# NHTSA recall 18V707000

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: 18V707000
- Manufacturer's number: 18S29
- Manufacturer: Ford Motor Company
- Reported: 2018\-10\-09
- Owners notified: 2018\-11\-30
- Component: STRUCTURE
- Units potentially affected: 176

## What is wrong

Ford Motor Company \(Ford\) is recalling certain 2017\-2018 Ford GT vehicles.  The rear wing valve block may leak hydraulic fluid.


## What can happen

A hydraulic fluid leak in the presence of an ignition source can increase the risk of a fire.


## The remedy

Ford will notify owners, and dealers will perform a software update to the fully integrated vehicle controller.  Some vehicles will have a rear wing hydraulic check valve installed and will have the o\-rings and the filter replaced, if needed. The repairs will be performed free of charge.  The recall began November 30, 2018.  Owners may contact Ford customer service at 1\-866\-436\-7332.  Ford's number for this recall is 18S29.


## 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 2020 quarter 1
- Filed with NHTSA: 2020\-04\-22
- Vehicles in the campaign: 176
- Reported remedied: 168 \(95%\)
- Reported unreachable: 0
- Reported removed: 0

These are the manufacturer's totals for the whole campaign at the end of 2020 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

- [2017 FORD GT](/makes/ford/gt/2017/recalls.md). Built 2016\-12\-20 to 2018\-07\-31.
- [2018 FORD GT](/makes/ford/gt/2018/recalls.md). Built 2016\-12\-20 to 2018\-07\-31.

## 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 51536](/bulletins/10235153.md), 2023-05-04, 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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