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Issues worth paying extra attention to based on owner reports.
Tires. Review the 3 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
Exterior Lighting. Review the 1 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
NHTSA owner reports · September 18, 2026 snapshot.
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What owners actually said
4 reports
24,000 miles · Jan 16, 2008
Exterior Lighting
NEWS ARTICLE ON TV ABOUT FIRES BEING CAUSED FROM HYDRAULIC BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH LEAKING ON HOT MANIFOLD CAUSING FIRES. OUR MOTOR HOME WAS BUILT ON A 1997 FORD E350 CHASSIS. I WENT TO A FORD DEALER IN THE AREA WE WERE CAMPING & THEY SOLD ME THE REPLACEMENT SWITCH. I INSTALLED THE SWITCH IMMEDIATELY. THE SWITCH # FROM DEALER [1L1Z*9…
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NEWS ARTICLE ON TV ABOUT FIRES BEING CAUSED FROM HYDRAULIC BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH LEAKING ON HOT MANIFOLD CAUSING FIRES. OUR MOTOR HOME WAS BUILT ON A 1997 FORD E350 CHASSIS. I WENT TO A FORD DEALER IN THE AREA WE WERE CAMPING & THEY SOLD ME THE REPLACEMENT SWITCH. I INSTALLED THE SWITCH IMMEDIATELY. THE SWITCH # FROM DEALER [1L1Z*9G652*AA B22 KE REPAIR] DID NOT MATCH THE # ON RECALL SHEET. I EXPLAINED THAT I HAD REPLACED THE SWITCH PRIOR TO THE RECALL & THAT THE DEALER ASSURED ME THAT THIS WAS THE COORECT REPLACEMENT. IT WORKED FINE & LOOKS JUST LIKE THE SWITCH WITH THE RIGHT #. THE DEALER I TURNED OVER THE SWITCH I REPLACED WOULD NOT PAY ME FOR THE SWITCH. I WAS TOLD BY FORD TO GO TO MY CLOSEST DEALER WHICH WAS WINNER FORD IN CHERRY HILL, NJ. I HAVE SENT FORD A COPY OF MY RECEIPT TO BOTH CUSTOMER FOLLOW-UP SURVEY GROUP & INVESTER RELATIONS ON 12-11-07. WE HAVE NOT HEARD A WORD FROM ANYONE FROM FORD. IF THEY WILL TREAT A STOCK HOLDER THIS WAY I PITY THE GENERAL PUBLIC. THEY WOULD SELL A LOT MORE VEHICLES IF THEY WOULD STEP UP TO THE PLATE & TAKE CARE OF THESE PROBLEMS WHEN THEY OCCUR. THANK YOU, ROBERT C. MARTIN. *TR
NHTSA ODI #10215153
Mileage unknown · Nov 2, 2000
Tires
PE00-040; ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT WITH MAVERICK 1997 MOTOR HOME. CONSUMER EXPERIENCED 3 BLOWOUTS OUT OF 6 SIX FIRESTONE TIRES(P22575R16) WITHIN 30,000 MILES WHILE DRIVING. RUBBER SEPARATED FROM TIRE, AND ONE EXPERIENCED A BLOWOUT . *AK DOT# V01L1XA146, ONE OF THE TIRE FAILURES CAUSED DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLE. *SLC
NHTSA ODI #874301
Mileage unknown · Oct 3, 2000
Tires
FRONT TWO TIRES HAVE SIGNS OF TREAD SEPARATION. CHUNKS OF TREAD WERE MISSING ON FRONT BOTH TIRES. ONE TIRE HAD A BULGE WHERE TREAD AND SIDEWALL MEET. TIRE SIZE LT22575R16 MS, ORIGINAL TIRE EQUIPMENT. TIRE MILEAGE ABOUT 27,000. OWNER HAD REPLACED TIRES WITH ANOTHER BRAND. OWNER WAS NOT ABLE TO REACH FIRESTONE ABOUT THE PROB…
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FRONT TWO TIRES HAVE SIGNS OF TREAD SEPARATION. CHUNKS OF TREAD WERE MISSING ON FRONT BOTH TIRES. ONE TIRE HAD A BULGE WHERE TREAD AND SIDEWALL MEET. TIRE SIZE LT22575R16 MS, ORIGINAL TIRE EQUIPMENT. TIRE MILEAGE ABOUT 27,000. OWNER HAD REPLACED TIRES WITH ANOTHER BRAND. OWNER WAS NOT ABLE TO REACH FIRESTONE ABOUT THE PROBLEM. *AK TIRES FIRESTONE STEELTEX RADIAL R4S - DOT VN1L1XA256 *SLC
NHTSA ODI #872120
Mileage unknown · Aug 8, 2000
Tires
ON MOTORHOME WERE BRIDGESTONE TIRES R273SWP. REPLACEMENT FOR FIRESTONE R4S. DRIVING 60MPH TIRE BLEWOUT AT DIFFERENT TIMES. TREAD HAD SEPARATED. THREE (3) BRIDGESTONE TIRES HAD BLOWN, BUT ONLY 2 HAD TREAD SEPARATION. TIRE SIZE 222/75R16. REAR RIGHT INSIDE, TIRE HAD 500 MILES, NO SEPARATION. REAR RIGHT(REPLACEMENT) INSIDE HAD 2…
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ON MOTORHOME WERE BRIDGESTONE TIRES R273SWP. REPLACEMENT FOR FIRESTONE R4S. DRIVING 60MPH TIRE BLEWOUT AT DIFFERENT TIMES. TREAD HAD SEPARATED. THREE (3) BRIDGESTONE TIRES HAD BLOWN, BUT ONLY 2 HAD TREAD SEPARATION. TIRE SIZE 222/75R16. REAR RIGHT INSIDE, TIRE HAD 500 MILES, NO SEPARATION. REAR RIGHT(REPLACEMENT) INSIDE HAD 21,000 MILES - TREAD SEPARATION. REAR RIGHT OUTSIDE HAD 8,000 MILES - TREAD SEPARATION. REAR RIGHT HAD 9,000 MILES NO TREAD SEPARATION. LEFT REAR INSIDE HAD 9,000 MILES NO SEPARATION. *AK
NHTSA ODI #867161
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