Ford STRIPPED CHASSIS problems and owner complaints
Explore the records behind recurring owner reports.
Key facts
19 owner complaints analyzed
0 distinct recall campaigns
14,000 mi median reported failure mileage
Scope: 1998 to 2016 model years. Data updated: . 9 complaints include usable failure mileage. View data status.
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Owner-reported patterns
Most common problems
Service Brakes is the most frequently named component, appearing in 4 of 19 complaints (21.1%). A complaint can name multiple components.
Recurring terms in complaint narratives
Topic
Matching reports
Share of complaints
Braking behavior
4
21.1%
Steering behavior
2
10.5%
Transmission and shifting
1
5.3%
Electrical and battery issues
1
5.3%
Fuel system concerns
1
5.3%
Topic matches use published keyword rules. They describe mentions, including negations or comparisons, and do not confirm a diagnosis. Read the matching rules.
Component breakdown
Number of unique complaints naming each component. Top eight shown.
Service Brakes
4
Vehicle Speed Control
3
Vehicle Speed Control:Cruise Control
3
Suspension
2
Visibility:Windshield
2
Engine
1
Engine And Engine Cooling:Exhaust System:Emission Control:Catalytic Convertor
1
Power Train:Axle Assembly:Axle Shaft:Seal
1
Component breakdown data
Category
Count
Service Brakes
4
Vehicle Speed Control
3
Vehicle Speed Control:Cruise Control
3
Suspension
2
Visibility:Windshield
2
Engine
1
Engine And Engine Cooling:Exhaust System:Emission Control:Catalytic Convertor
Service Brakes leads the component reports. Braking behavior appears in 4 complaint narratives. Steering behavior appears in 2 complaint narratives. Transmission and shifting appears in 1 complaint narratives. Use these patterns to inspect individual reports and prepare questions for a mechanic.
Calculated from recorded counts. An AI narrative has not been published for this selection.
Complaint evidence
Examples provide context, not a representative sample or a verified diagnosis.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 COACHMEN GEORGIE BOY PURSUIT RV EQUIPPED WITH A 2000 FORD MH STRIPPED CHASSIS. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH WITH THE BRAKE PEDAL ENGAGED, THE BRAKES FAILED TO ENGAGE AND THE BRAKES OVERHEATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE PIN SLIDE HYDRAULIC DISC BRAKE WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 31,000.
ABS BRAKE LIGHT CAME ON. NEEDS A NEW ABS MODULE, FOUND OUT THAT FORD HAS DISCONTINUED MAKING THIS PART AND HAS NO REPLACEMENT PART FOR IT. HAVE BEEN INSTRUCTED TO DRIVE WITHOUT THE ABS SYSTEM???
OUR THOR MOTORHOME "HURRICANE" IS A 1998 ON WHAT IS BELIEVED TO BE A 1999 CHASSIS. WE BOUGHT IT BRAND NEW IN 1999 FROM SCOTT MOTOR HOMES, NJ. IT IS 30' WITH ONLY APPROXIMATELY 14,000 MILES ON IT. IN AUGUST 2002, ON OUR WAY HOME FROM DISNEY WITH OUR TWO YOUNG GRANDCHILDREN, WE HEARD A NOISE WHENEVER I EXCELERATED. WE WERE IN ROCKY MOUNT, NC AND IT WAS ABOUT 2:00 AM. WE HAD JUST GASED UP AND THOUGHT WE'D BETTER STOP IN HE NEXT REST AREA ON I-95 TO CHECK TO SEE IF MAYBE WE HAD A FLAT TIRE. NOTHING WAS NOTICABLY WRONG OUTSIDE THE MOTORHOME A…
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 FORD STRIPPED CHASSIS. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A FORD RECALL NOTICE FOR THE VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL: CRUISE CONTROL IN AUGUST OF 2007. SHE CALLED THE DEALER IN OCTOBER OF 2007 TO HAVE THE VEHICLE REPAIRED AND A REPRESENTATIVE FROM THE LOCAL DEALER STATED THAT THE PARTS FOR THE REPAIR WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE REPRESENTATIVE FURTHER STATED THAT THEY WOULD NOTIFY HER WHEN THE PARTS ARRIVE. SHE DID NOT HAVE THE CRUISE CONTROL SWITCH DISCONNECTED AT THE TIME, INSTEAD SHE MANUALLY DISCONNECTED THE BATTERY. SHE CALLED THE MANUF…
AFTER DRIVING FOR AN HOUR OR SO THE ENGINE WILL NOT RESPOND TO ACCELERATOR NO RPM REV. AFTER A SHORT TIME THE ENGINE LUNGES AND WORKS FINE. HAS HAPPENED MULTIPLE TIMES. LAST TIME WAS DRIVING MOTORHOME OVER RAILROAD TRACKS WHEN IT WOULD NOT RESPOND. TAKEN TO FORD DEALERSHIP. THE REPLACED FUEL PUMP AND ADDED SOFT UPDATED SOFTWARE PROBLEM CONTINUES. BOUGHT BRAND NEW 2011 TIFFIN MOTORHOME WITH FORD V10 6. 8 LITER HAPPENS WHEN VEHICLE GETS INTO STOP AND GO TRAFFIC BUT NEVER JUST DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AT NORMAL SPEED.
Inspect model-year patterns, reported mileage, monthly activity and the evidence behind each signal.
Data completeness
19 unique complaints in this selection. Analysis snapshot: 2026-10-01.
47.4%Usable mileage9 / 19 records
100.0%Valid incident date19 / 19 records
100.0%Valid filing date19 / 19 records
100.0%Ordered incident and filing dates19 / 19 records
Missing, zero and invalid mileage is excluded. Dates after the snapshot are excluded. Examples are limited selections, not a representative sample.
Problems by model year
Model-wide comparison of the eight most reported components across the model. Cells show counts and shares within each model year. Open a cell for source examples.
Component complaint heatmap
Component
2006
2011
2013
2015
2016
Service Brakes
133.3%ODI 10884107 · 36,000 mi
ABS BRAKE LIGHT CAME ON. NEEDS A NEW ABS MODULE, FOUND OUT THAT FORD HAS DISCONTINUED MAKING THIS PART AND HAS NO REPLACEMENT PART FOR IT. HAVE BEEN INSTRUCTED TO DRIVE WITHOUT THE ABS SYSTEM???
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD F-53 MOTOR HOME. WHILE DRIVING DOWN A HILL AT APPROXIMATELY 20 TO 25 MPH, THE BRAKE WAS ACTIVATED AND THE VEHICLE FAILED TO STOP WITHOUT WARNING. THE MOTOR HOME WAS SHIFTED TO TOW HAUL AND THE MOTOR HOME STOPPED. THE FAILURE RECURRED MULTIPLE TIMES. THE MOTOR HOME WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 2,000. MA 09/25
2016 Ford F-53 cut-away for my class a motorhome. When driving the parking brake and ABS yellow lightning bolt would illuminate periodically for no reason. Only way to "remove" this was to pull over, stop, place in park and then restart engine. Became more frequent as vehicle aged. Initially believed to be a concern with parking brake contact but unsuccessful with its repair early on in ownership. I am original owner of this motorhome. Found through RV online forum that ABS was possibly deactivated during this time of illumination and software…
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD MH STRIPPED CHASSIS MOTOR HOME. UPON ENTERING A PARKING SPACE THE WINDSHIELD GLASS SEPARATED FROM THE BRACKETS WITHOUT PRIOR WARNINGS. THE VEHICLE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF BEING INSPECTED BY THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED, BUT BECAUSE HE WAS THE SECOND OWNER THEY WOULD NOT PROVIDE ANY ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE NOT APPLICABLE.
AFTER DRIVING FOR AN HOUR OR SO THE ENGINE WILL NOT RESPOND TO ACCELERATOR NO RPM REV. AFTER A SHORT TIME THE ENGINE LUNGES AND WORKS FINE. HAS HAPPENED MULTIPLE TIMES. LAST TIME WAS DRIVING MOTORHOME OVER RAILROAD TRACKS WHEN IT WOULD NOT RESPOND. TAKEN TO FORD DEALERSHIP. THE REPLACED FUEL PUMP AND ADDED SOFT UPDATED SOFTWARE PROBLEM CONTINUES. BOUGHT BRAND NEW 2011 TIFFIN MOTORHOME WITH FORD V10 6. 8 LITER HAPPENS WHEN VEHICLE GETS INTO STOP AND GO TRAFFIC BUT NEVER JUST DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AT NORMAL SPEED.
Engine And Engine Cooling:Exhaust System:Emission Control:Catalytic Convertor
00.0%
No examples available for this selection.
00.0%
No examples available for this selection.
00.0%
No examples available for this selection.
00.0%
No examples available for this selection.
00.0%
No examples available for this selection.
Power Train:Axle Assembly:Axle Shaft:Seal
00.0%
No examples available for this selection.
00.0%
No examples available for this selection.
00.0%
No examples available for this selection.
00.0%
No examples available for this selection.
00.0%
No examples available for this selection.
Darker cells indicate a larger share of submitted complaints. Components overlap. This measures complaint composition, not failure probability.
Failure mileage by component
Median and middle 50% of usable owner-reported mileages. Ranges require at least five records.
Component failure mileage distribution
Component
Mileage range (25th–75th percentile)
Median
Usable records
Examples
Service Brakes
Too few reports for a range
31,000 mi
3 (sparse)
ODI 10750147 · 31,000 mi
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 COACHMEN GEORGIE BOY PURSUIT RV EQUIPPED WITH A 2000 FORD MH STRIPPED CHASSIS. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH WITH THE BRAKE PEDAL ENGAGED, THE BRAKES FAILED TO ENGAGE AND THE BRAKES OVERHEATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE PIN SLIDE HYDRAULIC DISC BRAKE WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 31,000.
ABS BRAKE LIGHT CAME ON. NEEDS A NEW ABS MODULE, FOUND OUT THAT FORD HAS DISCONTINUED MAKING THIS PART AND HAS NO REPLACEMENT PART FOR IT. HAVE BEEN INSTRUCTED TO DRIVE WITHOUT THE ABS SYSTEM???
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD F-53 MOTOR HOME. WHILE DRIVING DOWN A HILL AT APPROXIMATELY 20 TO 25 MPH, THE BRAKE WAS ACTIVATED AND THE VEHICLE FAILED TO STOP WITHOUT WARNING. THE MOTOR HOME WAS SHIFTED TO TOW HAUL AND THE MOTOR HOME STOPPED. THE FAILURE RECURRED MULTIPLE TIMES. THE MOTOR HOME WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 2,000. MA 09/25
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 FORD STRIPPED CHASSIS. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE FORD DEALER AND THEY DISCONNECTED THE CRUISE CONTROL ACCORDING TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 07V336000 (VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL) IN 2007. WHEN THE PARTS BECAME AVAILABLE, THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED ACCORDING TO THE REMEDY REFERENCED IN THE RECALL. IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE REPAIR WAS MADE, HE NOTICED THAT THE COMPONENT WOULD NOT WORK PROPERLY. WITHIN ONE YEAR, THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN TAKEN TO THE DEALER SIX TIMES. CURRENTLY, THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN SUFFICIENTLY REPAI…
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD STRIPPED CHASSIS. WHILE DRIVING 62 MPH, A PEBBLE STRUCK AND FRACTURED THE WINDSHIELD. THE MANUFACTURER AND OTHER INDEPENDENT GLASS COMPANIES WERE UNABLE TO ASSIST WITH THE REPAIRS. THE VEHICLE WAS UNSAFE TO DRIVE DUE TO THE FRACTURED WINDSHIELD. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 8,223.
AFTER DRIVING FOR AN HOUR OR SO THE ENGINE WILL NOT RESPOND TO ACCELERATOR NO RPM REV. AFTER A SHORT TIME THE ENGINE LUNGES AND WORKS FINE. HAS HAPPENED MULTIPLE TIMES. LAST TIME WAS DRIVING MOTORHOME OVER RAILROAD TRACKS WHEN IT WOULD NOT RESPOND. TAKEN TO FORD DEALERSHIP. THE REPLACED FUEL PUMP AND ADDED SOFT UPDATED SOFTWARE PROBLEM CONTINUES. BOUGHT BRAND NEW 2011 TIFFIN MOTORHOME WITH FORD V10 6. 8 LITER HAPPENS WHEN VEHICLE GETS INTO STOP AND GO TRAFFIC BUT NEVER JUST DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AT NORMAL SPEED.
OUR THOR MOTORHOME "HURRICANE" IS A 1998 ON WHAT IS BELIEVED TO BE A 1999 CHASSIS. WE BOUGHT IT BRAND NEW IN 1999 FROM SCOTT MOTOR HOMES, NJ. IT IS 30' WITH ONLY APPROXIMATELY 14,000 MILES ON IT. IN AUGUST 2002, ON OUR WAY HOME FROM DISNEY WITH OUR TWO YOUNG GRANDCHILDREN, WE HEARD A NOISE WHENEVER I EXCELERATED. WE WERE IN ROCKY MOUNT, NC AND IT WAS ABOUT 2:00 AM. WE HAD JUST GASED UP AND THOUGHT WE'D BETTER STOP IN HE NEXT REST AREA ON I-95 TO CHECK TO SEE IF MAYBE WE HAD A FLAT TIRE. NOTHING WAS NOTICABLY WRONG OUTSIDE THE MOTORHOME A…
Explore monthly filing activity alongside recall announcements. Up to ten years of monthly history is available.
