NHTSA Campaign 18V894000
ENGINE
NHTSA campaign 18V894000 covers 10 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the engine. The repair is free.
Ford Motor Company filed the report for 18V894000 with NHTSA on December 18, 2018; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 18V894000, NHTSA lists up to 410,289 potentially affected vehicles, built between March 18, 2014 and November 17, 2018.
The 18V894000 report reached NHTSA 1 month after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 18V894000 were scheduled from June 3, 2019, 167 days after the report.
18V894000 covers 3 models from Ford, model years 2016–2019.
Owners of the model years 18V894000 covers have filed at least 1,477 complaints naming the engine, about this defect or others in the same group.
Among the 18V894000 vehicles, the 2018 Ford F-150 has the most (510).
By potentially affected vehicles, 18V894000 ranks 56 of 582 Ford Motor Company recalls on this site.
Besides 18V894000, Ford Motor Company has 33 other recalls on the engine on this site; the one before 18V894000 was 17V672000, reported on October 23, 2017.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2015-2019 Ford F-150 and 2017-2019 Ford F-250 Super Duty, F-350 Super Duty, F-450 Super Duty, and F-550 Super Duty pick-up trucks equipped with an engine block heater. Water and contaminants may get into the block heater cable's splice connector causing corrosion and damage.
- The risk
- When the heater is plugged in, prolonged corrosion could cause a resistive short, increasing the risk of overheated or melted wiring which can increase the risk of a fire.
- The fix
- Ford will notify owners, and dealers will disable the block heater cable, free of charge. Once parts are available, Dealers will replace the engine block heater cable, free of charge. The recall began June 3, 2019. Owners may contact Ford customer service at 1-866-436-7332. Ford's number for this recall is 18S45.
Reported December 18, 2018
Vehicles covered by 18V894000 (10)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 18V894000, 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: December 18, 2018. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted