NHTSA Campaign 18V568000
SEAT BELTS:PRETENSIONER
NHTSA campaign 18V568000 covers 3 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the seat belts: pretensioner. The repair is free.
Ford Motor Company filed the report for 18V568000 with NHTSA on August 31, 2018; NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation influenced the recall.
For 18V568000, NHTSA lists up to 1,619,112 potentially affected vehicles, built between March 12, 2014 and August 23, 2018.
Owner notification letters for 18V568000 were scheduled from September 28, 2018, 28 days after the report.
18V568000 covers 1 model from Ford, model years 2016–2018.
By potentially affected vehicles, 18V568000 ranks 8 of 582 Ford Motor Company recalls on this site.
Besides 18V568000, Ford Motor Company has 31 other recalls on the seat belts on this site; the one before 18V568000 was 17V526000, reported on August 28, 2017.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2015-2018 Ford F-150 Regular Cab and SuperCrew Cab vehicles. If a front seat belt pretensioner deploys as the result of a crash, the sparks may ignite materials such as carpeting or insulation within the B-pillar area.
- The risk
- A vehicle fire could result if materials ignite inside the vehicle.
- The fix
- Ford will notify owners, and dealers will remove the B-pillar insulation material and wiring harness tape, and install heat resistant tape, free of charge. The recall began September 28, 2018. Owners may contact Ford customer service at 1-866-436-7332. Ford's number for this recall is 18S27.
Reported August 31, 2018
Vehicles covered by 18V568000 (3)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 18V568000, 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 31, 2018. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted