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Ford these transmissions may have a damaged park rod actuating plate that can result in unexpected vehicle movement even though the transmission has been shifted to 'Park.' As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) number 102, "Transmission Shift Lever Sequence/Starter Interlock/Transmission Braking Effect", and number 114, "Theft Protection."

NHTSA campaign 17V-225 · Reported March 31, 2017 · 48,443 vehicles affected

AFFECTED MODELS
Ford F-250
VEHICLES AFFECTED
48,443
REMEDY
Ford will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the park rod actuating plate and replace it, if necessary, free of charge.
COST
Free

The short version

Ford Motor Company reported a problem with the power train automatic transmission. Here is what owners need to know.

WHAT

These transmissions may have a damaged park rod actuating plate that can result in unexpected vehicle movement even though the transmission has been shifted to 'Park.' As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) number 102, "Transmission Shift Lever Sequence/Starter Interlock/Transmission Braking Effect", and number 114, "Theft Protection."

WHY IT MATTERS

Unexpected vehicle movement such as a vehicle rollaway can increase the risk of a crash.

WHAT TO DO

Ford will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the park rod actuating plate and replace it, if necessary, free of charge.

Affected vehicles

These model years are included in NHTSA campaign 17V-225.

YEAR RANGEMODEL
2017Ford F-250

What changed

Newest first. The record shows both when the recall began and what has changed since.

  1. Recall reported to NHTSA. LATEST

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What this record means

Data from the NHTSA recall database. A clean VIN check means no open federal recalls for that vehicle — not that it never had one.

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