Solid line: filed complaints. Dashed amber lines: recall announcement dates for this vehicle selection; markers include all recall components. The latest month is partial. Temporal proximity does not establish causation.
Monthly counts, recall campaigns and complaint examples
Monthly complaint and recall timeline
Month
Complaints
Campaigns announced
Examples
2024-11
0
None
No examples available for this selection.
2024-12
0
None
No examples available for this selection.
2025-01
0
None
No examples available for this selection.
2025-02
0
None
No examples available for this selection.
2025-03
0
None
No examples available for this selection.
2025-04
0
None
No examples available for this selection.
2025-05
0
None
No examples available for this selection.
2025-06
0
None
No examples available for this selection.
2025-07
0
None
No examples available for this selection.
2025-08
0
None
No examples available for this selection.
2025-09
0
None
No examples available for this selection.
2025-10
0
None
No examples available for this selection.
2025-11
0
None
No examples available for this selection.
2025-12
0
None
No examples available for this selection.
2026-01
0
None
No examples available for this selection.
2026-02
0
None
No examples available for this selection.
2026-03
0
None
No examples available for this selection.
2026-04
0
None
No examples available for this selection.
2026-05
0
None
No examples available for this selection.
2026-06
0
None
No examples available for this selection.
2026-07
0
None
No examples available for this selection.
2026-08
0
None
No examples available for this selection.
2026-09
0
None
No examples available for this selection.
2026-10 (partial)
0
None
No examples available for this selection.
Emerging complaint spikes
Complete months in the latest six months with at least 10 complaints, at least twice the preceding 12-month average, and at least three square-root deviations above that average.
This is a descriptive screening rule, not a statistical defect finding. Publicity and reporting changes can increase submissions.
No complete months meet the spike thresholds for this selection.
Equal-age model-year comparison
Model-wide cumulative reports during the first three or five calendar years, starting with the model year (age 0). Only fully elapsed windows are compared.
2015: 1 complaints · 2016: 0 complaints
Equal observation windows
Model year
Through age 0
Through age 1
Through age 2
2015
1
1
1
2016
0
0
0
Date coverage across each selected cohort
Date basis for all complaints in selected model years
Year
Incident dates used
Filing date fallbacks
Excluded dates
2015
2
0
0
2016
1
0
0
Incident date is preferred when valid and no later than filing; otherwise filing date is used. Model year approximates age. Equal observation time does not adjust for sales, distance driven or reporting delays. One complaint linked to multiple model years can appear in each cohort.
Components reported together
Each cell counts unique complaints naming both components. Open a nonzero cell for examples.
Component co-occurrence matrix
Component
Service Brakes
Vehicle Speed Control
Vehicle Speed Control:Cruise Control
Suspension
Visibility:Windshield
Engine
Engine And Engine Cooling:Exhaust System:Emission Control:Catalytic Convertor
Power Train:Axle Assembly:Axle Shaft:Seal
Service Brakes
—
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Vehicle Speed Control
0
—
0
0
0
0
0
0
Vehicle Speed Control:Cruise Control
0
0
—
0
0
0
0
0
Suspension
0
0
0
—
0
0
0
0
Visibility:Windshield
0
0
0
0
—
0
0
0
Engine
0
0
0
0
0
—
0
0
Engine And Engine Cooling:Exhaust System:Emission Control:Catalytic Convertor
0
0
0
0
0
0
—
0
Power Train:Axle Assembly:Axle Shaft:Seal
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
—
Co-reporting does not establish that one component caused another concern.
Recurring narrative patterns
Specific keyword mentions beyond broad component labels. Matching includes negations and comparisons and does not confirm a diagnosis.
1 patterns with matching reports.
Brake response concerns
1 mentions · 5.3% of complaints
Median mileage: 31,000 mi (1 usable records).
ODI 10750147 · 31,000 mi
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 COACHMEN GEORGIE BOY PURSUIT RV EQUIPPED WITH A 2000 FORD MH STRIPPED CHASSIS. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH WITH THE BRAKE PEDAL ENGAGED, THE BRAKES FAILED TO ENGAGE AND THE BRAKES OVERHEATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE PIN SLIDE HYDRAULIC DISC BRAKE WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 31,000.