2012 Ford E-450 Recalls, Complaints & Specs

4 safety recalls list the 2012 Ford E-450, and owners have filed 4 complaints with NHTSA. Check your own VIN below.

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4 safety recalls for the 2012 Ford E-450

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 15V112000 Reported February 25, 2015 117 vehicles potentially affected Farber Specialty Vehicles

   Farber Specialty Vehicles (Farber) is recalling various specialty vehicles modified by Farber and equipped with 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: Farber 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 replaced, free of…

2. 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…

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

   NHTSA 14V501000 Reported August 6, 2014 28 vehicles potentially affected Adrian Steel Company

   Adrian Steel Company (Adrian) is recalling certain model year 2012 Ford E-150, E-250 and E-350 Commercial Cargo Vans modified by Adrian between September 21, 2012, to September 24, 2012. The affected vehicles are equipped with certain propane fuel system conversion kits with an aluminum fuel line fitting manufactured by Roush CleanTech.…

   Remedy: Adrian will notify owners, and dealers will replace the aluminum fuel line fittings with stainless steel fittings, free of charge. The recall began during July 2014. Owners may contact Adrian customer service at…

4. 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…

4 owner complaints filed with NHTSA

Owners of the 2012 Ford E-450 have filed 4 complaints with NHTSA. The average mileage at failure in those reports is 19,969 miles. Complaints peaked in 2020 with 2 filed that year.

Most-reported components

• Wheels2
• Engine1
• Power train1
• Tires: sidewall1
• Tires: tread/belt1

What owners are reporting

“The contact owns a 2012 Forest River Sunseeker built on a 2012 Ford E-450 chassis, equipped with Michelin Tires, Tire Line: LTX MS2, Tire Size: LT225/75/R16. The contact stated while driving at an und”

Owner complaint to NHTSA, October 24, 2022 · Tires

“While driving on the interstate the motor block blew. There was a loud, fast clicking noise followed by clunking and smoke from under the vehicle. All fluids were good but there was a few drops of oil”

Owner complaint to NHTSA, December 4, 2020 · Engine

Compare Ford E-450 model years

Recall and complaint counts for every Ford E-450 model year in NHTSA's database.

Checking a specific 2012 Ford E-450

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.