NHTSA Campaign 18V548000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR
NHTSA campaign 18V548000 covers 4 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the electrical system: alternator/generator/regulator. The repair is free.
Ford Motor Company filed the report for 18V548000 with NHTSA on August 20, 2018; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 18V548000, NHTSA lists up to 87 potentially affected vehicles, built between May 29, 2018 and May 29, 2018.
The 18V548000 report reached NHTSA 3 months after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 18V548000 were scheduled from September 26, 2018, 37 days after the report.
18V548000 covers 4 models from Lincoln and Ford, model years 2018–2019.
Owners of the model years 18V548000 covers have filed at least 65 complaints naming the electrical system, about this defect or others in the same group.
Among the 18V548000 vehicles, the 2018 Ford Edge has the most (37).
By potentially affected vehicles, 18V548000 ranks 514 of 582 Ford Motor Company recalls on this site.
Besides 18V548000, Ford Motor Company has 55 other recalls on the electrical system on this site; the one before 18V548000 was 18V275000, reported on April 30, 2018.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2018 Ford Edge, Lincoln MKX, 2019 Ford Flex, and Lincoln MKT vehicles. The power supply cables at the starter and the alternator may not have been properly secured, possibly resulting in an electrical arc.
- The risk
- An electrical arc can increase the risk of a fire.
- The fix
- Ford will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the alternator and starter motor power supply cables to verify that they are properly secured, correcting them as necessary, free of charge. The recall began September 26, 2018. Owners may contact Ford customer service at 1-866-436-7332. Ford's number for this recall is 18S25.
Reported August 20, 2018
Vehicles covered by 18V548000 (4)
Lincoln (2)
Ford (2)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 18V548000, 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: August 20, 2018. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted