# NHTSA recall 19V864000 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: 19V864000 - Manufacturer's number: 19S48 - Manufacturer: Ford Motor Company - Reported: 2019\-12\-04 - Owners notified: 2020\-01\-22 - Component: LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:TAILGATE:LATCH - Units potentially affected: 231664 ## What is wrong Ford Motor Company \(Ford\) is recalling certain 2017\-2019 Super Duty F\-250, F\-350, and F\-450 trucks equipped with an electric tailgate latch release switch mounted in the tailgate handle. Water may enter the electrical wiring system and cause a short circuit, activating the switch and releasing the tailgate latches. ## What can happen Unintended tailgate opening may allow unrestrained cargo to fall out of the truck bed and become a road hazard, increasing the risk of a crash. ## The remedy Ford will notify owners, and dealers will modify the tailgate/frame wiring harnesses by adding jumper pigtails to isolate the tailgate release control circuits and will install a new tailgate handle release switch, free of charge. The recall is expected to begin January 20, 2020. Owners may contact Ford customer service at 1\-866\-436\-7332. Ford's number for this recall is 19S48. ## 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 2021 quarter 2 - Filed with NHTSA: 2021\-07\-27 - Vehicles in the campaign: 231664 - Reported remedied: 177424 \(76%\) - Reported unreachable: 2579 - Reported removed: 8 These are the manufacturer's totals for the whole campaign at the end of 2021 quarter 2, 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\-250 SD](/makes/ford/f-250/2017/recalls.md). Built 2015\-10\-08 to 2019\-11\-03. Listed as a series or trim of this model. - [2018 FORD F\-250 SD](/makes/ford/f-250/2018/recalls.md). Built 2015\-10\-08 to 2019\-11\-03. Listed as a series or trim of this model. - [2019 FORD F\-250 SD](/makes/ford/f-250/2019/recalls.md). Built 2015\-10\-08 to 2019\-11\-03. Listed as a series or trim of this model. - [2017 FORD F\-350 SD](/makes/ford/f-350/2017/recalls.md). Built 2015\-10\-08 to 2019\-11\-03. Listed as a series or trim of this model. - [2018 FORD F\-350 SD](/makes/ford/f-350/2018/recalls.md). Built 2015\-10\-08 to 2019\-11\-03. Listed as a series or trim of this model. - [2019 FORD F\-350 SD](/makes/ford/f-350/2019/recalls.md). Built 2015\-10\-08 to 2019\-11\-03. Listed as a series or trim of this model. - [2017 FORD F\-450 SD](/makes/ford/f-450/2017/recalls.md). Built 2015\-10\-08 to 2019\-11\-03. Listed as a series or trim of this model. - [2018 FORD F\-450 SD](/makes/ford/f-450/2018/recalls.md). Built 2015\-10\-08 to 2019\-11\-03. Listed as a series or trim of this model. - [2019 FORD F\-450 SD](/makes/ford/f-450/2019/recalls.md). Built 2015\-10\-08 to 2019\-11\-03. Listed as a series or trim of this model. ## Investigated as PE18011 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. - PE18011: Preliminary evaluation, opened 2018\-10\-12, closed 2019\-12\-12. Power tailgate opens unintended. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING; STRUCTURE:BODY:TAILGATE:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS. From NHTSA's investigation file, as of 2026-10-19. JSON: [/v1/recalls/nhtsa/19V864000/investigations](/v1/recalls/nhtsa/19V864000/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. - [21M05 S3](/bulletins/10226945.md), 2022-12-02, Service bulletin - [TSB 22\-2394](/bulletins/10225456.md), 2022-11-01, Service bulletin - [21M05\-S1](/bulletins/10216489.md), 2022-07-28, Service bulletin - [21M05](/bulletins/10214134.md), 2022-06-15, Service bulletin - [21M05](/bulletins/10211995.md), 2022-05-20, Service bulletin - [TSB 21\-2207](/bulletins/10199521.md), 2021-08-02, Service bulletin - [20M04](/bulletins/10199478.md), 2021-08-02, Service bulletin - [21M04](/bulletins/10198638.md), 2021-07-01, Service bulletin - [18N03\-S7](/bulletins/10168821.md), 2019-12-05, Service bulletin - [18N03\-S6](/bulletins/10159511.md), 2019-05-07, 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/19V864000](/v1/recalls/nhtsa/19V864000) [Report an error on this page](https://github.com/wenmar-pro/wenmar-open/issues/new?template=data_correction.yml&title=Data%20correction%3A%20NHTSA%20recall%2019V864000&page=https%3A%2F%2Fopen.wenmarpro.com%2Frecalls%2Fnhtsa%2F19V864000&vehicle=NHTSA%20recall%2019V864000)