Recall · 20V413000
Ford Motor recalled 2 models over structure
1,229
Vehicles covered
2
Models
2
Model years
July 17, 2020
Filed with NHTSA
STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS:UNDERBODY SHIELDS
- The defect
- Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2021 F-650 and F-750 trucks equipped with 7.3L gasoline engines. The underbody heat shield and other heat-protection components were not installed during assembly. Without these components, the interior cabin floor and seat attachments may reach elevated temperatures in certain driving conditions.
- What it can cause
- Skin contact with certain areas of the cabin interior floor or seat attachments in these high temperature conditions may cause injury.
- What the dealer does
- Ford will notify owners, and dealers will install the missing underbody heat shield, thermal insulator patch, seat base covers, and seat bolt covers, free of charge. The recall began September 28, 2020. Owners may contact Ford customer service at 1-866-436-7332. Ford's number for this recall is 20S36.
- NHTSA's note
- 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.
The repair is free, whatever the age or mileage of the vehicle, and whether or not you are the original owner.
Which vehicles
A recall reaches a range of VINs inside these model years, not every car built in them. Yours may not be covered even if it is listed here, and the only way to find out is NHTSA's own VIN lookup .
| Vehicle | Model years | Safety record |
|---|---|---|
| FordF-650 SD | 2021 | Not published here |
| FordF-750 SD | 2021 | Not published here |
How this campaign compares
At 1,229 vehicles this is a bigger campaign than 61% of the 19,818 vehicle recalls filed since 1995 whose size NHTSA published. The middle campaign on file covers 472. It covers one model year, 2021, and the defect was reported to NHTSA in 2020, at or before the oldest model year it covers — as current as a recall gets.
Ford vehicles have been recalled over the structure 30 times before this, most recently in December 2019 as 19V880000. That is not evidence the earlier repair failed.
Check your own car
A VIN check is the only answer for a specific vehicle, and it also shows every other open recall on it, which is usually the reason it is worth doing rather than reading one campaign.
Filed by Ford Motor Company with NHTSA on July 17, 2020 as campaign 20V413000. Every word of the defect, consequence and remedy above is NHTSA's published record of that filing, not a summary of it.
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