The defect
Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2017-2019 F-Super Duty F-250, F-350, F-450, and F-550 SuperCrew Cab vehicles with carpet flooring. If a front seat belt pretensioner deploys as the result of a crash, the sparks may ignite materials such as carpeting or insulation within the B-pillar area.
The risk
A vehicle fire could result if materials ignite inside the vehicle.
The remedy
Ford will notify owners, and dealers will apply heat resistant tape to the carpet and its insulation, and modify the B-Pillar insulation as necessary, free of charge. The recall is expected to begin January 20, 2020. Owners may contact Ford customer service at 1-866-436-7332. Ford's number for this recall is 19S52.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| 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: SEAT BELTS:PRETENSIONER | STRUCTURE:BODY:ROOF AND PILLARS
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 | 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 seat belts recalls in 2019
21 of the 880 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 2019 concerned the seat belts; Ford Motor Company filed 737 campaigns in all.
| 19V912000 20 Dec 2019 | BMW of North America, LLC |
| 19V877000 11 Dec 2019 | Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing |
| 19V814000 14 Nov 2019 | General Motors LLC |
| 19V788000 1 Nov 2019 | Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC. |
| 19V766000 25 Oct 2019 | Ford Motor Company |
| 19V724000 9 Oct 2019 | Volvo Bus Corporation |
| 19V690000 1 Oct 2019 | Jayco, Inc. |
| 19V680000 26 Sept 2019 | Chrysler (FCA US LLC) |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 2019