# NHTSA recall 17V212000

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: 17V212000
- Manufacturer's number: 17S08
- Manufacturer: Ford Motor Company
- Reported: 2017\-03\-27
- Owners notified: 2017\-05\-18
- Component: POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE
- Units potentially affected: 509

## What is wrong

Ford Motor Company \(Ford\) is recalling certain 2017 Ford F\-450 and F\-550 Superduty vehicles.  Operating the vehicle at highway speeds may cause the driveline to vibrate and fracture the driveline components or the transmission.


## What can happen

If the driveline or transmission fractures, the vehicle may lose motive power, increasing the risk of a crash.


## The remedy

Ford will notify owners, and dealers will replace the driveshaft and two center bearing brackets, free of charge.  The recall began May 18, 2017.  Owners may contact Ford customer service at 1\-866\-436\-7332.  Ford recall number 17S08.


## 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 2018 quarter 3
- Filed with NHTSA: 2018\-10\-30
- Vehicles in the campaign: 509
- Reported remedied: 437 \(85%\)
- Reported unreachable: 5
- Reported removed: 0

These are the manufacturer's totals for the whole campaign at the end of 2018 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

- [2017 FORD F\-450 SD](/makes/ford/f-450/2017/recalls.md). Built 2016\-02\-16 to 2017\-02\-21. Listed as a series or trim of this model.
- [2017 FORD F\-550 SD](/makes/ford/f-550/2017/recalls.md). Built 2016\-02\-16 to 2017\-02\-21. Listed as a series or trim of this model.

## Bulletins for the same vehicles and component

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

- [25N10](/bulletins/11029724.md), 2026-03-05, Other
- [SSM 52314](/bulletins/10251934.md), 2024-03-20, Service bulletin
- [SSM 51854](/bulletins/10241626.md), 2023-09-04, Service bulletin
- [SSM 51849](/bulletins/10241547.md), 2023-09-01, Service bulletin
- [SSM 51691](/bulletins/10237789.md), 2023-06-16, Service bulletin
- [20N04 S2](/bulletins/10237442.md), 2023-06-06, Service bulletin
- [TSB 22\-2356](/bulletins/10222191.md), 2022-09-30, Service bulletin
- [SSM 50966](/bulletins/10216955.md), 2022-08-02, Service bulletin
- [SSM 50636](/bulletins/10209384.md), 2022-03-29, Service bulletin
- [SSM 50549](/bulletins/10208829.md), 2022-03-08, 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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