NHTSA Campaign 14V204000
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:CONTROL MODULE (TCM/PCM/TECM)
NHTSA campaign 14V204000 covers 4 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the power train: automatic transmission: control module (tcm/pcm/tecm). The repair is free.
Ford Motor Company filed the report for 14V204000 with NHTSA on April 17, 2014; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 14V204000, NHTSA lists up to 3,973 potentially affected vehicles, built between September 13, 2013 and March 28, 2014.
The 14V204000 report reached NHTSA 1 month after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 14V204000 were scheduled from May 6, 2014, 19 days after the report.
14V204000 covers 4 models from Ford, model years 2015.
Owners of the model years 14V204000 covers have filed at least 18 complaints naming the power train, about this defect or others in the same group.
Among the 14V204000 vehicles, the 2015 Ford F-350 Sd has the most (17).
By potentially affected vehicles, 14V204000 ranks 348 of 582 Ford Motor Company recalls on this site.
Besides 14V204000, Ford Motor Company has 76 other recalls on the power train on this site; the one before 14V204000 was 13V594000, reported on November 25, 2013.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain model year 2015 F-250, F-350, F-450, and F-550 Super Duty trucks manufactured September 13, 2013, through March 28, 2014, and equipped with 6.2L gasoline or 6.7L diesel engines and 6R140 transmissions. An error with the transmission control software may be such that while shifting from "Park" to "Drive" the vehicle may display "Drive" but possibly engage "Reverse" for 1.5 seconds before engaging "Drive." Therefore, the vehicles do not conform to Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) number 102, "Transmission Shift Lever Sequence, Starter Interlock, and Transmission Braking Effect."
- The risk
- If the vehicle is in "Reverse" while the while the gear selection shows "Drive," unexpected movement could occur, increasing the risk of a crash.
- The fix
- Ford will notify owners, and dealers will update the transmission software, free of charge. The recall began on May 6, 2014. Owners may contact Fords customer service at 1-800-392-3673. Ford's number for this recall is 14C04.
Reported April 17, 2014
Vehicles covered by 14V204000 (4)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 14V204000, not that your own vehicle does: a campaign covers a range of VINs. A VIN check on NHTSA's lookup shows whether it is.
Newest record on this page: April 17, 2014. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted