2016 Ford F-53 Motorhome Chassis Service and Repair Manual

This factory service and repair manual for the 2016 Ford F-53 Motorhome Chassis documents the stripped motorhome chassis in Base trim with the 6.8L V10, 415 cubic inches, single overhead cams and natural aspiration, fueled by gasoline, CNG or LPG propane depending on the build. Because one engine covers three fuel systems and there is only a single trim, the procedures, specifications, torque values, wiring diagrams and diagnostics focus on the V10 in its three configurations and on the transmission, brakes and chassis that Ford supplied beneath the coach.

Engines covered

• 6.8L V10 (415 cu in) — SOHC, naturally aspirated, gasoline or CNG or LPG (propane)

Body styles covered

• Motorhome, stripped chassis

Trims covered

• Base

Known issues on the 2016 F-53 Motorhome Chassis. One recall is on federal record for the 2016 model year. An incorrect shift cable bracket combined with an improper shift cable adjustment means the transmission can be shifted out of park without the brakes applied, so the vehicle may move unintentionally. Owners have logged 15 complaints with NHTSA, and the power train dominates them with six, followed by the structure with two and the service brakes with two. The manual's power train procedures, specifications and torque values for the shift cable and bracket on the 6.8L V10, and its brake procedures, are the references for the systems in question.