# NHTSA recall 16V248000

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: 16V248000
- Manufacturer's number: 16S19
- Manufacturer: Ford Motor Company
- Reported: 2016\-04\-27
- Owners notified: 2016\-09\-16
- Component: POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
- Units potentially affected: 153581

## What is wrong

Ford Motor Company \(Ford\) is recalling certain model year 2011\-2012 Ford F\-150 trucks, 2012 Ford Expedition, Lincoln Navigator, and Ford Mustang vehicles.  The affected vehicles are equipped with an automatic transmission that may unexpectedly downshift to first gear, regardless of vehicle speed.


## What can happen

An unexpected downshift into first gear can cause the vehicle to slow down suddenly without warning and the rear tires may slide or lock, increasing the risk of a crash.


## The remedy

Ford will notify owners, and dealers will reprogram the powertrain control module with updated software, free of charge.  The recall began on September 19, 2016.  Owners may contact Ford customer service at 1\-866\-436\-7332.  Ford's number for this recall is 16S19.


## 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 4
- Filed with NHTSA: 2018\-01\-26
- Vehicles in the campaign: 153581
- Reported remedied: 105836 \(68%\)
- Reported unreachable: 5226
- Reported removed: 21

These are the manufacturer's totals for the whole campaign at the end of 2017 quarter 4, 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

- [2012 FORD EXPEDITION](/makes/ford/expedition/2012/recalls.md). Built 2011\-08\-26 to 2012\-09\-10.
- [2011 FORD F\-150](/makes/ford/f-150/2011/recalls.md). Built 2011\-02\-11 to 2013\-01\-31.
- [2012 FORD F\-150](/makes/ford/f-150/2012/recalls.md). Built 2011\-02\-11 to 2013\-01\-31.
- [2012 FORD MUSTANG](/makes/ford/mustang/2012/recalls.md). Built 2011\-08\-09 to 2012\-06\-11.
- [2012 LINCOLN NAVIGATOR](/makes/lincoln/navigator/2012/recalls.md). Built 2011\-08\-26 to 2012\-02\-29.

## 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 46900](/bulletins/10127405.md), 2018-01-29, Service bulletin
- [SSM 46451](/bulletins/10099463.md), 2017-05-17, Service bulletin
- [SSM\-45815](/bulletins/10078988.md), 2016-08-30, Service bulletin
- [ASI\-45126](/bulletins/10058436.md), 2015-09-22, Service bulletin
- [TSB\-14\-0076](/bulletins/10055875.md), 2014-08-02, Service bulletin
- [ASI\-44245](/bulletins/10054971.md), 2014-03-19, Service bulletin
- [TSB\-13\-6\-15](/bulletins/10053469.md), 2013-10-31, Service bulletin
- [ASI\-32252](/bulletins/10053425.md), 2013-10-25, Service bulletin
- [TSB\-13\-6\-8](/bulletins/10053419.md), 2013-10-25, Service bulletin
- [TSB\-13\-6\-4](/bulletins/10053083.md), 2013-09-26, 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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