Known Recalls

Recall campaign · NHTSA 18V894000

Engine

Ford Motor Company filed this campaign with NHTSA on 2018-12-18.

Recall campaignNHTSA 18V894000

Engine

Component
Engine
Manufacturer
Ford Motor Company
Vehicles affected
410,289
Reported to NHTSA
2018-12-18
Owners notified
2019-06-03

Defect description

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.

Safety 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.

Manufacturer 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.

Notes

Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.safercar.gov.

Scope of coverage

17 model years across 5 models.

ModelYears on record
Ford F-1502019 2018 2017 2016 2015
Ford F-4502019 2018 2017
Ford F-5502019 2018 2017
Ford Redundant F-2502019 2018 2017
Ford Redundant F-3502019 2018 2017

Safety recall repairs are provided free of charge by franchised dealers, regardless of vehicle age or mileage. This page displays aggregated data for the model year. To check recall status for a specific vehicle, search its VIN at nhtsa.gov.