NHTSA Campaign 20V097000
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS
NHTSA campaign 20V097000 covers 3 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the exterior lighting: headlights. The repair is free.
Ford Motor Company filed the report for 20V097000 with NHTSA on February 21, 2020; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 20V097000, NHTSA lists up to 166,196 potentially affected vehicles, built between January 5, 2017 and October 10, 2019.
The 20V097000 report reached NHTSA 4 months after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 20V097000 were scheduled from March 10, 2020, 18 days after the report.
20V097000 covers 1 model from Ford, model years 2018–2020.
By potentially affected vehicles, 20V097000 ranks 127 of 582 Ford Motor Company recalls on this site.
Besides 20V097000, Ford Motor Company has 29 other recalls on the exterior lighting on this site; the one before 20V097000 was 19V839000, reported on November 21, 2019.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2018-2020 F-150 trucks equipped with high series LED headlamps with Autolamp (On/Off) functionality. The Daytime Running Lamps (DRL) may remain activated instead of dimming to parking lamps when the Master Lighting Switch (MLS) is manually rotated from the "Autolamps" switch position to "Headlamps On." As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) number 108, "Lamps, Reflective Devices and Associated Equipment."
- The risk
- DRL that cannot dim may reduce the visibility of other drivers, increasing the risk of a crash.
- The fix
- Ford will notify owners, and dealers will reprogram the body control module, free of charge. The recall began March 10, 2020. Owners may contact Ford customer service at 1-866-436-7332. Ford's number for this recall is 20C03.
Reported February 21, 2020
Vehicles covered by 20V097000 (3)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 20V097000, 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: February 21, 2020. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted