AutoUtility currently tracks 1425 official NHTSA owner defect complaints for the 2015 Ford F-150. Brakes & Traction Control issues are the most frequently reported category, appearing in 327 complaints (22.9% of submitted records). Among these NHTSA complaint records, 40 filings cite a crash, 12 cite a fire, 43 report one or more injuries, 1 reports one or more fatalities. The 2015 Ford F-150 belongs to the 13th Generation (P552) platform.

Key Problem Findings
  • • Total NHTSA Complaints: 1425 reports
  • • #1 Reported Problem Area: Brakes & Traction Control (327 reports • 22.9% of submitted complaints)
  • • Secondary Problem Areas: Engine & Cooling (228), Powertrain & Transmission (198)
  • • Crash-Citing Complaints: 40 filings
  • • Fire-Citing Complaints: 12 filings
  • • Complaints Reporting Injuries / Fatalities: 43 injury filings • 1 fatality filings
Reporting Methodology: Statistics describe unverified consumer submissions voluntarily filed with NHTSA. Complaint volume is not normalized for vehicle sales volume or miles driven. Multiple components can be cited within a single owner complaint submission.
Total Complaints
1425
Submitted to NHTSA ODI
Crash-Citing Complaints
40
Filings citing a collision
Fire-Citing Complaints
12
Filings citing smoke or fire
Complaints Reporting Injuries
43
Filings citing one or more injuries
Complaints Reporting Fatalities
1
Consumer filings citing fatalities

Most Reported Problems for 2015 Ford F-150

Top automotive subsystem defect categories ranked by unique owner complaint volume in federal records

#1 Problem Area 22.9% of complaints

Brakes & Traction Control

327 owner complaints submitted to NHTSA ODI
⚠️ NHTSA Recall Context

NHTSA records list 1 official safety recall campaign for this model year involving the same broad component area:

*Component overlap means an official recall exists for the same broad vehicle system. It does not establish that an individual owner complaint was caused by, covered by, or resolved through that recall.
⚠️ 10 crash reports 🩹 8 injury report entries
#2 Problem Area 16% of complaints

Engine & Cooling

228 owner complaints submitted to NHTSA ODI
⚠️ NHTSA Recall Context

NHTSA records list 3 official safety recall campaigns for this model year involving the same broad component area:

*Component overlap means an official recall exists for the same broad vehicle system. It does not establish that an individual owner complaint was caused by, covered by, or resolved through that recall.
⚠️ 2 crash reports 🔥 4 fire reports 🩹 1 injury report entry
#3 Problem Area 13.9% of complaints

Powertrain & Transmission

198 owner complaints submitted to NHTSA ODI
⚠️ NHTSA Recall Context

NHTSA records list 1 official safety recall campaign for this model year involving the same broad component area:

*Component overlap means an official recall exists for the same broad vehicle system. It does not establish that an individual owner complaint was caused by, covered by, or resolved through that recall.
⚠️ 2 crash reports 🔥 1 fire report 🩹 1 injury report entry
#4 Problem Area 11.9% of complaints

Body & Structure

169 owner complaints submitted to NHTSA ODI
⚠️ NHTSA Recall Context

NHTSA records list 3 official safety recall campaigns for this model year involving the same broad component area:

*Component overlap means an official recall exists for the same broad vehicle system. It does not establish that an individual owner complaint was caused by, covered by, or resolved through that recall.
⚠️ 7 crash reports 🔥 1 fire report 🩹 2 injury report entries
#5 Problem Area 10.3% of complaints

Driver Assistance & Safety Tech

147 owner complaints submitted to NHTSA ODI
⚠️ NHTSA Recall Context

NHTSA records list 1 official safety recall campaign for this model year involving the same broad component area:

*Component overlap means an official recall exists for the same broad vehicle system. It does not establish that an individual owner complaint was caused by, covered by, or resolved through that recall.
⚠️ 5 crash reports 🩹 6 injury report entries
Domain Share Note: Share percentage represents the proportion of unique complaint filings referencing each vehicle system. Because single complaints may cite multiple systems (such as engine and electrical simultaneously), domain percentages represent individual category incidence and may sum to over 100%.

Symptoms Mentioned in NHTSA Owner Reports for 2015 Ford F-150

Specific mechanical, electrical, and driver-assist defect symptoms identified via deterministic narrative analysis

AutoUtility uses deterministic phrase matching to identify recurring symptom descriptions within consumer-submitted NHTSA complaint narratives.

Powertrain & Transmission 3.7% of complaints

Loss of Motive Power While Driving

53 complaint narratives describe this symptom
Brakes & Traction Control 3.5% of complaints

Reduced Braking / Brake Pedal to Floor

50 complaint narratives describe this symptom
Body & Structure 1% of complaints

Door Opening While Driving / Latch Failure

14 complaint narratives describe this symptom
Engine & Cooling 0.8% of complaints

Engine Stalling / Sudden Shutdown

11 complaint narratives describe this symptom
Engine & Cooling 0.6% of complaints

Engine Coolant Intrusion / Oil Leak

8 complaint narratives describe this symptom
Symptom Identification Method: A complaint may describe more than one symptom, so percentages may sum to more than 100%. Symptom identification reflects text contained in consumer-submitted complaint records and does not establish a confirmed mechanical diagnosis.

Recent NHTSA Owner Reports for 2015 Ford F-150

Representative defect filings submitted by owners to the NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation

Powertrain & Transmission NHTSA ODI ID: #11679062
Filed: 08/07/2025

"Transmission down shifts while accelerating, slips when starting from a dead stop, and shifts extremely hard when shifting. It is a safety risk especially when pulling out at an intersection, as it stops (or will slip) in the middle of the intersection. It has not been confirmed by the manufacturer..."

Incident Date: 08/06/2025 • Raw NHTSA Component: POWER TRAIN
Powertrain & Transmission NHTSA ODI ID: #11677416
Filed: 07/31/2025

"Galvanic corrosion of transfer case."

Incident Date: 07/01/2025 • Raw NHTSA Component: POWER TRAIN
Powertrain & Transmission NHTSA ODI ID: #11677147
Filed: 07/30/2025

"I have 80,000 and my transmission went out driving up a mountain road No waring light no over heating it just stop going . My shop believes it was from the factory the trans pump went out.I see your looking into this year for trans problem."

Incident Date: 05/07/2025 • Raw NHTSA Component: POWER TRAIN
Powertrain & Transmission NHTSA ODI ID: #11676718
Filed: 07/28/2025

"Transmission slips into third at high rate of speed exceeding 45 mph. Transmission will stay in third causing slow acceleration on turns."

Incident Date: 07/28/2025 • Raw NHTSA Component: POWER TRAIN
Powertrain & Transmission NHTSA ODI ID: #11676656
Filed: 07/28/2025

"The contact owns a 2015 Ford F-150. The contact stated that while driving on the highway at 65 MPH, the transmission downshifted to 1st gear from 6th gear, causing the rear wheels to lock up temporarily, and the check engine warning light illuminated. The contact pulled over and restarted the..."

Incident Date: 07/01/2025 • Raw NHTSA Component: POWER TRAIN
Consumer Narrative Notice: Excerpts are sanitized text descriptions submitted by vehicle owners to the federal ODI database. They reflect the reporting consumer's observations at the time of filing and have not been independently confirmed by vehicle manufacturers or government investigators.

