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 and previously remedied under recall 18V894. During the previous repair, the block heater cable's splice connector may have been damaged.
The risk
A damaged cable could cause a resistive short, increasing the risk of overheated or melted wiring, increasing the risk of a fire.
The remedy
Ford will notify owners, and dealers will disable the engine block heater from being used. When replacement cables become available, a second notice will be mailed and dealers will replace the engine block heater cord, free of charge. The recall began May 31, 2019. Owners may contact Ford customer service at 1-866-436-7332. Ford's number for this recall is 19S11.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Ford F-150 | 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019 |
| Ford F-250 SD | 2017, 2018, 2019 |
| Ford F-350 SD | 2017, 2018, 2019 |
| Ford F-450 SD | 2017, 2018, 2019 |
| Ford F-550 SD | 2017, 2018, 2019 |
Components: EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL | 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-250 SD | 2017 | 1,155 | 14 |
| Ford F-250 SD | 2018 | 398 | 9 |
| Ford F-250 SD | 2019 | 1,165 | 11 |
| Ford F-350 SD | 2017 | 574 | 13 |
| Ford F-350 SD | 2018 | 204 | 9 |
| Ford F-350 SD | 2019 | 467 | 11 |
| Ford F-450 SD | 2017 | 1 | 11 |
| Ford F-450 SD | 2018 | 0 | 7 |
| Ford F-450 SD | 2019 | 3 | 9 |
| Ford F-550 SD | 2017 | 2 | 8 |
| Ford F-550 SD | 2018 | 0 | 3 |
| Ford F-550 SD | 2019 | 4 | 5 |
Other engine recalls in 2019
21 of the 880 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 2019 concerned the engine; Ford Motor Company filed 737 campaigns in all.
| 19V841000 21 Nov 2019 | Navistar, Inc. |
| 19V732000 15 Oct 2019 | BMW of North America, LLC |
| 19V697000 2 Oct 2019 | BMW of North America, LLC |
| 19V675000 20 Sept 2019 | Ducati North America |
| 19V642000 6 Sept 2019 | General Motors LLC |
| 19V613000 21 Aug 2019 | McLaren Automotive Incorporated |
| 19V597000 14 Aug 2019 | Mitsubishi Fuso Truck of America, Inc. |
| 19V565000 31 Jul 2019 | Prevost Cars, Inc. |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 2019