2018 Ford E-450 Recalls, Complaints & Specs

4 safety recalls list the 2018 Ford E-450, and owners have filed 5 complaints with NHTSA. Check your own VIN below.

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4 safety recalls for the 2018 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

   NHTSA 19V466000 Reported June 18, 2019 52 vehicles potentially affected SVO Group Inc

   SVO Group Inc. (SVO Group) is recalling certain 2017-2018 Ford E-350 and E-450-based shuttle buses equipped with ASA Electronics Voyager monitors used to display the back-up camera image. The affected monitors may revert back to the factory default settings which may cause the camera image to be reversed.

   Remedy: SVO Group will work with ASA to notify owners, and ASA will provide a harness relay capacitor module to eliminate the image reversal, free of charge. The recall began May 9, 2019. Owners may contact ASA Electronics…

2. Brake lights (exterior lighting)

   NHTSA 19V342000 Reported May 3, 2019 17 vehicles potentially affected Taylor Made Ambulances

   Taylor Made Ambulances is recalling certain 2017-2018 Ford E-350, F-450, E-450, F-550, and GMC G3500-based ambulances equipped with Whelen brake lights. Depending on the specific wiring of the vehicle, these brake lights may illuminate when the brake pedal has not been pressed.

   Remedy: Taylor Made will notify owners and Whelen will replace the brake lights, free of charge. The recall began June 5, 2019. Owners may contact Taylor Made Ambulances customer service at 1-800-468-1310.

3. Brake lights (exterior lighting)

   NHTSA 19V236000 Reported March 26, 2019 36 vehicles potentially affected Excellance, Inc

   Excellance, Inc. (Excellance) is recalling certain 2018 Ambulances and Emergency Vehicles built on Ford E-350, E-450, F-650, F-550 4x4, Chevrolet G4500, G4500 Diesel, C3500, G3500, Freightliner M2, International 4300, and Dodge 4500 chassis and equipped with Whelen brake lights. Depending on the specific wiring of the vehicle, these…

   Remedy: Excellance has notified owners, instructing them to contact Whelen to have the brake lights replaced, free of charge. The recall began on March 21, 2019. Owners may contact Whelen customer service at 1-860-718-2331 or…

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

   NHTSA 18V367000 Reported June 1, 2018 904 vehicles potentially affected MORryde International, Inc.

   MORryde International, Inc. (MORryde) is recalling certain 2018 Ford E-450 chassis modified for transit bus use. The U-bolts on the rear axle that hold the leaf spring and rear axle together may have been insufficiently tightened.

   Remedy: MORryde will notify the chassis purchasers, and dealers for those companies will inspect the tightness of the U-bolts, replacing or tightening the U-bolts as necessary, free of charge. The recall began on June 28,…

5 owner complaints filed with NHTSA

Owners of the 2018 Ford E-450 have filed 5 complaints with NHTSA. The average mileage at failure in those reports is 3,106 miles. Complaints peaked in 2019 with 2 filed that year.

Most-reported components

• Unknown or other2
• Equipment1
• Steering1
• Suspension: wheel bearing1

What owners are reporting

“I received a recall letter stating the awning (Solera Smart Arm manufactured by Lippert) on my newly purchased Forest River RV could begin to open up as the vehicle was in motion. Because of the extre”

Owner complaint to NHTSA, February 19, 2022 · Unknown or other

“The contact owns a 2019 Nexus Viper built on a 2018 Ford E-450 chassis. The contact stated while driving 30 MPH, the steering wheel felt loose, and the vehicle would not drive in a straight line. The”

Owner complaint to NHTSA, December 20, 2021 · Steering

Compare Ford E-450 model years

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

Checking a specific 2018 Ford E-450

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• 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.