The defect
Iowa Mold Tooling Co., Inc. will notify owners and dealers to inspect the Muncie PTO pressure switch to determine if it is from the range of defective switches and if required, remove the pressure switch assembly and put a plug in the port where the PTO switch had been installed. This switch was never being utilized. This will be done free of charge. The recall is expected to begin in mid-July 2014. Owners may contact Iowa Mold Tooling Co., Inc. at 1-800-247-5958.
The risk
The leaking oil may soak into the thermal blanket covering the exhaust, which when combined with heat from exhaust, may result in an increased risk of fire.
The remedy
Iowa Mold Tooling Co., Inc. will notify owners, and dealers will install a new pressure switch kit that moves the switch away from the exhaust system, free of charge. The recall began on July 28, 2014. Owners may contact Iowa Mold Tooling Co., Inc. at 1-800-247-5958.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by ODI
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Ford F-350 SD | 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014 |
| Ford F-450 SD | 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014 |
| Ford F-550 SD | 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014 |
Components: EQUIPMENT
Model years in this recall
NHTSA complaints and the number of recall campaigns for each model year this recall covers.
| Model | Year | Complaints | Recalls |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ford F-350 SD | 2009 | 19 | 4 |
| Ford F-350 SD | 2010 | 50 | 6 |
| Ford F-350 SD | 2011 | 43 | 7 |
| Ford F-350 SD | 2012 | 29 | 9 |
| Ford F-350 SD | 2013 | 9 | 9 |
| Ford F-350 SD | 2014 | 7 | 4 |
| Ford F-450 SD | 2009 | 3 | 5 |
| Ford F-450 SD | 2010 | 3 | 6 |
| Ford F-450 SD | 2011 | 6 | 8 |
| Ford F-450 SD | 2012 | 3 | 7 |
| Ford F-450 SD | 2013 | 2 | 8 |
| Ford F-450 SD | 2014 | 1 | 4 |
| Ford F-550 SD | 2009 | 1 | 5 |
| Ford F-550 SD | 2010 | 1 | 7 |
| Ford F-550 SD | 2011 | 3 | 12 |
| Ford F-550 SD | 2012 | 6 | 10 |
| Ford F-550 SD | 2013 | 2 | 9 |
| Ford F-550 SD | 2014 | 9 | 6 |
Other equipment recalls in 2014
107 of the 770 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 2014 concerned the equipment; Iowa Mold Tooling Co., Inc. filed 4 campaigns in all.
| 14V828000 30 Dec 2014 | Southeast Toyota Distributors, LLC |
| 14V823000 29 Dec 2014 | Forest River, Inc. |
| 14V821000 29 Dec 2014 | Champion Bus, Inc. |
| 14V782000 9 Dec 2014 | Starcraft RV |
| 14V775000 5 Dec 2014 | Jayco, Inc. |
| 14V745000 21 Nov 2014 | Altec Industries Inc. |
| 14V734000 17 Nov 2014 | Allied Recreation Group, Inc. |
| 14V718000 10 Nov 2014 | Sutphen Corporation |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 2014