- Vehicles
- 17,616
- Built between
- Not published
- Models
- 4
- Recall type
- Vehicle
- Initiated by
- Manufacturer
- Owners notified
- 18 June 2021
- Repaired
- 91%
- Unrepaired
- 1,336
Safety advisories
Do not drive this vehicle
NHTSA and the manufacturer advise that affected vehicles should not be driven until the recall repair has been completed. Contact your dealer to arrange the repair, and ask about transport in the meantime.
Does this affect my vehicle?
The manufacturer did not publish a build-date range for this recall, so the model and year list below is the only way to tell whether your vehicle is covered.
- 2021 Ford F-350 SD
- 2021 Ford F-450 SD
- 2021 Ford F-550 SD
- 2021 Ford F-600 SD
Repair progress
1,336 of 17,616 vehicles in this recall had still not been repaired as of Q1 2023.
91% repaired — 16,096 of 17,616 reported
- Owners not reachable
- 174
- Scrapped or exported
- 10
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 2021 F-350, F-450, F-550, and F-600 vehicles equipped with dual rear wheels and front wheel hub extenders. The front wheel hub extenders may be improperly attached to the front rotor hub assemblies, which could result in separation of the wheels and wheel extenders from the vehicle.
What could happen
A detached wheel and wheel extender can increase the risk of a crash.
What gets fixed
Owners are instructed not to drive their vehicles until the torque of the wheel extender nuts can be verified. Dealers will inspect and tighten the front wheel hub extender nuts, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed on June 18, 2021.
Parts involved
- F-350 DRW 4X4 Front Axle AssemblyLC34-3002-DEFront Axle Assembly
- F-350 DRW 4X4 Front Axle AssemblyLC34-3002-EEFront Axle Assembly
- F-350 DRW 4X4 Front Axle AssemblyLC34-3002-FEFront Axle Assembly
- F-350 DRW 4X4 Front Axle AssemblyLC34-3002-TEFront Axle Assembly
- F-450/550 DRW 4X2 Chassis Cab Front Axle AssemblyLC34-3001-BDFront Axle Assembly
- F-450/550 DRW 4X2 Chassis Cab Front Axle AssemblyLC34-3001-CDFront Axle Assembly
- F-450/550 DRW 4X4 Front Axle AssemblyLC34-3002-SDFront Axle Assembly
- F-450/550 DRW 4X4 Front Axle AssemblyLC34-3002-UDFront Axle Assembly
- F-450/550 DRW 4X4 Front Axle AssemblyLC34-3002-VDFront Axle Assembly
- F-600 DRW 4X2 Chassis Cab Front Axle AssemblyLC34-3001-DCFront Axle Assembly
- F-600 DRW 4X4 Front Axle AssemblyLC34-3002-ZCFront Axle Assembly
Part numbers are as filed by the manufacturer and are listed for reference. Your dealer will confirm the correct part for your vehicle.
Timeline
- Recall reported to NHTSA25 May 2021
- Owners notified18 June 2021
- Latest repair reportQ1 2023 — 91% 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 25 May 2021.
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 21S26.
Official source
- Manufacturer's recall number
- 21S26
- 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.nhtsa.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.