{"source":"nhtsa","country":"us","campaign":"15V710000","date":"2015-10-27","owner_notified":"2015-11-10","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","component":"ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INTEGRATED TRAILER BRAKE CONTROL","summary":"Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain model year 2016 E-350 and E-450 vehicles manufactured November 3, 2014, to September 1, 2015, and equipped with a 6.8L engine and an optional trailer brake controller.  In the affected vehicles, the trailer brake controller may not actuate the trailer brakes.","consequence":"If the trailer brakes are not activated when the towing vehicle is slowing down, the distance needed to stop the vehicle may be lengthened, increasing the risk of a crash.","remedy":"Ford will notify owners, and dealers will reprogram the powertrain control module, free of charge.  The recall began on November 10, 2015.  Owners may contact Ford customer service at 1-866-436-7332.  Ford's number for this recall is 15S32.","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.safercar.gov.","mfr_campaign":"15S32","part_number":null,"units":65,"completion":{"kind":"quarterly","report_number":6,"period_from":"2017-1","period_to":"2017-1","submitted":"2017-04-28","involved":65,"remedied":65,"unreachable":0,"removed":0,"remedied_percent":100,"as_of":"2026-10-19"},"do_not_drive":false,"park_outside":false,"notification":null,"french":null,"vehicles":[{"year":2016,"make":"FORD","model":"E-350","vehicle_id":"2016_ford_e-350","match":"exact","built_from":"2014-11-03","built_to":"2015-09-01"},{"year":2016,"make":"FORD","model":"E-450","vehicle_id":"2016_ford_e-450","match":"exact","built_from":"2014-11-03","built_to":"2015-09-01"}],"may_apply":true,"as_of":"2026-10-19","lookup":{"nhtsa":"https://www.nhtsa.gov/recalls","tc":"https://wwwapps.tc.gc.ca/Saf-Sec-Sur/7/VRDB-BDRV/search-recherche/menu.aspx?lang=eng","maker":null},"attribution":[],"url":"https://open.wenmarpro.com/recalls/nhtsa/15V710000"}