Complaint History for Ford F-150

Reported defect complaint volume across sibling model years (2015–2026)

Model Year NHTSA Complaints Crash Reports Safety Recalls Detailed Report
2015 Ford F-150 Current Page 1425 40 14 Current
2016 Ford F-150 1732 50 14 View 2016 Problems →
2017 Ford F-150 1101 37 18 View 2017 Problems →
2018 Ford F-150 1883 58 19 View 2018 Problems →
2019 Ford F-150 985 14 9 View 2019 Problems →
2020 Ford F-150 533 17 11 View 2020 Problems →
2021 Ford F-150 1234 18 29 View 2021 Problems →
2022 Ford F-150 880 28 23 View 2022 Problems →
2023 Ford F-150 595 25 12 View 2023 Problems →
2024 Ford F-150 243 26 10 View 2024 Problems →
2025 Ford F-150 122 8 12 View 2025 Problems →
2026 Ford F-150 0 0 1 View 2026 Problems →
Comparative Disclaimer: Complaint totals are unadjusted historical counts and are not normalized for vehicles sold, active fleet size, or total road mileage. Newer model years naturally have had less calendar exposure time to accumulate owner filings.

Detailed NHTSA Component Breakdown for 2015 Ford F-150

Complete distribution of consumer defect reports across all 168 granular NHTSA system and subsystem classifications

