Ford L8501 Recalls & Complaints by Model Year

NHTSA lists 1 safety recall and 1 owner complaint across 1 model year of the Ford L8501 (1998). The most-complained-about year is 1998.

Pick your Ford L8501 model year

• 1998

What Ford L8501 owners complain about

Across all model years, owners have filed 1 complaint with NHTSA. The 1998 model year has the most, with 1.

• Service brakes, hydraulic: antilock/traction control/electronic limited slip1

All Ford L8501 recalls (1)

Every NHTSA safety campaign that lists a Ford L8501, most recent first, with the model years each one covers.

1. Rim (wheels)

   NHTSA 98V120011 Reported December 7, 1998 11 vehicles potentially affected FORD MOTOR COMPANY

   Vehicle description: trailers equipped with aftermarket aluminum dual wheels, 22.5x8.25, one-piece, tubeless, supplied by accuride/akw. Certain design revisions combined with process conditions caused fatigue cracks in these wheels.

   Remedy: Accuride/akw will replace these wheels.

   Model years: 1998

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.