# NHTSA recall 21V407000

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.

**NHTSA advises: do not drive until the repair is done.**

- Published by: NHTSA \(United States\)
- Campaign number: 21V407000
- Manufacturer's number: 21S28
- Manufacturer: Ford Motor Company
- Reported: 2021\-05\-29
- Owners notified: 2021\-06\-04
- Component: STEERING:RACK AND PINION; STEERING:GEAR BOX \(OTHER THAN RACK AND PINION\); STEERING
- Units potentially affected: 223
- Part numbers: ML3Z\-3504\-G

## What is wrong

Ford Motor Company \(Ford\) is recalling certain 2021 F\-150 vehicles.  The steering gear may have internal damage, which could result in difficulty steering, or the inability to rotate the steering wheel while driving.


## What can happen

Loss of steering control can increase the risk of a crash.


## The remedy

Owners are advised to not drive their vehicles until the repair is complete.  Vehicles will be towed in for service, and dealers will remove and replace the steering gear, free of charge.  Owner notification letters were mailed on June 4, 2021. Owners may contact Ford customer service at 1\-866\-436\-7332.  Ford's number for this recall is 21S28.


## 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: 223
- Reported remedied: 222 \(99%\)
- Reported unreachable: 0
- 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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