NHTSA Campaign 20V263000
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:GEAR POSITION INDICATION (PRNDL)
NHTSA campaign 20V263000 covers 3 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the power train: automatic transmission: gear position indication (prndl). The repair is free.
Ford Motor Company filed the report for 20V263000 with NHTSA on May 8, 2020; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 20V263000, NHTSA lists up to 10,460 potentially affected vehicles, built between April 26, 2019 and October 19, 2019.
The 20V263000 report reached NHTSA 7 months after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 20V263000 were scheduled from May 26, 2020, 18 days after the report.
20V263000 covers 2 models from Ford, model years 2019–2020.
Owners of the model years 20V263000 covers have filed at least 275 complaints naming the power train, about this defect or others in the same group.
Among the 20V263000 vehicles, the 2019 Ford Expedition has the most (222).
By potentially affected vehicles, 20V263000 ranks 298 of 582 Ford Motor Company recalls on this site.
Besides 20V263000, Ford Motor Company has 76 other recalls on the power train on this site; the one before 20V263000 was 20V197000, reported on April 3, 2020.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2019 Expedition and 2019-2020 Mustang vehicles. The "Transmission Not In Park" warning message and associated chime duration are shorter than intended.
- The risk
- If the driver exits the vehicle without the transmission being shifted into park, unintended vehicle movement may result, increasing the risk of injury or crash.
- The fix
- Ford will notify owners, and dealers will reprogram the instrument cluster, free of charge. The recall began May 26, 2020. Owners may contact Ford customer service at 1-866-436-7332. Ford's number for this recall is 20S21.
Reported May 8, 2020
Vehicles covered by 20V263000 (3)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 20V263000, 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: May 8, 2020. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted