The defect
Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2015-2019 Ford F-150 and 2017-2019 Ford F-250 Super Duty, F-350 Super Duty, F-450 Super Duty, and F-550 Super Duty pick-up trucks equipped with an engine block heater. Water and contaminants may get into the block heater cable's splice connector causing corrosion and damage.
The risk
When the heater is plugged in, prolonged corrosion could cause a resistive short, increasing the risk of overheated or melted wiring which can increase the risk of a fire.
The remedy
Ford will notify owners, and dealers will disable the block heater cable, free of charge. Once parts are available, Dealers will replace the engine block heater cable, free of charge. The recall began June 3, 2019. Owners may contact Ford customer service at 1-866-436-7332. Ford's number for this recall is 18S45.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Ford F-150 | 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019 |
| Ford F-450 | 2017, 2018, 2019 |
| Ford F-550 | 2017, 2018, 2019 |
| Ford Redundant F-250 | 2017, 2018, 2019 |
| Ford Redundant F-350 | 2017, 2018, 2019 |
Components: ENGINE
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-150 | 2015 | 1,737 | 13 |
| Ford F-150 | 2016 | 2,082 | 13 |
| Ford F-150 | 2017 | 1,460 | 17 |
| Ford F-150 | 2018 | 2,324 | 18 |
| Ford F-150 | 2019 | 1,340 | 9 |
| Ford F-450 | 2017 | 21 | 4 |
| Ford F-450 | 2018 | 10 | 3 |
| Ford F-450 | 2019 | 20 | 4 |
| Ford F-550 | 2017 | 13 | 5 |
| Ford F-550 | 2018 | 8 | 10 |
| Ford F-550 | 2019 | 14 | 4 |
| Ford Redundant F-250 | 2017 | 0 | 2 |
| Ford Redundant F-250 | 2018 | 0 | 1 |
| Ford Redundant F-250 | 2019 | 0 | 4 |
| Ford Redundant F-350 | 2017 | 0 | 2 |
| Ford Redundant F-350 | 2018 | 0 | 2 |
| Ford Redundant F-350 | 2019 | 0 | 4 |
Other engine recalls in 2018
4 of the 912 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 2018 concerned the engine; Ford Motor Company filed 737 campaigns in all.
| 18V934000 28 Dec 2018 | Hyundai Motor America |
| 18V907000 19 Dec 2018 | Kia Motors America |
| 18V159000 8 Mar 2018 | Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 2018