# NHTSA recall 22V188000

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: 22V188000
- Manufacturer's number: 22S15
- Manufacturer: Ford Motor Company
- Reported: 2022\-03\-25
- Owners notified: 2022\-04\-12
- Component: POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:CONTROL MODULE \(TCM/PCM/TECM\)
- Units potentially affected: 47084
- Part numbers: ML3A\-14C204\-RAH, ML3A\-14C204\-BMA, ML3A\-14C204\-BLA, ML3A\-14C204\-BKA, ML3A\-14C204\-BJB, ML3A\-14C204\-BHA, ML3A\-14C204\-BGA, ML3A\-14C204\-BFB

## What is wrong

Ford Motor Company \(Ford\) is recalling certain 2021 F\-150 vehicles.  The Diagnostic Trouble Code \(DTC\) for low transmission fluid pressure may falsely activate and cause the transmission to unexpectedly shift into neutral.


## What can happen

An unexpected shift into neutral will cause a loss of drive power and increase the risk of a crash.


## The remedy

Dealers will update the Powertrain Control Module \(PCM\) software, free of charge.  Owner notification letters were mailed on April 12, 2022.  Owners may contact Ford customer service at 1\-866\-436\-7332.  Ford's number for this recall is 22S15.


## 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\-24
- Vehicles in the campaign: 47084
- Reported remedied: 45310 \(96%\)
- Reported unreachable: 88
- Reported removed: 24

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)

## Bulletins for the same vehicles and component

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

- [TSB 24\-2097](/bulletins/10252670.md), 2024-04-04, Service bulletin
- [SSM 52371](/bulletins/10252635.md), 2024-04-04, Service bulletin
- [SSM 52349](/bulletins/10252621.md), 2024-04-04, Service bulletin
- [SSM 52244](/bulletins/10250306.md), 2024-02-14, Service bulletin
- [OTA23PU0630YAW](/bulletins/10249823.md), 2024-02-07, Service bulletin
- [TSB 23\-2429](/bulletins/10248370.md), 2024-01-05, Service bulletin
- [SSM 51509](/bulletins/10233919.md), 2023-04-06, Service bulletin
- [TSB 23\-2031](/bulletins/10233583.md), 2023-04-04, Service bulletin
- [TSB 23\-2015](/bulletins/10230775.md), 2023-01-31, Service bulletin
- [SSM 51049](/bulletins/10218902.md), 2022-08-30, 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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