Ford F-350 SD, F-450 SD, F-550 SD (2009-2013): Equipment
Recall 14V382000 · Jun 10, 2014 · Somerset Welding & Steel, Inc.
4
vehicles affected
4
vehicles affected
Facts
- Recall number
- 14V382000
- Date
- Jun 10, 2014
- Maker
- Somerset Welding & Steel, Inc.
- Units affected
- 4
- Kind
- Vehicles
- Component
- Equipment; Engine and engine cooling > Engine > Gasoline
- Model years
- 2009-2013
- Started by
- The safety regulator
- Hazard
- Fire
What is wrong
Somerset Welding & Steel, doing business as J&J Truck equipment (J&J), is recalling certain model year 2009-2013 Ford F-350, F-450, and F-550 Super Duty chassis with 6.8L gasoline engines modified by J&J to be equipped with certain Muncie Power Products PTO Assemblies. In the affected vehicles, oil may leak from the PTO pressure switch onto a thermal blanket covering the exhaust.
What can happen
The leaking oil may soak into the thermal blanket covering the exhaust, which when combined with heat from exhaust, may result in an increased risk of fire.
The fix
Recall repairs are free of charge.
Somerset will notify owners, and dealers will install a new pressure switch kit that moves the switch away from the exhaust system, free of charge. The recall began August 2014. Owner's may contact Somerset customer service at 1-800-777-2671.
Vehicles covered
3 models, 15 model years in all
Related pages
Questions and answers
Which vehicles are in recall 14V382000?
3 models: Ford F-350 SD (2009-2013), Ford F-450 SD (2009-2013), Ford F-550 SD (2009-2013), about 4 vehicles in all.
What is the fix for recall 14V382000?
Somerset will notify owners, and dealers will install a new pressure switch kit that moves the switch away from the exhaust system, free of charge. The recall began August 2014. Owner's may contact Somerset customer service at 1-800-777-2671.
What can happen?
The leaking oil may soak into the thermal blanket covering the exhaust, which when combined with heat from exhaust, may result in an increased risk of fire.
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.