Ford Motor Company: Engine
Ford Motor Company reported this defect to federal regulators on Dec 18, 2018 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 410,289. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.
The defect
Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2015-2019 Ford F-150 and 2017-2019 Ford F-250 Super Duty, F-350 Super Duty, F-450 Super Duty, and F-550 Super Duty pick-up trucks equipped with an engine block heater. Water and contaminants may get into the block heater cable's splice connector causing corrosion and damage.
The risk
When the heater is plugged in, prolonged corrosion could cause a resistive short, increasing the risk of overheated or melted wiring which can increase the risk of a fire.
The remedy
Ford will notify owners, and dealers will disable the block heater cable, free of charge. Once parts are available, Dealers will replace the engine block heater cable, free of charge. The recall began June 3, 2019. Owners may contact Ford customer service at 1-866-436-7332. Ford's number for this recall is 18S45.
17 model years covered
Newest first| Vehicle | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Crashes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 Ford F-150 | 1,345 | 9 | 7 | 17 |
| 2019 Ford F-450 | 20 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| 2019 Ford F-550 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 1 |
| 2019 Ford Redundant F-250 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 Ford Redundant F-350 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 Ford F-150 | 2,327 | 19 | 33 | 64 |
| 2018 Ford F-450 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 2018 Ford F-550 | 8 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 Ford Redundant F-250 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 Ford Redundant F-350 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 Ford F-150 | 1,465 | 18 | 21 | 42 |
| 2017 Ford F-450 | 21 | 4 | 2 | 2 |
| 2017 Ford F-550 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 2 |
| 2017 Ford Redundant F-250 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 Ford Redundant F-350 | 0 | 2 | 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 18V894000.
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