Ford Motor Company: Latches/Locks/Linkages › Doors › Latch
Ford Motor Company reported this defect to federal regulators on Oct 16, 2017 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 1,101,107. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.
The defect
Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2015-2017 Ford F-150, and 2017 F-250, F-350, F-450, and F-550 Super Duty trucks. The doors on these vehicles may have a bent or kinked actuation cable or the door latches may freeze after water gets into the latch. Either condition can result in the doors opening while driving although they appear to be closed.
The risk
A door that opens while driving can increase the risk of injury.
The remedy
Ford will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the door latch actuation cables and repair if necessary, and install water shields over the door latches, free of charge. The recall began October 12, 2018. Owners may contact Ford customer service at 1-866-436-7332. Ford's number for this recall is 17S33.
7 model years covered
Newest first| Vehicle | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Crashes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 Ford F-150 | 1,465 | 18 | 21 | 42 |
| 2017 Ford F-250 SD | 1,155 | 15 | 13 | 12 |
| 2017 Ford F-350 SD | 575 | 14 | 6 | 7 |
| 2017 Ford F-450 SD | 1 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 Ford F-550 SD | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 Ford F-150 | 2,093 | 14 | 25 | 58 |
| 2015 Ford F-150 | 1,746 | 14 | 13 | 50 |
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 17V652000.
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