The defect
COMPOSITE GRAPHITE DRIVESHAFTS ARE SUBJECT TO OVERHEATING WHILE IDLING, WHICH MAY RESULT IN THE DRIVESHAFT TWISTING AND SHORTENING CAUSING THE SLIP YOKE TO DISCONNECT FROM THE TRANSMISSION. CONSEQUENCE OF DEFECT: IF THE DRIVESHAFT DISCONNECTS FROM THE TRANSMISSION THE VEHICLE WOULD BECOME IMMOBILE WITHOUT WARNING.
The remedy
INSTALL METAL DRIVESHAFT.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Ford E350 | 1984, 1985, 1986 |
Components: POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DRIVESHAFT
Model years in this recall
NHTSA complaints and the number of recall campaigns for each model year this recall covers.
| Model | Year | Complaints | Recalls |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ford E350 | 1984 | 4 | 12 |
| Ford E350 | 1985 | 2 | 10 |
| Ford E350 | 1986 | 10 | 11 |
Other power train recalls in 1986
6 of the 173 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 1986 concerned the power train; FORD MOTOR COMPANY filed 963 campaigns in all.
| 86V153000 13 Nov 1986 | HARLEY-DAVIDSON MOTOR CO. |
| 86V112000 15 Aug 1986 | SUNCHASER VANS, INC. |
| 86V045000 20 Mar 1986 | AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR CO. |
| 86V041000 11 Mar 1986 | HARLEY-DAVIDSON MOTOR CO. |
| 86V005000 14 Jan 1986 | MACK TRUCKS, INCORPORATED |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 1986