# NHTSA recall 21V983000

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: 21V983000
- Manufacturer's number: 21S53
- Manufacturer: Ford Motor Company
- Reported: 2021\-12\-16
- Owners notified: 2022\-05\-31
- Component: LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:TAILGATE:LATCH
- Units potentially affected: 57591
- Part numbers: JL3A\-9943150\-BC, JL3A\-9943150\-AC

## What is wrong

Ford Motor Company \(Ford\) is recalling certain 2018 F\-150 vehicles with manual and power release tailgates.  The tailgate latches may unlatch unexpectedly while driving.


## What can happen

Unexpected 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

Dealers will replace the left\-hand and right\-hand tailgate latches, free of charge.  An interim notification letter was mailed January 31, 2022.  Owner notification letters were mailed on May 31, 2022.  Owners may contact Ford customer service at 1\-866\-436\-7332.  Ford's number for this recall is 21S53.


## 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 2, for 2025 quarter 2 to 2026 quarter 1
- Filed with NHTSA: 2026\-04\-13
- Vehicles in the campaign: 57591
- Reported remedied: 38917 \(67%\)
- Reported unreachable: 1011
- Reported removed: 23

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

- [2018 FORD F\-150](/makes/ford/f-150/2018/recalls.md)

## Bulletins for the same vehicles and component

A bulletin is the manufacturer's note to its dealers. It is not part of this recall.

- [21M06 S1](/bulletins/10226948.md), 2022-12-02, Service bulletin
- [21M06](/bulletins/10214133.md), 2022-06-15, Service bulletin
- [21M06](/bulletins/10211996.md), 2022-05-20, Service bulletin
- [20M04](/bulletins/10199478.md), 2021-08-02, Service bulletin
- [21M04](/bulletins/10198638.md), 2021-07-01, Service bulletin
- [20N03](/bulletins/10174387.md), 2020-05-05, Service bulletin
- [18N03\-S7](/bulletins/10168821.md), 2019-12-05, Service bulletin
- [18N03\-S6](/bulletins/10159511.md), 2019-05-07, Service bulletin
- [18N03\-S4](/bulletins/10156893.md), 2019-04-08, Service bulletin
- [18N03\-S4](/bulletins/10155581.md), 2019-04-01, 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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