Ford F-150 Recalls
The F-150 has been recalled 143 times. The 1997 model year has been involved in the most campaigns.
Recalls are free repairs, initiated by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration or Ford itself, for a widespread safety problem. They might be a pain, but a recalled problem is better than an ignored one.
Latest F-150 Recall News
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Ford thinks there's a good chance windshields can pop off the latest F-Series trucks during a crash
because they weren't properly bonded to the structure. And while no injuries have been reported yet, the automaker says this greatly increases the chances of something bad happening during a collision. Yep, that checks out. Owners should be on the lookout for recall notices during the first week of April.…
keep reading article "F-Series Windshields Recalled for Popping Out During Crashes"Ford is recalling the 2011-2013 F-150 because it can suddenly downshift, causing whiplash and at least five crashes.
The 6-speed transmission is dropping into 1st gear due to a communication breakdown between the transmission output speed sensor and the powertrain control module (PCM). This can happen at any speed and without warning. Ford believes they can fix the issue with an update to the PCM software.
Hmm, where have we heard that before?
keep reading article "F-150 Recalled for Suddenly Dropping Into 1st Gear"Ford has recalled over 874,000 F-Series trucks with engine block heaters that can start a fire when plugged into the wall.
The automaker believes a low and unshielded mounting position is allowing road salt to corrode the heater cable’s splice connector, causing at least three known fires.
Block heaters are made for cold climates. Road salt is too. I'm not sure how those blockheads forgot to shield those cables in the first place.
keep reading article "Engine Block Heaters Recaled for Starting Fires in F-Series Trucks"Of all the things that can start a fire in your truck, I’m guessing you were never really worried about the seat belts.
Well, guess what? Following a lengthy investigation into the seat belt pretensioner system in the 2015-2018 F-150, Ford has decided to recall 2 million trucks that are catching on fire after a crash.
Between April and October 2017, Ford knew of four reports of localized interior fires that occurred on 2015-2016 F-150s after the seat belt pretensioners deployed. An investigation on the four trucks was opened that focused on the front seat belt pretensioners (both retractor and lap anchor), electrical wiring, insulation and carpeting.
Pretensioners use a small explosive charge to lock the seat belt in place during an accident. Except, the F-150’s charges aren’t small and have been producing “excessive sparks” that smolder on interior panels and sometimes start a fire.
The recall covers both the Regular and SuperCrew Cabs.
keep reading article "Millions of F-150s Recalled Because Their Seat Belts Are Starting Fires After Crashes"Ford is recalling 15,000 F-150’s from the 2017 model year.
David Woods, reporting for CarComplaints.com says
_The 2017 trucks are equipped with 10-speed automatic transmissions that can remain in gear no matter where the gear shift lever is positioned. Ford says a pin that attaches the transmission shift linkage to the transmission can come out, leaving the shift lever unable to change gears.
In other words, the shift lever might say “park” while the transmission is still very much in “drive.” Until the fix is ready, now would be a very good time to become friends with your parking brake.
keep reading article "2017 F-150 Could Remain in Gear, Even if Your Gear Shifter Says Otherwise"Ford is bringing back some 2016 F-150s and Explorers because the driver's seat could pop off in a crash.
The automaker says the seatback may not have been properly welded and could fail to hold the driver in a crash.
The recall is expected to start on August 15th, 2016.
keep reading article "F-150 and Explorer Seat Backs Could Pop Off in a Crash"Master cylinder leaks are allowing brake fluid to leak into the brake boosters of nearly 271,000 F-150 trucks.
That stops the boosting and --- not surprisingly --- your ability to come to safely come to a stop.
Ford says the problem only affects the front wheels, so rear braking isn't affected. But that wasn't enough to stop 9 accidents, however, which have all been attributed to the sudden loss of stopping power.
The recalled trucks are from the 2013 and 2014 model years. They all have the 3.5-liter GTDI engine and were built between 08/01/13 and 08/22/14.
keep reading article "Leaking Master Cylinder Recall for Early 12th Generation F-150 Trucks"