Ford LN7000 Recalls & Complaints by Model Year

NHTSA lists 7 safety recalls and 0 owner complaints across 10 model years of the Ford LN7000 (1970–1995).

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All Ford LN7000 recalls (7)

Every NHTSA safety campaign that lists a Ford LN7000, most recent first, with the model years each one covers.

1. Vehicle speed control

   NHTSA 95V143000 Reported August 2, 1995 29,000 vehicles potentially affected FORD MOTOR COMPANY

   The hand throttle cable can wear the brass swivel block on the governor lever through which it passes.

   Remedy: Dealers will install a revised governor lever with a stainless steel swivel. Also letters will be sent to vehicle owners that have the same vehicles but do not have a ford installed hand throttle advising them that…

   Model years: 1993, 1994, 1995

2. Springs (vehicle speed control)

   NHTSA 93V160000 Reported September 27, 1993 20,000 vehicles potentially affected FORD MOTOR COMPANY

   As a result of inherent vibration in these engines, the throttle return springs can fracture.

   Remedy: The throttle return control system with the coil torsion spring design will be replaced.

   Model years: 1992, 1993

3. Service brakes, air: controls, pedals and linkages

   NHTSA 90V121000 Reported June 25, 1990 15,260 vehicles potentially affected FORD MOTOR COMPANY

   Secondary service reservoir air check valves may not seat properly due to a mechanical interference condition between a circular brass guide and the wall of a cylindrical ferrule in which the brass guide is intended to move freely.

   Remedy: Install revised design secondary service reservoir check valve components.

   Model years: 1989, 1990

4. Starter assembly (electrical system)

   NHTSA 82V023000 Reported March 15, 1982 99 vehicles potentially affected FORD MOTOR COMPANY

   Some of the suspect vehicles may have been produced with the positive battery cable incorrectly indexed at the attachment to the starter solenoid. Cable insulation damage could occur due to metal on metal contact during maximum engine roll conditions. An electrical short may develop between the battery cable and a brake tube. A hole…

   Remedy: Dealer will inspect and, if necessary, re-index the starter positive battery cable attachment at no cost to owner.

   Model years: 1982

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

   NHTSA 77V036000 Reported March 14, 1977 2,404 vehicles potentially affected FORD MOTOR COMPANY

   The involved vehicles may have been assembled with improperly manufactured front spring u-bolts used to secure the front axle assembly to the spring. The four u-bolts may experience cracks and could ultimately break. Should two u-bolts on the same side of the vehicle break, the front axle would not be retained securely.

   Remedy: All suspect u-bolts will be replaced by the dealer, free of charge.

   Model years: 1976

6. Hoses, lines/piping, and fittings (service brakes)

   NHTSA 71V026000 Reported February 19, 1971 848 vehicles potentially affected FORD MOTOR COMPANY

   Model years: 1970, 1971

7. Vacuum (service brakes)

   NHTSA 71V025000 Reported February 19, 1971 12,322 vehicles potentially affected FORD MOTOR COMPANY

   Model years: 1971

Other Ford models

• F-15037,961 complaints
• Explorer34,566 complaints
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• 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.