1996 Ford Expedition Recalls

No recalls on record Updated July 2026

No NHTSA recalls on record for the 1996 Ford Expedition. That means NHTSA has no open safety campaign for this vehicle — it does not guarantee the absence of problems. Owners have filed 3 complaints with NHTSA, most often about the electrical system. Last updated July 5, 2026.

Complaints by component

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:ANTI-THEFT:CONTROL MODULE
1
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
1
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL
1
1fires
Total complaints3

What owners report

Verbatim reports filed with NHTSA, lightly edited for readability and with personal information removed.

“Tl* the contact owns a 1996 ford expedition. While driving 40 mph, the anti-theft warning light illuminated and the vehicle stalled. The contact was able to restart the vehicle; however the anti-theft light remained blinking. The contact was unable to drive the vehicle. The vehicle was not…”

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:ANTI-THEFT:CONTROL MODULE · reported 2016-05-16

“Tl*the contact owns a 1996 ford expedition. Last year, the contact received a recall notice for the vehicle speed cruise control switch. She had the recall repair performed. One year later, the vehicle caught fire while idling. An inspector from ford stated that the fire originated from the cruise…”

VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL · reported 2007-10-20

“The consumer's completed street address is: 8535 red hill country club drive. The consumer stated that she and her sister were in the vehicle talking, while driving on the highway, when the consumer accelerated to pass another vehicle the steering wheel started to vibrate intensely. The consumer…”

TIRES:TREAD/BELT · reported 2002-07-27

Defect investigations

Investigation PE98024 Opened 1998-04-21 · closed 1998-07-21

TIE ROD END FAILURES

There is no summary currently available

Sources & methodology

Recall, complaint, and investigation records from official NHTSA datasets (FLAT_RCL, FLAT_CMPL, FLAT_INV), synced weekly. Counts reflect NHTSA records for the 1996 Ford Expedition as of July 5, 2026. Complaint narratives are consumer-submitted and unverified. This page contains ads and affiliate links. Full methodology.