# NHTSA recall 15V251000

A recall listed here may apply to a vehicle of this year, make and model. Only the manufacturer can say whether it applies to one vehicle: check the VIN with the official lookups.

- Published by: NHTSA \(United States\)
- Campaign number: 15V251000
- Manufacturer's number: 15S12
- Manufacturer: Ford Motor Company
- Reported: 2015\-04\-28
- Owners notified: 2015\-05\-13
- Component: STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS:UNDERBODY SHIELDS
- Units potentially affected: 73

## What is wrong

Ford Motor Company \(Ford\) is recalling certain model year 2015 Ford F\-150 vehicles manufactured January 30, 2015, to January 31, 2015.  The affected vehicles may have loose or missing underbody heat shields.


## What can happen

A missing underbody heat shield can lead to degradation or melting of the fuel or vapor lines, increasing the risk of a fire.


## The remedy

Ford will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the vehicle for missing underbody heat shields and fasteners, and will install the missing components as required, free of charge.  The recall began on May 13, 2015.  Owners may contact Ford customer service at 1\-866\-436\-7332.  Ford's number for this recall is 15S12.


## Notes

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.


## Remedy progress the manufacturer reported

- Report: Quarterly report 6, for 2016 quarter 3
- Filed with NHTSA: 2016\-10\-26
- Vehicles in the campaign: 73
- Reported remedied: 65 \(89%\)
- Reported unreachable: 0
- Reported removed: 0

These are the manufacturer's totals for the whole campaign at the end of 2016 quarter 3, as filed with NHTSA. They do not say whether one vehicle has been remedied: check the VIN with the official lookups. The reports are from data as of 2026\-10\-19.

## Vehicles this campaign lists

- [2015 FORD F\-150](/makes/ford/f-150/2015/recalls.md). Built 2015\-01\-30 to 2015\-01\-31.

## Bulletins for the same vehicles and component

A bulletin is the manufacturer's note to its dealers. It is not part of this recall.

- [SSM 54601](/bulletins/11029052.md), 2026-02-27, Service bulletin
- [SSM 51536](/bulletins/10235153.md), 2023-05-04, Service bulletin
- [SSM 51263](/bulletins/10228880.md), 2023-01-06, Service bulletin
- [SSM 51185](/bulletins/10226756.md), 2022-11-30, Service bulletin
- [Service](/bulletins/10204994.md), 2021-12-20, Service bulletin
- [TSB160001](/bulletins/10204987.md), 2021-12-20, Service bulletin
- [LTR3756](/bulletins/10204986.md), 2021-12-20, Service bulletin
- [TSB 21\-2292](/bulletins/10201618.md), 2021-09-30, Service bulletin
- [TSB 20\-2235](/bulletins/10177868.md), 2020-08-06, Service bulletin
- [TSB 20\-2233](/bulletins/10177863.md), 2020-08-06, Service bulletin

## Check a VIN

- [NHTSA recall lookup by VIN, United States](https://www.nhtsa.gov/recalls)
- [Transport Canada recall search, Canada](https://wwwapps.tc.gc.ca/Saf-Sec-Sur/7/VRDB-BDRV/search-recherche/menu.aspx?lang=eng)

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