- Vehicles
- 490,574
- Built between
- Oct 2015 – Oct 2019
- Models
- 4
- Recall type
- Vehicle
- Initiated by
- Manufacturer
- Owners notified
- 22 January 2020
- Repaired
- 75%
- Unrepaired
- 117,670
Does this affect my vehicle?
This recall covers vehicles built between October 2015 and October 2019. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.
- 2017-2019 Ford F-250 SDBuilt October 2015 to October 2019
- 2017-2019 Ford F-350 SDBuilt October 2015 to October 2019
- 2017-2019 Ford F-450 SDBuilt October 2015 to October 2019
- 2017-2019 Ford F-550 SDBuilt October 2015 to October 2019
Repair progress
117,670 of 490,574 vehicles in this recall had still not been repaired as of Q2 2021.
75% repaired — 369,559 of 490,574 reported
- Owners not reachable
- 3,332
- Scrapped or exported
- 13
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 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.
What could happen
A vehicle fire could result if materials ignite inside the vehicle.
What gets fixed
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.
Timeline
- Vehicles builtOctober 2015 to October 2019
- Recall reported to NHTSA11 December 2019
- Owners notified22 January 2020
- Latest repair reportQ2 2021 — 75% 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 11 December 2019.
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 19S52.
Official source
- Manufacturer's recall number
- 19S52
- 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.