The defect
Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2020-2021 F-150, Expedition, 2020-2022 Super Duty F-250, F-350, F-450, F-550, and 2020-2021 Lincoln Navigator vehicles. The windshield wiper arms may break, causing the windshield wipers to fail.
The risk
Inoperative windshield wipers can reduce visibility in certain driving conditions, increasing the risk of a crash.
The remedy
Dealers will replace both front windshield wiper arms, free of charge. Interim owner notification letters, informing owners of the safety risk, were mailed on May 24, 2022. Remedy parts are expected to be available 3rd Quarter 2022. Owner notification letters were mailed on October 21, 2022. Owners may contact Ford customer service at 1-866-436-7332. Ford's number for this recall is 22S26.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
Components: VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:LINKAGES
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 Expedition | 2020 | 425 | 18 |
| Ford Expedition | 2021 | 238 | 12 |
| Ford F-150 | 2020 | 738 | 11 |
| Ford F-150 | 2021 | 1,033 | 29 |
| Ford F-250 SD | 2020 | 267 | 14 |
| Ford F-250 SD | 2021 | 166 | 12 |
| Ford F-250 SD | 2022 | 126 | 17 |
| Ford F-350 SD | 2020 | 189 | 15 |
| Ford F-350 SD | 2021 | 98 | 14 |
| Ford F-350 SD | 2022 | 113 | 17 |
| Ford F-450 SD | 2020 | 0 | 10 |
| Ford F-450 SD | 2021 | 18 | 12 |
| Ford F-450 SD | 2022 | 24 | 14 |
| Ford F-550 SD | 2020 | 4 | 8 |
| Ford F-550 SD | 2021 | 12 | 9 |
| Ford F-550 SD | 2022 | 9 | 12 |
| Lincoln Navigator | 2020 | 32 | 13 |
| Lincoln Navigator | 2021 | 33 | 12 |
Other visibility recalls in 2022
24 of the 933 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 2022 concerned the visibility; Ford Motor Company filed 737 campaigns in all.
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| 22V848000 17 Nov 2022 | Lamborghini (Automobili Lamborghini) |
| 22V842000 15 Nov 2022 | Ford Motor Company |
| 22V820000 2 Nov 2022 | BMW of North America, LLC |
| 22V712000 22 Sept 2022 | Subaru of America, Inc. |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 2022