Model year record

1994 Ford L Series recalls & problems

The 1994 Ford L Series has 1 safety recall and 0 owner complaints on file with NHTSA.

Recalls1safety recalls

Complaints0filed by owners

Crashes · fires0 · 0reported in complaints

Injuries · deaths0 · 0reported in complaints

Safety recalls

Service brakes, airSep 9, 1997

Supply › Reservoir/tank

Recall 97V150000575 vehicles

Problem: VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: HEAVY DUTY TRUCKS. THE AIR BRAKE RESERVOIR ASSEMBLIES HAVE POOR WELD FUSION AT THE WELDED SEAMS IN THE RESERVOIRS. THIS COULD RESULT IN REPUTURE OF THE SEAM AND SUBSEQUENT RELEASE OF THE COMPRESSED AIR.
Risk: RAPID RELEASE OF THE COMPRESSED AIR CAN CAUSE DAMAGE TO THE CAB FLOOR OR SURROUNDING COMPONENTS AND COULD RESULT IN PERSONAL INJURY. LOSS OF PRESSURE FROM THE PRIMARY RESERVOIR WOULD ALSO RESULT IN LOSS OF AIR SUPPLY TO THE FRONT BRAKES INCREASING THE RISK OF A VEHICLE CRASH.
Fix: DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE PRIMARY AND SECONDARY AIR BRAKE RESERVOIRS.

Recall repairs are free at any authorised dealer. A recall listed here may already have been fixed on a particular car: enter its 17-character VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls to see open recalls.

NHTSA defect investigations

AIR BRAKE RESERVOIROpenLed to recall 97V150000
ON OCTOBER 3, 1997, FORD CONDUCTED A SAFETY RECALL ON 575 1994 L-SERIES TRUCKS BUILT AT THE KENTUCKY TRUCK PLANT FROM AUGUST 21, 1993 THROUGH SEPTEMBER 1, 1993 FOR THE SAFETY DEFECT AS DESCRIBED ABOVE.ON DECEMBER 6, 1997, THE AIR TANK IN THE 1995 FORD LNT 8000 TRUCK RUPTURED ALONG THE WELD SEAM, SIMILAR TO THE FAILURE MODE DESCRIBED IN SAFETY RECALL 97V-150.AS A RESULT OF THE AIR TANK RUPTURE THE DRIVER WAS SERIOUSLY INJURED FROM THE EXPLOSION THAT SENT METAL SHRAPNEL THROUGH THE FLOOR AND INTO THE CAB, AS WELL AS PIERCING THE FUEL TANK.THE BRAKES ALSO LOCKED DUE TO THE SUDDEN LOSS OF AIR PRESSURE CAUSING THE TRUCK TO SKID TO A HALT ON THE INTERSTATE.THIS TRUCK IS OUTSIDE OF THE SCOPE OF THE RECALL97V-150.THE PURPOSE OF THIS RQ IS TO DETERMINE WHETHER THE RECALL 97V-150 SHOULD EXPAND ITS SCOPE TO INCLUDE THE TRUCKS WITH SIMILAR DEFECTIVE AIR TANK.
RQ98014 · opened Sep 21, 1998