Vehicle Component / System Total Complaints Crash Reports Fire Reports Reported Injury Entries Reported Fatality Entries
Service Brakes NHTSA category: SERVICE BRAKES 248 5 0 4 0
Engine NHTSA category: ENGINE 126 1 3 1 0
Powertrain NHTSA category: POWER TRAIN 119 0 1 0 0
Other / Uncategorized NHTSA category: UNKNOWN OR OTHER 98 1 0 2 0
Structure & Body NHTSA category: STRUCTURE 97 2 0 1 0
Steering NHTSA category: STEERING 58 0 0 0 0
Visibility & Wipers NHTSA category: VISIBILITY/WIPER 54 1 0 0 0
Vehicle Speed Control NHTSA category: VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL 49 2 0 4 0
Fuel & Propulsion System NHTSA category: FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM 36 0 0 0 0
Electrical System NHTSA category: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM 35 0 0 1 0
Seats & Restraints NHTSA category: SEATS 34 0 0 26 0
Wheels & Hubs NHTSA category: WHEELS 29 0 0 0 0
Doors, Latches & Locks NHTSA category: LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES 21 0 0 0 0
Air Bags NHTSA category: AIR BAGS 16 9 0 9 2
Engine & Cooling NHTSA category: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING 14 0 0 0 0
Visibility / Glass NHTSA category: VISIBILITY 13 0 1 0 0
Service Brakes NHTSA category: SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC 12 0 0 0 0
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,ENGINE 11 0 0 0 0
Seat Belts NHTSA category: SEAT BELTS 10 1 0 14 0
EXTERIOR LIGHTING 9 0 1 0 0
POWER TRAIN,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM 9 1 0 1 0
POWER TRAIN,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,ENGINE 9 0 0 0 0
POWER TRAIN,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL 9 0 0 0 0
STRUCTURE,LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES 9 0 0 0 0
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,UNKNOWN OR OTHER 8 0 0 0 0
Forward Collision Avoidance NHTSA category: FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE 8 0 0 0 0
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) 7 0 0 0 0
STRUCTURE,UNKNOWN OR OTHER 7 0 0 0 0
Suspension NHTSA category: SUSPENSION 7 0 0 0 0
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,SERVICE BRAKES 7 1 0 0 0
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,ENGINE 6 0 1 0 0
ENGINE,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM 6 0 0 0 0
POWER TRAIN,ENGINE,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM 6 0 0 0 0
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,ENGINE,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM 5 0 0 0 0
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,VISIBILITY/WIPER 5 0 0 0 0
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING,ENGINE 5 0 0 0 0
Fuel System NHTSA category: FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE 5 0 0 0 0
POWER TRAIN,ENGINE 5 0 0 0 0
POWER TRAIN,UNKNOWN OR OTHER,ENGINE 5 0 0 0 0
POWER TRAIN,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,ENGINE 5 0 0 0 0
SEAT BELTS,STRUCTURE 5 0 0 0 0
Tires NHTSA category: TIRES 5 1 0 1 0
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,ENGINE,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM 5 0 0 0 0
AIR BAGS,SEAT BELTS 4 2 0 1 0
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,SEATS 4 0 0 0 0
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,SEATS,UNKNOWN OR OTHER 4 0 0 6 0
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,UNKNOWN OR OTHER,ENGINE 4 0 0 0 0
SERVICE BRAKES,ENGINE 4 0 0 0 0
UNKNOWN OR OTHER,ENGINE 4 0 0 0 0
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY 4 0 0 0 0
Back Over Prevention / Camera NHTSA category: BACK OVER PREVENTION 3 0 0 0 0
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,SERVICE BRAKES 3 0 0 0 0
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,STRUCTURE 3 0 0 0 0
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL 3 0 0 0 0
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,ENGINE 3 0 0 0 0
POWER TRAIN,LANE DEPARTURE,BACK OVER PREVENTION 3 0 0 0 0
STEERING,POWER TRAIN 3 1 0 0 0
STRUCTURE,VISIBILITY/WIPER 3 0 0 0 0
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,UNKNOWN OR OTHER,SERVICE BRAKES 3 0 0 0 0
VISIBILITY,STRUCTURE 3 0 0 0 0
AIR BAGS,SEAT BELTS,STRUCTURE 2 2 1 1 0
AIR BAGS,SERVICE BRAKES 2 2 0 2 0
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC),ENGINE 2 0 0 0 0
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,EXTERIOR LIGHTING,UNKNOWN OR OTHER 2 0 0 0 0
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,SERVICE BRAKES,ENGINE 2 0 0 0 0
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,UNKNOWN OR OTHER,SERVICE BRAKES 2 0 0 0 0
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,UNKNOWN OR OTHER,VISIBILITY/WIPER 2 0 0 0 0
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,SERVICE BRAKES 2 0 0 0 0
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC),ENGINE 2 0 0 0 0
PARKING BRAKE 2 0 0 0 0
POWER TRAIN,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL 2 0 0 0 0
POWER TRAIN,UNKNOWN OR OTHER 2 0 0 0 0
POWER TRAIN,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM 2 0 0 0 0
STEERING,ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) 2 0 0 0 0
STEERING,WHEELS 2 1 0 0 0
STRUCTURE,SERVICE BRAKES 2 1 0 0 0
UNKNOWN OR OTHER,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM 2 0 0 0 0
UNKNOWN OR OTHER,VISIBILITY/WIPER 2 0 0 0 0
