2025 FORD E-450 — Complaint #2084428
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NHTSA Complaint about POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DRIVESHAFT filed April 19, 2025
NHTSA complaint #2084428 (ODI reference 11655655) concerns a 2025 FORD E-450 and was filed on April 19, 2025. The owner reports the failure occurred on March 17, 2025. The report was geocoded to California based on the filer's self-reported location. The affected component is categorized as power train:driveline:driveshaft, one of NHTSA's standardized taxonomy codes used to group defect patterns across make, model, and year.
The filer flagged the following severity indicators: crash: no, fire: no, injuries: 0, fatalities: 0. No crash, fire, or fatality was associated with this report, which places it in the early-warning stream rather than the priority-review stream. Because a VIN was supplied, this complaint is tied to a specific vehicle and not just a model-year cohort.
Individual complaints are consumer-submitted and unverified by NHTSA engineers — the agency's role at this stage is to collect, index, and make them searchable. What matters for federal action is the pattern: when many owners of the same FORD E-450 cohort independently describe similar power train:driveline:driveshaft failures, defect investigators have grounds to open a PE and request manufacturer data. Related filings for the same vehicle and component appear below, and the detail page for the full 2025 FORD E-450 shows the complete component-level complaint distribution alongside any active investigations or recalls.
Complaint Description
The component that failed was the driveline on our RV. Specifically, the driveline was installed at an incorrect angle, which caused excessive vibrations and loud noises while driving at highway speeds. The improper driveline angle posed a serious safety risk to my family and others on the road. The vibrations were severe enough to affect vehicle handling and stability, especially at higher speeds. There was also concern that the continued stress could lead to mechanical failure or component separation, which could result in loss of control or debris on the roadway. The issue has been confirmed by a Ford RV technician, who verified that the driveline angle was outside manufacturer specifications. The vibrations could be consistently reproduced during test drives. The vehicle has not been inspected by the manufacturer, police, or insurance representatives at this time. There were no warning lamps or dashboard messages, but noticeable symptomsâincluding a strong vibration through
Complaint Details
| NHTSA Complaint ID | 2084428 |
| ODI Number | 11655655 |
| Date Filed | April 19, 2025 |
| Failure Date | March 17, 2025 |
| VIN | 1FDXE4FN6SD |
Source: NHTSA Vehicle Complaints Database. Component taxonomy and severity codes are standardized by NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation.
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