NHTSA recall 15V614000
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) |
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| Campaign number | 15V614000 |
| Manufacturer's number | 15S29 |
| Manufacturer | Ford Motor Company |
| Reported | 2015-09-30 |
| Owners notified | 2015-10-25 |
| Component | FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: ADAPTIVE CRUISE CONTROL |
| Units potentially affected | 33481 |
| Report | Quarterly report 6, for 2017 quarter 1 |
|---|---|
| Filed with NHTSA | 2017-04-28 |
| Vehicles in the campaign | 33481 |
| Reported remedied | 27479 (82%) |
| Reported unreachable | 278 |
| Reported removed | 2 |
These are the manufacturer's totals for the whole campaign at the end of 2017 quarter 1, 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.
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 remedy
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.
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.
| 2015 FORD F-150 | Built 2014-03-18 to 2015-08-06. |
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A vehicle with no link is not in this site's catalog, which covers cars, multipurpose vehicles and trucks by model year. The campaign is from data as of 2026-10-19.
Bulletins for the same vehicles and component
| TSB 19-2004 | 2019-04-08. Service bulletin. Some 2015-2016 F-150 vehicles built on or before 01-Feb-2016, 2019 F-150 vehicles built on 11-Oct-2018 and through 15-Nov-2018 and 2019 F-Super Duty vehicles built on 10-Oct-2018 and through 27-Nov-2018 equipped with adaptive cruise control may exhibit an unintended deceleration event while passing a large object such as a tractor trailer. Follow the Service Procedure steps to correct the condition. |
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| TSB 19-2004 | 2019-04-01. Service bulletin. Some 2015-2016 F-150 vehicles built on or before 01-Feb-2016, 2019 F-150 vehicles built on 11-Oct-2018 and through 15-Nov-2018 and 2019 F-Super Duty vehicles built on 10-Oct-2018 and through 27-Nov-2018 equipped with adaptive cruise control may exhibit an unintended deceleration event while passing a large object such as a tractor trailer. Follow the Service Procedure steps to correct the condition. |
| ASI-45203 | 2015-10-20. Service bulletin. FORD: CRUISE CONTROL MODULE (CCM) NEEDS REPROGRAMMING WITH UPDATED CALIBRATION DUE TO ACTIVATION OF FORWARD COLLISION WARNING WITH ADAPTIVE CRUISE CONTROL (ACC) ON, REDUCTION IN SPEED, GOING UNDER BRIDGES OR PASSING SEMITRAILERS. MODEL 2015 F-150. *PE |
A bulletin is the manufacturer's note to its dealers. It is not part of this recall.