NHTSA Campaign 17V768000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
NHTSA campaign 17V768000 covers 1 year-make-model version listed here and concerns the service brakes, hydraulic: antilock/traction control/electronic limited slip. The repair is free.
Ford Motor Company filed the report for 17V768000 with NHTSA on November 29, 2017; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 17V768000, NHTSA lists up to 390 potentially affected vehicles, built between November 10, 2016 and November 17, 2016.
The 17V768000 report reached NHTSA 12 months after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 17V768000 were scheduled from January 24, 2018, 56 days after the report.
17V768000 covers 1 model from Ford, model years 2017.
By potentially affected vehicles, 17V768000 ranks 463 of 582 Ford Motor Company recalls on this site.
Besides 17V768000, Ford Motor Company has 27 other recalls on the service brakes, hydraulic on this site; the one before 17V768000 was 16V733000, reported on October 12, 2016.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2017 F-53 stripped motorhome chassis and F-59 stripped commercial chassis, equipped with Antilock Brake Systems (ABS). The brake Hydraulic Electronic Control Units (HECU) on these vehicles may be missing valve block ball plugs, potentially causing a brake fluid leak or air ingestion during electronic brake distribution and/or ABS activation.
- The risk
- A brake fluid leak or air ingestion can lengthen the distance needed to stop the vehicle, increasing the risk of a crash.
- The fix
- Ford will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the HECU for missing valve block ball plugs, replacing the unit as necessary, free of charge. The recall is expected to begin January 22, 2018. Owners may contact Ford customer service at 1-866-436-7332. Ford's number for this recall is 17S41.
Reported November 29, 2017
Vehicles covered by 17V768000 (1)
Ford (1)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 17V768000, 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 29, 2017. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted