2004 Ford E-450 defect investigations

Investigations by NHTSA’s Office of Defects Investigation that name the 2004 Ford E-450. An investigation is how complaints can become a recall: complaints → investigation → (sometimes) TSB → recall.

• HVAC Switch Failures
  Preliminary Evaluation PE09055 · opened Dec 7, 2009 · closed Apr 21, 2010

  ODI has received 1 complaint and reports from 4 transportation fleets alleging 182 switch failures.Each fleet operates mini buses built on a Ford E350 or E450 cutaway chassis.The OEM HVAC blower switches have melted, smoked, burned or experienced open flame and become inoperable on vehicles in each fleet.Some drivers h…