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Exterior lightingPart report

2017 Ford E-450 Exterior lighting Problems

Complaints
1about this part
Share
9%of 11 total for the year
Median mileage
—not reported
Trend
Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.

NHTSA recorded 1 complaints about the exterior lighting of the 2017 Ford E-450, 9% of the 11 complaints for this model year. 1 recall campaign on record is filed under a similar system.

Fewer than 15 complaints name this part, so treat the figures as a rough indication only.

Example complaints

Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.

“Campaign:16v465000 recalling certain model year 2015-2017 forester motorhomes water may leak into the electrical module that controls the vehicle brake lights. My brake light dimly lights 2 of the leds in the fixture. Do not know when this happened just noticed when taking out of storage. I would like to know if my / other vehicles should be included in this recall.”

NHTSA complaint #11400367, filed 2021-03

Related recalls

Exterior lighting: other model years

YearComplaintsShare of year
201719%
200718%
200414%
200218%
200012%

Other parts of the 2017 Ford E-450

Visibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors)
3 complaints
Engine
2 complaints
Steering
2 complaints
Brakes
1 complaints
Equipment
1 complaints
Latches, locks and linkages
1 complaints
Other or unknown
1 complaints
Body and structure
1 complaints
Suspension
1 complaints
Transmission and drivetrain
1 complaints

← All problems reported for the 2017 Ford E-450

About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 31, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.

To check a specific vehicle for open recalls, use its VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls. Methodology