The 1994 American Van Ford F150 has 1 NHTSA recall campaign affecting an estimated 410 vehicles. Recall repairs are always free at any authorized dealer. Owners have filed 6 complaints with NHTSA, most often about the electrical system. Last updated July 5, 2026.
Recall campaigns
SEATS96V0550081996-07-18410 affected
Defect
VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: LIGHT DUTY EXTENDED CAB CONVERSION PICKUP TRUCKS BY AMERICAN VAN. THE SEAT RECLINER TO SEAT FRAME ATTACHING BOLTS ON THESE VEHICLES COULD LOOSEN, FATIGUE, AND FRACTURE, ALLOWING THE SEAT BACK TO SUDDENLY RECLINE.
Consequence
IF THIS WERE TO OCCUR TO THE DRIVER'S SEAT, THIS COULD RESULT IN A SUDDEN LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL INCREASING THE RISK OF A VEHICLE ACCIDENT.
Remedy
VSS IS CONDUCTING THE NOTIFICATION AND REMEDY CAMPAIGN FOR THIS RECALL. DEALERS WILL REMOVE ALL FOAM AND/OR FABRIC SANDWICHED BETWEEN THE RECLINER ASSEMBLY AND THE SEAT FRAME, INSTALL WASHERS BETWEEN THE SEAT RECLINER AND THE SEAT FRAME AT EACH ATTACHMENT POINT, AND INSTALL NEW ATTACHING BOLTS TORQUED TO A HIGHER…
Complaints by component
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
2
1fires
AIR BAGS
1
1crashes
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
1
1fires
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
1
STRUCTURE:BODY
1
Total complaints6
What owners report
Verbatim reports filed with NHTSA, lightly edited for readability and with personal
information removed.
“Air bag inoperable and non functioning horn due to bad clock spring, other years have this same problem yet this year truck has not been recalled. I purchased this truck several months ago and will be correcting the issue on my own.”
“Dfsaf”
“Dfsaf”
“After being off for more than 8 hours my truck ignited and burned the engine area and the cab. *kb”
“After being off for more than 8 hours my truck ignited and burned the engine area and the cab. *kb”
“2004 circuits/ wiring defective, air bag warning light on non operable, cruise control non operable, horn non operable 2006 replaced air bag clock spring in steering wheel = all issues above repaired ok. 2012 circuits/ wiring defective, again, air bag warning light on non operable, cruise control…”
Recall, complaint, and investigation records from official NHTSA datasets (FLAT_RCL,
FLAT_CMPL, FLAT_INV), synced weekly. Counts reflect NHTSA records for the 1994 American Van Ford F150 as of
July 5, 2026. Complaint narratives are consumer-submitted and unverified. This page
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