The defect
Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2019 Ford F-250 Super Duty, F-350 Super Duty and F-450 Super Duty vehicles. An incorrect transmission case casting may cause the park pawl assembly to not be secured, possibly resulting in unintended vehicle movement.
The risk
Unintended vehicle movement can increase the risk of a crash.
The remedy
Ford will notify owners and dealers will inspect the transmission case, replacing the transmission as necessary, free of charge. The recall began December 7, 2018. Owners may contact Ford customer service at 1-866-436-7332. Ford's number for this recall is 18S36.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Ford F-250 SD | 2019 |
| Ford F-350 SD | 2019 |
| Ford F-450 SD | 2019 |
Components: POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
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-250 SD | 2019 | 1,165 | 11 |
| Ford F-350 SD | 2019 | 467 | 11 |
| Ford F-450 SD | 2019 | 3 | 9 |
Other power train recalls in 2018
44 of the 912 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 2018 concerned the power train; Ford Motor Company filed 737 campaigns in all.
| 18V944000 31 Dec 2018 | Arcimoto Inc |
| 18V931000 21 Dec 2018 | PACCAR Incorporated |
| 18V903000 19 Dec 2018 | Daimler Trucks North America LLC |
| 18V901000 19 Dec 2018 | Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing |
| 18V889000 14 Dec 2018 | Autocar, LLC |
| 18V885000 12 Dec 2018 | Blue Bird Body Company |
| 18V884000 12 Dec 2018 | Blue Bird Body Company |
| 18V879000 11 Dec 2018 | Forest River, Inc. |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 2018