reported June 21, 2013 37 vehicles potentially affected Mobility Works (WMK Inc.)

    Mobility Works is recalling certain model year 2006-2012 Ford E-150, E-250 and E-350 vehicles manufactured August 2006 through August 2012. The vehicles are equipped with certain Ricon S series and K Series wheelchair lifts with an optional armored pendant cable. The armored cable may be positioned such that it does not clear the…

    Remedy: Mobility Works will notify owners and Ricon will provide a supplemental cover kit and instructions, free of charge. This recall campaign is expected to begin July 15, 2013. Owners may contact Mobility Works at…

12. Fuel injection system (fuel system)

    NHTSA 11V450000 Reported August 31, 2011 101 vehicles potentially affected ROUSH PERFORMANCE PRODUCTS, INC.

    Roush is recalling certain model year 2009-2011 ford e-150, e-250, and e-350 5.4l engin vans/wagons/cutaways, and model year 2010-2011 ford e-450 6.8l engine cutaway vehicles altered by rouch to operate using the roush branded cleantech propane autogas fuel system. The fuel rails included in the kits contain improperly seated injector…

    Remedy: Roush will notify owners of the vehicles of which the kits were installed in order to arrange for free replacement of the injector retention clips. The safety recall began on september 26, 2011. Owners may contact…

13. Windshield (visibility)

    NHTSA 11V445000 Reported August 26, 2011 4,532 vehicles potentially affected FORD MOTOR COMPANY

    Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain model year 2011 Ford E-150, E-250, E-350, and E-450 vehicles built from May 12, 2011, through May 26, 2011. Due to improper manufacturing conditions, some of the windshields may form bubbles after an extended time in hot temperatures. As such, these vehicles fail to conform to the…

    Remedy: Ford will notify owners, and dealers will inspect and replace the windshield if bubbles are present, free of charge. The recall began in January 2014. Owners may contact the Ford customer relationship center at…

14. Hoses, lines/piping, and fittings (service brakes) and suspension: rear

    NHTSA 11V392000 Reported August 1, 2011 75 vehicles potentially affected FRONTLINE COMMUNICATIONS

    Frontline is recalling certain model year 2006-2011 electronic news gathering (eng) vehicles built on a ford e-350 chassis with an aftermarket rear anti-sway bar and manufactured from october 31, 2006, through july 12, 2011. These vehicles may be susceptible to rear hydraulic brake line damage. The rear anti-sway bar frame mounting bolt…

    Remedy: Frontline will notify owners, and dealers will repair the vehicles free of charge. Repairs will be performed by local ford dealers and frontline authorized service facilities. The manufacturer began contacting owners…

15. Hoses, lines/piping, and fittings (fuel system)

    NHTSA 11V307000 Reported May 31, 2011 15 vehicles potentially affected ROUSH PERFORMANCE PRODUCTS, INC.

    Roush performance products is recalling certain 2011 ford e-series vans equipped with 5.4 or 6.8 liter engines that have been altered by roush to operate using the roush liquid propane autogas fuel system. A valve in the system may have been mismachined allowing a propane leak.

    Remedy: Roush will replace the defective valve with a correctly machined one. All the affected vehicles have been repaired, therefore, an owner notification letter will not be issued for this campaign. Owners may contact roush…

16. Power adjust (seats)

    NHTSA 11V246000 Reported April 20, 2011 192 vehicles potentially affected FORD MOTOR COMPANY

    Ford is recalling certain model year 2011 e-150, e-250, e-350 and e-450 trucks for failing to comply with the requirements of federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 207, "seating systems." it may be possible that under unusually high loads, such as during a crash, the driver power seat track worm gear may fracture.

    Remedy: Dealers will inspect the driver's seat track assembly, and if necessary, replace it free of charge. The safety recall began on may 4, 2011. Owners may contact ford motor company customer relationship center at…

17. Air conditioner (equipment)

    NHTSA 11V131000 Reported February 24, 2011 185 vehicles potentially affected BRAUN CORPORATION

    Braun is recalling certain model year 2005 through 2011 paratransit vans built on ford e-350 chassis from april 27, 2005, through july 29, 2010, equipped with carrier genv em-1 evaporator units (em-1) manufactured from january 1, 2006 through december 2010, containing a delphi pack-con iii fuse holder in an allied motion motor assembly;…

    Remedy: Braun will notify owners and instruct them to contact either carrier or a braun dealer to obtain the free remedy. The safety recall began on march 17, 2011. Owners may contact carrier at 1-800-793-4741 or braun at…

18 owner complaints filed with NHTSA

Owners of the 2011 Ford E-350 have filed 18 complaints with NHTSA; 3 describe a crash. The average mileage at failure in those reports is 74,129 miles. Complaints peaked in 2014 with 6 filed that year.

Most-reported components

• Tires4
• Power train3
• Air bags2
• Service brakes2
• Steering2
• Electrical system1
• Electronic stability control (esc)1
• Engine1

What owners are reporting

“Vehicle is not as described by VIN #, correctly. Vin describes as: 2011 Forest River Limited Edition Value Hauler. My vehicle is 2011 - E350 Ford Van, 12 passenger. The problem is with the brakes. Hav”

Owner complaint to NHTSA, July 12, 2021 · Service brakes

“The brakes are faulty. Have tried to have them repaired 3 times and it ends with the same problem. The brakes go all the way in and have to be pumped to stop.”

Owner complaint to NHTSA, July 12, 2021 · Service brakes

Fuel economy and specs

EPA ratings for the 2011 Ford E350 Wagon (E350 Wagon FFV). Ranges cover every tested configuration.

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.