# NHTSA recall 24V444000

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: 24V444000
- Manufacturer's number: 24S37
- Manufacturer: Ford Motor Company
- Reported: 2024\-06\-17
- Owners notified: 2024\-07\-01
- Component: POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:CONTROL MODULE \(TCM/PCM/TECM\)
- Units potentially affected: 552188
- Part numbers: EL3A\-14C204\-\*, DL3A\-14C204\-\*, CL3A\-14C204\-\*

## What is wrong

Ford Motor Company \(Ford\) is recalling certain 2014 F\-150 vehicles.  A loss of signal between the transmission output shaft speed sensor and the powertrain control module can cause the transmission to unexpectedly downshift into first gear, regardless of vehicle speed.


## What can happen

Unexpectedly downshifting into first gear may result in a loss of vehicle control, increasing the risk of a crash.


## The remedy

Dealers will update the powertrain control module software, free of charge.  Owner notification letters were mailed July 1, 2024.  Owners may contact Ford customer service at 1\-866\-436\-7332.  Ford's number for this recall is 24S37.


## 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: Quarterly report 8, for 2026 quarter 2
- Filed with NHTSA: 2026\-07\-19
- Vehicles in the campaign: 552188
- Reported remedied: 293680 \(53%\)
- Reported unreachable: 16261
- Reported removed: 173

These are the manufacturer's totals for the whole campaign at the end of 2026 quarter 2, 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

- [2014 FORD F\-150](/makes/ford/f-150/2014/recalls.md). Built 2013\-06\-17 to 2014\-12\-23.

## Investigated as RQ24005

This recall followed 1 NHTSA investigation. An investigation is NHTSA looking into a possible defect. It is not a finding that a defect exists, and it does not say that any one vehicle is affected.

- RQ24005: Recall query, opened 2024\-03\-27, closed 2024\-07\-29. Unintended Transmission Downshift. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:CONTROL MODULE \(TCM/PCM/TECM\).

From NHTSA's investigation file, as of 2026-10-19. JSON: [/v1/recalls/nhtsa/24V444000/investigations](/v1/recalls/nhtsa/24V444000/investigations)

## Bulletins for the same vehicles and component

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

- [SSM 46900](/bulletins/10127405.md), 2018-01-29, Service bulletin
- [SSM 46451](/bulletins/10099463.md), 2017-05-17, Service bulletin
- [TSB\-14\-0134](/bulletins/10056928.md), 2015-03-18, Service bulletin
- [TSB\-14\-0100](/bulletins/10056040.md), 2014-08-22, Service bulletin
- [TSB\-14\-0076](/bulletins/10055875.md), 2014-08-02, Service bulletin
- [ASI\-44403](/bulletins/10055645.md), 2014-06-25, 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)

JSON: [/v1/recalls/nhtsa/24V444000](/v1/recalls/nhtsa/24V444000)

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