# NHTSA recall 21V381000

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: 21V381000
- Manufacturer's number: 21S25
- Manufacturer: Ford Motor Company
- Reported: 2021\-05\-24
- Owners notified: 2021\-06\-15
- Component: POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DRIVESHAFT
- Units potentially affected: 4436
- Part numbers: ML34\-4K145\-MTE, ML34\-4K145\-LTE, ML34\-4K145\-KHE, ML34\-4K145\-JHE, ML34\-4K145\-KTE, ML34\-4K145\-JTE, ML34\-4K145\-GHE, ML34\-4K145\-GTE

## What is wrong

Ford Motor Company \(Ford\) is recalling certain 2021 F\-150 vehicles.  The two\-piece driveshafts may have been improperly assembled, which could result in driveshaft separation.


## What can happen

Driveshaft separation may result in a sudden loss of drive power, or unintended vehicle movement if the vehicle is in park without the parking brake applied, increasing the risk of a crash.


## The remedy

Dealers will inspect the driveshaft, and replace it if necessary, free of charge.  Owner notification letters were mailed on June 15, 2021.  Owners may contact Ford customer service at 1\-866\-436\-7332.  Ford's number for this recall is 21S25.


## 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.nhtsa.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: 4436
- Reported remedied: 4268 \(96%\)
- Reported unreachable: 9
- 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\-150](/makes/ford/f-150/2021/recalls.md)

## 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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