# NHTSA recall 18V894000

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: 18V894000
- Manufacturer's number: 18S45
- Manufacturer: Ford Motor Company
- Reported: 2018\-12\-18
- Owners notified: 2019\-06\-03
- Component: ENGINE
- Units potentially affected: 410289

## What is wrong

Ford Motor Company \(Ford\) is recalling certain 2015\-2019 Ford F\-150 and 2017\-2019 Ford F\-250 Super Duty, F\-350 Super Duty, F\-450 Super Duty, and F\-550 Super Duty pick\-up trucks equipped with an engine block heater.   Water and contaminants may get into the block heater cable's splice connector causing corrosion and damage.


## What can happen

When the heater is plugged in, prolonged corrosion could cause a resistive short, increasing the risk of overheated or melted wiring which can increase the risk of a fire.


## The remedy

Ford will notify owners, and dealers will disable the block heater cable, free of charge.  Once parts are available, Dealers will replace the engine block heater cable, free of charge.  The recall began June 3, 2019.  Owners may contact Ford customer service at 1\-866\-436\-7332.  Ford's number for this recall is 18S45.


## 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 3
- Filed with NHTSA: 2020\-10\-27
- Vehicles in the campaign: 410289
- Reported remedied: 323038 \(78%\)
- Reported unreachable: 6640
- Reported removed: 25

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

- [2015 FORD F\-150](/makes/ford/f-150/2015/recalls.md). Built 2014\-03\-18 to 2018\-11\-17.
- [2016 FORD F\-150](/makes/ford/f-150/2016/recalls.md). Built 2014\-03\-18 to 2018\-11\-17.
- [2017 FORD F\-150](/makes/ford/f-150/2017/recalls.md). Built 2014\-03\-18 to 2018\-11\-17.
- [2018 FORD F\-150](/makes/ford/f-150/2018/recalls.md). Built 2014\-03\-18 to 2018\-11\-17.
- [2019 FORD F\-150](/makes/ford/f-150/2019/recalls.md). Built 2014\-03\-18 to 2018\-11\-17.
- [2017 FORD F\-450](/makes/ford/f-450/2017/recalls.md). Built 2014\-03\-18 to 2018\-11\-17.
- [2018 FORD F\-450](/makes/ford/f-450/2018/recalls.md). Built 2014\-03\-18 to 2018\-11\-17.
- [2019 FORD F\-450](/makes/ford/f-450/2019/recalls.md). Built 2014\-03\-18 to 2018\-11\-17.
- [2017 FORD F\-550](/makes/ford/f-550/2017/recalls.md). Built 2014\-03\-18 to 2018\-11\-17.
- [2018 FORD F\-550](/makes/ford/f-550/2018/recalls.md). Built 2014\-03\-18 to 2018\-11\-17.
- [2019 FORD F\-550](/makes/ford/f-550/2019/recalls.md). Built 2014\-03\-18 to 2018\-11\-17.
- 2017 FORD redundant F\-250. Built 2014\-03\-18 to 2018\-11\-17.
- 2018 FORD redundant F\-250. Built 2014\-03\-18 to 2018\-11\-17.
- 2019 FORD redundant F\-250. Built 2014\-03\-18 to 2018\-11\-17.
- 2017 FORD redundant F\-350. Built 2014\-03\-18 to 2018\-11\-17.
- 2018 FORD redundant F\-350. Built 2014\-03\-18 to 2018\-11\-17.
- 2019 FORD redundant F\-350. Built 2014\-03\-18 to 2018\-11\-17.

## Bulletins for the same vehicles and component

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

- [26E02](/bulletins/11036559.md), 2026-09-01, Other
- [26N03](/bulletins/11036547.md), 2026-09-01, Other
- [24L05](/bulletins/11023852.md), 2025-10-03, Other
- [24L04](/bulletins/11023851.md), 2025-10-03, Other
- [24L04](/bulletins/11022379.md), 2025-09-03, Other
- [24L05](/bulletins/11022355.md), 2025-09-03, Other
- [TSB 24\-2115](/bulletins/10254166.md), 2024-05-04, Service bulletin
- [TSB 24\-2098](/bulletins/10252672.md), 2024-04-04, Service bulletin
- [SSM 52335](/bulletins/10251952.md), 2024-03-20, Service bulletin
- [SSM 52334](/bulletins/10251951.md), 2024-03-20, 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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