# NHTSA recall 21V379000

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: 21V379000
- Manufacturer's number: 21S23
- Manufacturer: Ford Motor Company
- Reported: 2021\-05\-24
- Owners notified: 2021\-06\-16
- Component: TRAILER HITCHES:FIFTH WHEEL ASSEMBLY
- Units potentially affected: 1796
- Part numbers: 22L661

## What is wrong

Ford Motor Company \(Ford\) is recalling certain 2021 Super Duty F\-350 and F\-450 vehicles equipped with a fifth wheel left\-hand mounting bracket that may be cracked.


## What can happen

A cracked mounting bracket could result in the fifth wheel detaching from the vehicle while towing, increasing the risk of a crash.


## The remedy

Dealers will inspect the mounting bracket, and replace the bracket if necessary, free of charge.  Owner notification letters were mailed on June 16, 2021.  Owners may contact Ford customer service at 1\-866\-436\-7332.  Ford's number for this recall is 21S23.


## 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 2025 quarter 2 to 2026 quarter 1
- Filed with NHTSA: 2026\-04\-12
- Vehicles in the campaign: 1796
- Reported remedied: 1482 \(82%\)
- Reported unreachable: 7
- Reported removed: 0

These are the manufacturer's totals for the whole campaign at the end of 2026 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

- [2021 FORD F\-350 SD](/makes/ford/f-350/2021/recalls.md). Listed as a series or trim of this model.
- [2021 FORD F\-450 SD](/makes/ford/f-450/2021/recalls.md). Listed as a series or trim of this model.

## 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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