NHTSA Campaign 15V789000
STEERING:COLUMN
NHTSA campaign 15V789000 covers 1 year-make-model version listed here and concerns the steering: column. The repair is free.
Ford Motor Company filed the report for 15V789000 with NHTSA on November 24, 2015; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 15V789000, NHTSA lists up to 13 potentially affected vehicles, built between July 29, 2015 and September 3, 2015.
The 15V789000 report reached NHTSA 3 months after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 15V789000 were scheduled from January 5, 2016, 42 days after the report.
15V789000 covers 1 model from Ford, model years 2016.
Owners of the model years 15V789000 covers have filed at least 1 complaints naming the steering, about this defect or others in the same group.
By potentially affected vehicles, 15V789000 ranks 557 of 582 Ford Motor Company recalls on this site.
Besides 15V789000, Ford Motor Company has 25 other recalls on the steering on this site; the one before 15V789000 was 15V340000, reported on June 2, 2015.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain model year 2016 F-650 trucks manufactured July 29, 2015, to September 3, 2015. The affected vehicles may have been built with an incorrect Park-Reverse-Neutral-Drive-Manual (PRNDM) steering column, instead of Reverse-Neutral-Drive-Manual (RNDM) steering column. If the vehicle has the incorrect steering column, is parked on a hill, and the PRNDM placed in "P", park pawl may fracture due to being overloaded.
- The risk
- If the park pawl fractures, the vehicle may unexpectedly move, increasing the risk of a crash.
- The fix
- Ford will notify owners, and dealers will replace the PRNDM steering column with the correct RNDM steering column, free of charge. The recall began on January 5, 2016. Owners may contact Ford customer service at 1-866-436-7332. Ford's number for this recall is 15S35.
Reported November 24, 2015
Vehicles covered by 15V789000 (1)
Ford (1)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 15V789000, 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: November 24, 2015. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted