NHTSA Campaign 19V864000
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:TAILGATE:LATCH
NHTSA campaign 19V864000 covers 6 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the latches/locks/linkages: tailgate: latch. The repair is free.
Ford Motor Company filed the report for 19V864000 with NHTSA on December 4, 2019; NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation influenced the recall.
For 19V864000, NHTSA lists up to 231,664 potentially affected vehicles, built between October 8, 2015 and November 3, 2019.
The 19V864000 report reached NHTSA 1 month after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 19V864000 were scheduled from January 22, 2020, 49 days after the report.
19V864000 covers 3 models from Ford, model years 2017–2019.
By potentially affected vehicles, 19V864000 ranks 102 of 582 Ford Motor Company recalls on this site.
Besides 19V864000, Ford Motor Company has 19 other recalls on the latches/locks/linkages on this site; the one before 19V864000 was 19V077000, reported on February 11, 2019.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2017-2019 Super Duty F-250, F-350, and F-450 trucks equipped with an electric tailgate latch release switch mounted in the tailgate handle. Water may enter the electrical wiring system and cause a short circuit, activating the switch and releasing the tailgate latches.
- The risk
- Unintended tailgate opening may allow unrestrained cargo to fall out of the truck bed and become a road hazard, increasing the risk of a crash.
- The fix
- Ford will notify owners, and dealers will modify the tailgate/frame wiring harnesses by adding jumper pigtails to isolate the tailgate release control circuits and will install a new tailgate handle release switch, free of charge. The recall is expected to begin January 20, 2020. Owners may contact Ford customer service at 1-866-436-7332. Ford's number for this recall is 19S48.
Reported December 4, 2019
Vehicles covered by 19V864000 (6)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 19V864000, 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 4, 2019. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted