Ford Motor Company: Power Train › Automatic Transmission › Control Module (tcm/Pcm/Tecm)
Ford Motor Company reported this defect to federal regulators on Mar 25, 2015 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 6,322. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.
The defect
Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain model year 2011-2015 Ford F-350, F-450, and F-550 trucks manufactured February 22, 2010, to January 30, 2015, and equipped with ambulance or fire engine preparation packages. The affected vehicles may detect an incorrect Exhaust Gas Temperature Sensor (EGT) fault indicating that the vehicle is too hot, causing the engine management system to shut down the engine and prevent its immediate restart.
The risk
Engine shut down and a subsequent cool down period may delay medical treatment or assistance to those needing it, increasing their risk of injury.
The remedy
Ford will notify owners, and dealers will update the Powertrain Control Module (PCM) software, free of charge. The recall began on April 22, 2015. Owners may contact Ford customer service at 1-866-436-7332. Ford's number for this recall is 15S09.
15 model years covered
Newest first| Vehicle | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Crashes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 Ford F-350 SD | 208 | 4 | 7 | 3 |
| 2015 Ford F-450 SD | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 Ford F-550 SD | 11 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| 2014 Ford F-350 SD | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014 Ford F-450 SD | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014 Ford F-550 SD | 9 | 6 | 2 | 0 |
| 2013 Ford F-350 SD | 9 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 2013 Ford F-450 SD | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 2013 Ford F-550 SD | 2 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 2012 Ford F-350 SD | 29 | 10 | 0 | 1 |
| 2012 Ford F-450 SD | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 2012 Ford F-550 SD | 6 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 2011 Ford F-350 SD | 43 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 2011 Ford F-450 SD | 6 | 8 | 1 | 0 |
| 2011 Ford F-550 SD | 3 | 12 | 0 | 0 |
What this page is, and what to do next
A recall is not an opinion. It is a Part 573 report a manufacturer is required by federal law to file once it decides a defect poses an unreasonable risk to safety, and it commits them to repairing the vehicle at no cost to the owner. The three passages above are the manufacturer’s own wording as published by NHTSA.
This page describes the campaign. It cannot tell you whether one particular car has already been through the shop — that is tracked by VIN, and only the manufacturer knows it. Check yours at nhtsa.gov/recalls or with a franchised dealer, quoting campaign number 15V175000.
Full record for the 2015 Ford F-350 SD → · Recalls carrying a do-not-drive advisory → · Where this data comes from →