# NHTSA recall 20V098000

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: 20V098000
- Manufacturer's number: 20S08
- Manufacturer: Ford Motor Company
- Reported: 2020\-02\-21
- Owners notified: 2020\-04\-09
- Component: ENGINE; EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL
- Units potentially affected: 13854

## What is wrong

Ford Motor Company \(Ford\) is recalling certain 2015\-2016 F\-150 pick\-up trucks equipped with 3.5L GTDI engines and block immersion heaters that were potentially relocated from their originally installed location.  The incorrect location could put the heater too close to hot engine components, possibly resulting in a damaged cable.


## What can happen

A damaged cable could cause a resistive short, increasing the risk of overheated or melted wiring, increasing the risk of a fire.


## The remedy

Ford will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the block heater's location and its cable, replacing components as necessary, free of charge.  If the replacement parts are not available, dealers will disable the existing block heater cable from being used until parts become available.  The recall began April 9, 2020.  Owners may contact Ford customer service at 1\-866\-436\-7332.  Ford's number for this recall is 20S08.


## 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: Annual report 3, for 2024 quarter 2 to 2025 quarter 1
- Filed with NHTSA: 2025\-05\-01
- Vehicles in the campaign: 13854
- Reported remedied: 13714 \(98%\)
- Reported unreachable: 100
- Reported removed: 2

These are the manufacturer's totals for the whole campaign at the end of 2025 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

- [2015 FORD F\-150](/makes/ford/f-150/2015/recalls.md). Built 2014\-07\-31 to 2016\-10\-15.
- [2016 FORD F\-150](/makes/ford/f-150/2016/recalls.md). Built 2014\-07\-31 to 2016\-10\-15.

## 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 52476](/bulletins/10254138.md), 2024-05-03, 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
- [TSB 23\-2330](/bulletins/10251454.md), 2024-03-07, Service bulletin
- [SSM 51962](/bulletins/10244827.md), 2023-11-03, Service bulletin
- [SSM 51947](/bulletins/10243652.md), 2023-10-06, Service bulletin
- [SSM 51937](/bulletins/10243609.md), 2023-10-05, Service bulletin
- [TSB 23\-2115](/bulletins/10234593.md), 2023-05-04, Service bulletin
- [TSB 23\-2083](/bulletins/10233594.md), 2023-04-04, 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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