Ford Tires: Bead

Ford is recalling about 33 vehicles over a problem with the tires. The damage can cause the tire to rapidly lose air pressure or detach from the wheel, increasing the risk of a crash.

Campaign
19V903000
Manufacturer
Ford Motor Company
Reported
18 December 2019
Vehicles
33
Built between
Nov 2019 – Nov 2019
Models
1
Recall type
Vehicle
Initiated by
Manufacturer
Owners notified
13 January 2020
Repaired
15%
Unrepaired
28

Does this affect my vehicle?

This recall covers vehicles built between November 2019 and November 2019. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.

  • 2020 Ford F-150Built November 2019 to November 2019

Repair progress

28 of 33 vehicles in this recall had still not been repaired as of Q2 2021.

15% repaired — 5 of 33 reported

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 2020 F-150 trucks equipped with 17-inch spare tires. The spare tire could have been damaged when it was installed on the rim.

What could happen

The damage can cause the tire to rapidly lose air pressure or detach from the wheel, increasing the risk of a crash.

What gets fixed

Ford will notify owners, and dealers will replace the spare tire, free of charge. The recall began January 13, 2020.

Timeline

  1. Vehicles builtNovember 2019 to November 2019
  2. Recall reported to NHTSA18 December 2019
  3. Owners notified13 January 2020
  4. Latest repair reportQ2 2021 — 15% 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 18 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 19S55.

Official source

Manufacturer's recall number
19S55
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.

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