NHTSA Campaign 20V098000
ENGINE
NHTSA campaign 20V098000 covers 1 year-make-model version listed here and concerns the engine. The repair is free.
Ford Motor Company filed the report for 20V098000 with NHTSA on February 21, 2020; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 20V098000, NHTSA lists up to 13,854 potentially affected vehicles, built between July 31, 2014 and October 15, 2016.
The 20V098000 report reached NHTSA 3 years after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 20V098000 were scheduled from April 9, 2020, 48 days after the report.
20V098000 covers 1 model from Ford, model years 2016.
Owners of the model years 20V098000 covers have filed at least 317 complaints naming the engine, about this defect or others in the same group.
By potentially affected vehicles, 20V098000 ranks 279 of 582 Ford Motor Company recalls on this site.
Besides 20V098000, Ford Motor Company has 33 other recalls on the engine on this site; the one before 20V098000 was 19V278000, reported on April 8, 2019.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2015-2016 F-150 pick-up trucks equipped with 3.5L GTDI engines and block immersion heaters that were potentially relocated from their originally installed location. The incorrect location could put the heater too close to hot engine components, possibly resulting in a damaged cable.
- The risk
- A damaged cable could cause a resistive short, increasing the risk of overheated or melted wiring, increasing the risk of a fire.
- The fix
- Ford will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the block heater's location and its cable, replacing components as necessary, free of charge. If the replacement parts are not available, dealers will disable the existing block heater cable from being used until parts become available. The recall began April 9, 2020. Owners may contact Ford customer service at 1-866-436-7332. Ford's number for this recall is 20S08.
Reported February 21, 2020
Vehicles covered by 20V098000 (1)
Ford (1)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 20V098000, 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