NHTSA Campaign 26V237000
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
NHTSA campaign 26V237000 covers 2 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the power train: automatic transmission. The repair is free.
Ford Motor Company filed the report for 26V237000 with NHTSA on April 14, 2026; NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation influenced the recall.
For 26V237000, NHTSA lists up to 1,392,935 potentially affected vehicles.
The 26V237000 report reached NHTSA 9 years after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 26V237000 were scheduled from July 24, 2026, 101 days after the report.
26V237000 covers 1 model from Ford, model years 2016–2017.
Owners of the model years 26V237000 covers have filed at least 1,163 complaints naming the power train, about this defect or others in the same group.
Among the 26V237000 vehicles, the 2016 Ford F-150 has the most (608).
By potentially affected vehicles, 26V237000 ranks 11 of 582 Ford Motor Company recalls on this site.
Besides 26V237000, Ford Motor Company has 76 other recalls on the power train on this site; the one before 26V237000 was 26V119000, reported on March 3, 2026.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2015-2017 F-150 vehicles. A loss of signal between the transmission range sensor and the powertrain control module can cause the transmission to unexpectedly downshift into second gear.
- The risk
- Unexpectedly downshifting into second gear may result in a loss of vehicle control, increasing the risk of a crash.
- The fix
- Dealers will update the powertrain control module software, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed July 24, 2026. Owners may contact Ford customer service at 1-866-436-7332. Ford's number for this recall is 26S28. Vehicle Identification Numbers (VINs) involved in this recall became searchable on NHTSA.gov on April 15, 2026.
Reported April 14, 2026
Vehicles covered by 26V237000 (2)
Ford (2)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 26V237000, 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: April 14, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted