NHTSA Campaign 15V710000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INTEGRATED TRAILER BRAKE CONTROL
NHTSA campaign 15V710000 covers 2 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the electrical system: integrated trailer brake control. The repair is free.
Ford Motor Company filed the report for 15V710000 with NHTSA on October 27, 2015; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 15V710000, NHTSA lists up to 65 potentially affected vehicles, built between November 3, 2014 and September 1, 2015.
The 15V710000 report reached NHTSA 2 months after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 15V710000 were scheduled from November 10, 2015, 14 days after the report.
15V710000 covers 2 models from Ford, model years 2016.
Owners of the model years 15V710000 covers have filed at least 1 complaints naming the electrical system, about this defect or others in the same group.
Among the 15V710000 vehicles, the 2016 Ford E-450 has the most (1).
By potentially affected vehicles, 15V710000 ranks 525 of 582 Ford Motor Company recalls on this site.
Besides 15V710000, Ford Motor Company has 55 other recalls on the electrical system on this site; the one before 15V710000 was 15V436000, reported on July 8, 2015.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain model year 2016 E-350 and E-450 vehicles manufactured November 3, 2014, to September 1, 2015, and equipped with a 6.8L engine and an optional trailer brake controller. In the affected vehicles, the trailer brake controller may not actuate the trailer brakes.
- The risk
- If the trailer brakes are not activated when the towing vehicle is slowing down, the distance needed to stop the vehicle may be lengthened, increasing the risk of a crash.
- The fix
- Ford will notify owners, and dealers will reprogram the powertrain control module, free of charge. The recall began on November 10, 2015. Owners may contact Ford customer service at 1-866-436-7332. Ford's number for this recall is 15S32.
Reported October 27, 2015
Vehicles covered by 15V710000 (2)
Ford (2)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 15V710000, 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: October 27, 2015. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted