- Vehicles
- 1,101,107
- Built between
- Mar 2014 – Dec 2016
- Models
- 5
- Recall type
- Vehicle
- Initiated by
- Manufacturer
- Owners notified
- 12 October 2018
- Repaired
- 73%
- Unrepaired
- 272,097
Does this affect my vehicle?
This recall covers vehicles built between March 2014 and December 2016. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.
- 2015-2017 Ford F-150Built March 2014 to December 2016
- 2017 Ford F-250 SDBuilt October 2015 to September 2016
- 2017 Ford F-350 SDBuilt October 2015 to September 2016
- 2017 Ford F-450 SDBuilt October 2015 to September 2016
- 2017 Ford F-550 SDBuilt October 2015 to September 2016
Repair progress
272,097 of 1,101,107 vehicles in this recall had still not been repaired as of Q1 2020.
73% repaired — 808,182 of 1,101,107 reported
- Owners not reachable
- 20,740
- Scrapped or exported
- 88
Manufacturers file these figures with NHTSA each quarter. Vehicles the manufacturer could not trace, or that have been scrapped or exported, are counted separately and are not included in the unrepaired figure.
What the defect is
Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2015-2017 Ford F-150, and 2017 F-250, F-350, F-450, and F-550 Super Duty trucks. The doors on these vehicles may have a bent or kinked actuation cable or the door latches may freeze after water gets into the latch. Either condition can result in the doors opening while driving although they appear to be closed.
What could happen
A door that opens while driving can increase the risk of injury.
What gets fixed
Ford will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the door latch actuation cables and repair if necessary, and install water shields over the door latches, free of charge. The recall began October 12, 2018.
Timeline
- Vehicles builtMarch 2014 to December 2016
- Recall reported to NHTSA16 October 2017
- Owners notified12 October 2018
- Latest repair reportQ1 2020 — 73% repaired
Your rights
A safety recall repair is free. Under US federal law the manufacturer must fix a safety defect at no cost to you — no charge for parts, labor or diagnosis — whether or not you are the original owner. A dealer cannot charge you for recall work, and cannot require you to have bought the vehicle from them.
That entitlement is not unlimited. It applies where the vehicle was first sold less than 15 years before the recall was announced — 5 years for tires. Past that a manufacturer may still do the repair free of charge, and many do, but they are no longer obliged to. This recall was reported on 16 October 2017.
To arrange the repair, contact any franchised dealer for the brand. If a dealer refuses the work or tries to charge for it, you can report that to NHTSA at nhtsa.gov/recalls or on 1-888-327-4236.
Manufacturer contact
Owners may contact Ford customer service at 1-866-436-7332. Ford's number for this recall is 17S33.
Official source
- Manufacturer's recall number
- 17S33
- Recalling manufacturer
- Ford Motor Company
- Recall initiated by
- MFR
Everything on this page — the models listed, the build dates and the repair figures — comes from the manufacturer's filing to NHTSA and describes the vehicle line as a whole, not any individual car. Only the manufacturer can confirm whether a specific vehicle is affected, and whether its recall work has already been carried out. Check yours by VIN and read the official notice at nhtsa.gov/recalls.
Additional 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.
Check your own vehicle
This page describes the recall, not any one car. To see which recalls cover a specific vehicle, search by make, model and year.
A VIN lookup here identifies your vehicle and shows recalls issued for that make, model and year. It cannot tell you what is still open on your individual car - only the manufacturer knows that. Search by VIN instead, or check your VIN at nhtsa.gov for whether a recall is still open on your individual car.