# NHTSA recall 15V710000

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: 15V710000
- Manufacturer's number: 15S32
- Manufacturer: Ford Motor Company
- Reported: 2015\-10\-27
- Owners notified: 2015\-11\-10
- Component: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INTEGRATED TRAILER BRAKE CONTROL
- Units potentially affected: 65

## What is wrong

Ford Motor Company \(Ford\) is recalling certain model year 2016 E\-350 and E\-450 vehicles manufactured November 3, 2014, to September 1, 2015, and equipped with a 6.8L engine and an optional trailer brake controller.  In the affected vehicles, the trailer brake controller may not actuate the trailer brakes.


## What can happen

If the trailer brakes are not activated when the towing vehicle is slowing down, the distance needed to stop the vehicle may be lengthened, increasing the risk of a crash.


## The remedy

Ford will notify owners, and dealers will reprogram the powertrain control module, free of charge.  The recall began on November 10, 2015.  Owners may contact Ford customer service at 1\-866\-436\-7332.  Ford's number for this recall is 15S32.


## 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 2017 quarter 1
- Filed with NHTSA: 2017\-04\-28
- Vehicles in the campaign: 65
- Reported remedied: 65 \(100%\)
- Reported unreachable: 0
- Reported removed: 0

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.

## Vehicles this campaign lists

- [2016 FORD E\-350](/makes/ford/e-350/2016/recalls.md). Built 2014\-11\-03 to 2015\-09\-01.
- [2016 FORD E\-450](/makes/ford/e-450/2016/recalls.md). Built 2014\-11\-03 to 2015\-09\-01.

## 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
- [TSB160057](/bulletins/10205022.md), 2021-12-20, Service bulletin
- [16B10](/bulletins/10183749.md), 2020-12-07, Service bulletin
- [SSM 48123](/bulletins/10164497.md), 2019-09-06, Service bulletin
- [SSM 47850](/bulletins/10159489.md), 2019-05-07, Service bulletin
- [SSM 47824](/bulletins/10155575.md), 2019-04-01, Service bulletin
- [SSM 46900](/bulletins/10127405.md), 2018-01-29, Service bulletin
- [SSM\-45869](/bulletins/10081013.md), 2016-09-24, Service bulletin
- [TSB\-16\-0091](/bulletins/10081002.md), 2016-09-24, 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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