# NHTSA recall 18V568000

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: 18V568000
- Manufacturer's number: 18S27
- Manufacturer: Ford Motor Company
- Reported: 2018\-08\-31
- Owners notified: 2018\-09\-28
- Component: SEAT BELTS:PRETENSIONER; STRUCTURE:BODY:ROOF AND PILLARS
- Units potentially affected: 1619112

## What is wrong

Ford Motor Company \(Ford\) is recalling certain 2015\-2018 Ford F\-150 Regular Cab and SuperCrew Cab vehicles.  If a front seat belt pretensioner deploys as the result of a crash, the sparks may ignite materials such as carpeting or insulation within the B\-pillar area.


## What can happen

A vehicle fire could result if materials ignite inside the vehicle.


## The remedy

Ford will notify owners, and dealers will remove the B\-pillar insulation material and wiring harness tape, and install heat resistant tape, free of charge. The recall began September 28, 2018.  Owners may contact Ford customer service at 1\-866\-436\-7332.  Ford's number for this recall is 18S27.


## 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 2019 quarter 4
- Filed with NHTSA: 2020\-01\-29
- Vehicles in the campaign: 1619112
- Reported remedied: 1157693 \(71%\)
- Reported unreachable: 24917
- Reported removed: 53

These are the manufacturer's totals for the whole campaign at the end of 2019 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

- [2015 FORD F\-150](/makes/ford/f-150/2015/recalls.md). Built 2014\-03\-12 to 2018\-08\-23.
- [2016 FORD F\-150](/makes/ford/f-150/2016/recalls.md). Built 2014\-03\-12 to 2018\-08\-23.
- [2017 FORD F\-150](/makes/ford/f-150/2017/recalls.md). Built 2014\-03\-12 to 2018\-08\-23.
- [2018 FORD F\-150](/makes/ford/f-150/2018/recalls.md). Built 2014\-03\-12 to 2018\-08\-23.

## Investigated as PE18008

This recall followed 1 NHTSA investigation. An investigation is NHTSA looking into a possible defect. It is not a finding that a defect exists, and it does not say that any one vehicle is affected.

- PE18008: Preliminary evaluation, opened 2018\-08\-03, closed 2018\-12\-17. Seatbelt Pretensioner Fire. SEAT BELTS:PRETENSIONER.

From NHTSA's investigation file, as of 2026-10-19. JSON: [/v1/recalls/nhtsa/18V568000/investigations](/v1/recalls/nhtsa/18V568000/investigations)

## 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
- [SSM 54326](/bulletins/11024532.md), 2025-10-28, Service bulletin
- [SSM 51536](/bulletins/10235153.md), 2023-05-04, Service bulletin
- [SSM 51263](/bulletins/10228880.md), 2023-01-06, Service bulletin
- [SSM 51185](/bulletins/10226756.md), 2022-11-30, Service bulletin
- [Service](/bulletins/10204994.md), 2021-12-20, Service bulletin
- [TSB160001](/bulletins/10204987.md), 2021-12-20, Service bulletin
- [LTR3756](/bulletins/10204986.md), 2021-12-20, Service bulletin
- [TSB 21\-2292](/bulletins/10201618.md), 2021-09-30, Service bulletin
- [TSB 20\-2235](/bulletins/10177868.md), 2020-08-06, 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)

JSON: [/v1/recalls/nhtsa/18V568000](/v1/recalls/nhtsa/18V568000)

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