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Ford 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.

NHTSA campaign 18V-568 · Reported August 31, 2018 · 1,619,112 vehicles affected

AFFECTED MODELS
Ford F-150
VEHICLES AFFECTED
1,619,112
REMEDY
Ford will notify owners, and dealers will remove the B-pillar insulation material and wiring harness tape, and install heat resistant tape, free of charge.
COST
Free

The short version

Ford Motor Company reported a problem with the seat belts pretensioner. Here is what owners need to know.

WHAT

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.

WHY IT MATTERS

A vehicle fire could result if materials ignite inside the vehicle.

WHAT TO DO

Ford will notify owners, and dealers will remove the B-pillar insulation material and wiring harness tape, and install heat resistant tape, free of charge.

Affected vehicles

These model years are included in NHTSA campaign 18V-568.

YEAR RANGEMODEL
2015–2018Ford F-150

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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