NHTSA Campaign 18V214000
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:GEAR POSITION INDICATION (PRNDL)
NHTSA campaign 18V214000 covers 2 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the power train: automatic transmission: gear position indication (prndl). The repair is free.
Ford Motor Company filed the report for 18V214000 with NHTSA on April 4, 2018; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 18V214000, NHTSA lists up to 292,909 potentially affected vehicles, built between April 3, 2017 and January 30, 2018.
The 18V214000 report reached NHTSA 2 months after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 18V214000 were scheduled from April 13, 2018, 9 days after the report.
18V214000 covers 2 models from Ford, model years 2018.
Owners of the model years 18V214000 covers have filed at least 1,165 complaints naming the power train, about this defect or others in the same group.
Among the 18V214000 vehicles, the 2018 Ford F-150 has the most (1,017).
By potentially affected vehicles, 18V214000 ranks 83 of 582 Ford Motor Company recalls on this site.
Besides 18V214000, Ford Motor Company has 76 other recalls on the power train on this site; the one before 18V214000 was 18V169000, reported on March 12, 2018.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2018 F-650 and F-750 vehicles equipped with 6-speed automatic transmissions and 2018 Ford F-150 and Expedition vehicles equipped with 10-speed automatic transmissions (excluding Expedition vehicles with a Rotary Gear Shift Dial on the console). The gear shift cable clip may not be properly seated, allowing the transmission to be in a different gear than indicated by the gear shift lever position.
- The risk
- If the gear shift cable clip becomes unseated or dislodged, the gear shift lever position may indicate that the transmission is in 'Park' when it may be in a different gear. Additionally, despite selecting 'Park', if the parking brake is not applied before the vehicle is exited, the vehicle may roll. Either scenario increases the risk of a crash.
- The fix
- Ford will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the shift cable locking clip and properly seat it, if necessary, free of charge. The recall began on April 13, 2018. Owners may contact Ford customer service at 1-866-436-7332. Ford's number for the recall is 18S10.
Reported April 4, 2018
Vehicles covered by 18V214000 (2)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 18V214000, 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 4, 2018. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted