# NHTSA recall 15V279000

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: 15V279000
- Manufacturer's number: 15S17
- Manufacturer: Ford Motor Company
- Reported: 2015\-05\-12
- Owners notified: 2015\-05\-22
- Component: STEERING
- Units potentially affected: 8963

## What is wrong

Ford Motor Company \(Ford\) is recalling certain model year 2015 Ford F\-150 trucks manufactured March 19, 2015, to March 30, 2015.  The affected vehicles may have been built with a steering upper intermediate shaft that was improperly riveted.


## What can happen

If the intermediate shaft was improperly riveted, it could separate from the intermediate shaft flex coupling, resulting in a loss of steering control and increasing the risk of a vehicle crash.


## The remedy

Ford will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the intermediate shaft and replace it, as necessary, free of charge. The recall began on May 22, 2015.  Owners may contact Ford customer service at 1\-866\-436\-7332.  Ford's number for this recall is 15S17.


## 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: 8963
- Reported remedied: 7822 \(87%\)
- Reported unreachable: 59
- Reported removed: 2

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\-03\-19 to 2015\-03\-30.

## Bulletins for the same vehicles and component

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

- [Service](/bulletins/10204994.md), 2021-12-20, Service bulletin
- [SSM 47638](/bulletins/10152466.md), 2019-01-07, Service bulletin
- [SSM 47489](/bulletins/10144947.md), 2018-09-24, Service bulletin
- [SSM 46210](/bulletins/10095995.md), 2017-03-20, Service bulletin
- [SSM 46022](/bulletins/10092562.md), 2017-02-23, Service bulletin
- [SSM 45996](/bulletins/10092545.md), 2017-02-22, Service bulletin
- [SSM 46118](/bulletins/10090662.md), 2017-02-07, Service bulletin
- [ASI\-45212](/bulletins/10059062.md), 2016-01-21, Service bulletin
- [SB\-45310](/bulletins/10058662.md), 2015-10-27, Service bulletin
- [ASI\-45211](/bulletins/10058601.md), 2015-10-20, 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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