IllustrationWITHOUT PRIOR WARNING WHEN VEHICLE IS AT A STANDSTILL OR IS JUST BEING STARTED, WITHIN A 500FEET/50 MILE RADIUS ENGINE CUTS OFF AND CANNOT BE RESTARTED. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED.*AK CONSUMER STATES WHEN THE VEHICLE STALLS, THE POWER STEERING AND POWER BRAKES ARE LOST. *SLC
1988 Ford Motor Home
Owner reports · Recalls · Investigations
Limited comparison data
There is not enough comparable history to draw a useful model-year comparison.
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Owner complaints by model year
Compare all Motor Home years →Counts vary with age, sales and reporting. They are not failure rates.
What owners reported most
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When problems were reported
Mileage at the reported incident
Limited mileage data: 0 of 2 reports include usable mileage. There isn’t enough coverage to show a useful chart.
NHTSA’s mileage field refers to the reported incident, not necessarily the filing date. This shows report counts, not the likelihood of a failure.
What to inspect
Issues worth paying extra attention to based on owner reports.
- Engine And Engine Cooling. Review the 1 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
- Tires. Review the 1 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
NHTSA owner reports · September 18, 2026 snapshot.
0 crash reports0 fire reports0 injury reports
What owners actually said
2 reportsWHILE DRIVING THE MOTORHOME, THE TREAD SEPARATED FROM ONE OF THE DUAL REAR TIRES. A FEW MONTHS LATER, THE TREAD SEPARATED FROM ANOTHER REAR TIRE, TIRES MADE BY FIRESTONE. *CJ
Official recalls
0No recalls in this snapshot.
Model-level recall history does not show whether a particular VIN is affected or has received a repair. Check a VIN with NHTSA ↗
NHTSA investigations
0No exact-year investigations in this snapshot.