Ford F-150 (2015): Forward collision avoidance
Recall 15V614000 · Sep 30, 2015 · Ford Motor Company
33,481
vehicles affected
33,481
vehicles affected
Facts
- Recall number
- 15V614000
- Date
- Sep 30, 2015
- Maker
- Ford Motor Company
- Units affected
- 33,481
- Kind
- Vehicles
- Component
- Forward collision avoidance > Adaptive cruise control
- Model years
- 2015
- Started by
- The maker
- Hazard
- Crash risk
What is wrong
Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain model year 2015 Ford F-150 trucks manufactured March 18, 2014, to August 6, 2015 and equipped with Adaptive Cruise Control (ACC). While using the Adaptive Cruise Control, the vehicle may falsely detect an obstacle in its path and may unexpectedly apply the brakes.
What can happen
A vehicle that unexpectedly brakes increases the risk of a crash.
The fix
Recall repairs are free of charge.
Ford will notify owners, and dealers will reprogram the cruise control module with updated ACC radar software, free of charge. The recall began on October 25, 2015. Owners may contact Ford customer service at 1-866-436-7332. Ford's number for this recall is 15S29.
Vehicles covered
1 model, 1 model year in all
Related pages
Questions and answers
Which vehicles are in recall 15V614000?
1 model: Ford F-150 (2015), about 33,481 vehicles in all.
What is the fix for recall 15V614000?
Ford will notify owners, and dealers will reprogram the cruise control module with updated ACC radar software, free of charge. The recall began on October 25, 2015. Owners may contact Ford customer service at 1-866-436-7332. Ford's number for this recall is 15S29.
What can happen?
A vehicle that unexpectedly brakes increases the risk of a crash.
A recall means the maker found a safety problem and offers a free fix; it does not mean every unit has the problem. Units affected are as reported by the company. Popular models sell more and so have more recalls and complaints. Official public data; texts are shortened. A dealer can tell whether a single vehicle still needs the repair.