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE 2 0 0 0 0
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,UNKNOWN OR OTHER 2 1 0 0 0
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,UNKNOWN OR OTHER,ENGINE 2 0 0 0 0
VISIBILITY,LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES 2 0 0 0 0
AIR BAGS,STRUCTURE 1 1 0 0 0
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,AIR BAGS 1 0 0 0 0
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,AIR BAGS,SEAT BELTS 1 1 1 0 0
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC),SERVICE BRAKES 1 0 0 0 0
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,ENGINE,FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE 1 0 0 0 0
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,EXTERIOR LIGHTING 1 0 0 0 0
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,EXTERIOR LIGHTING,AIR BAGS 1 0 0 0 0
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,EXTERIOR LIGHTING,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM 1 0 1 0 0
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE 1 0 0 0 0
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM 1 0 1 0 0
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,LANE DEPARTURE,BACK OVER PREVENTION 1 0 0 0 0
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES,VISIBILITY/WIPER 1 0 0 0 0
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,SEAT BELTS,ENGINE 1 0 0 0 0
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,SERVICE BRAKES,FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE 1 0 0 0 0
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,STRUCTURE,UNKNOWN OR OTHER 1 0 0 0 0
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM 1 0 0 0 0
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC),ENGINE,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM 1 0 0 0 0
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC),SERVICE BRAKES 1 0 0 0 0
ENGINE,BACK OVER PREVENTION,FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE 1 0 0 0 0
ENGINE,ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING 1 0 0 0 0
EXTERIOR LIGHTING,STRUCTURE,VISIBILITY/WIPER 1 0 0 0 0
EXTERIOR LIGHTING,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM 1 0 0 0 0
FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE,LANE DEPARTURE 1 0 0 0 0
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM,UNKNOWN OR OTHER 1 0 0 0 0
Lane Departure Warning NHTSA category: LANE DEPARTURE 1 0 0 1 0
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES,INTERIOR LIGHTING 1 0 0 0 0
POWER TRAIN,AIR BAGS,ENGINE 1 0 0 0 0
POWER TRAIN,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,AIR BAGS,STRUCTURE,TIRES,EQUIPMENT 1 0 0 0 0
POWER TRAIN,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM 1 0 0 0 0
POWER TRAIN,ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) 1 0 0 0 0
POWER TRAIN,ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC),ENGINE 1 0 0 0 0
POWER TRAIN,LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES 1 0 0 0 0
POWER TRAIN,SEATS,VISIBILITY/WIPER 1 0 0 0 0
POWER TRAIN,SERVICE BRAKES 1 0 0 0 0
POWER TRAIN,SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC 1 0 0 0 0
POWER TRAIN,SERVICE BRAKES,ENGINE 1 0 0 0 0
POWER TRAIN,UNKNOWN OR OTHER,SERVICE BRAKES 1 0 0 0 0
POWER TRAIN,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,UNKNOWN OR OTHER 1 0 0 0 0
POWER TRAIN,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,WHEELS 1 0 0 0 0
POWER TRAIN,WHEELS 1 0 0 0 0
POWER TRAIN,WHEELS,ENGINE 1 0 0 0 0
SEAT BELTS,SERVICE BRAKES 1 0 0 0 0
SEAT BELTS,STRUCTURE,LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES 1 0 0 0 0
SERVICE BRAKES, AIR 1 0 0 1 0
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC,SERVICE BRAKES 1 0 0 0 0
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL 1 0 0 0 0
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,SERVICE BRAKES 1 1 0 1 0
SERVICE BRAKES,FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE 1 0 0 0 0
SERVICE BRAKES,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM 1 0 0 0 0
STEERING,AIR BAGS 1 0 0 0 0
STEERING,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,ENGINE 1 0 0 0 0
STEERING,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,VISIBILITY/WIPER 1 0 0 0 0
STEERING,ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC),SERVICE BRAKES 1 0 0 0 0
STEERING,LANE DEPARTURE 1 0 0 0 0
STEERING,POWER TRAIN,ENGINE 1 0 0 0 0
STEERING,POWER TRAIN,UNKNOWN OR OTHER 1 0 0 0 0
STEERING,POWER TRAIN,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL 1 0 0 0 0
STEERING,STRUCTURE,ENGINE 1 1 0 0 0
STEERING,SUSPENSION,PARKING BRAKE,SERVICE BRAKES,ENGINE 1 0 0 0 0
STEERING,SUSPENSION,POWER TRAIN 1 0 0 0 0
STEERING,UNKNOWN OR OTHER,ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) 1 0 0 0 0
STEERING,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL 1 0 0 0 0
STEERING,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) 1 0 0 0 0
STEERING,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,ENGINE 1 0 0 0 0
STRUCTURE,ENGINE 1 0 0 0 0
STRUCTURE,TRAILER HITCHES 1 0 0 0 0
STRUCTURE,UNKNOWN OR OTHER,ENGINE 1 0 0 0 0
STRUCTURE,WHEELS 1 0 0 0 0
SUSPENSION,AIR BAGS 1 1 0 1 0
SUSPENSION,STRUCTURE 1 0 0 0 0
TIRES,UNKNOWN OR OTHER 1 0 0 0 0
TRAILER HITCHES 1 0 0 0 0
UNKNOWN OR OTHER,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM 1 0 0 0 0
UNKNOWN OR OTHER,ENGINE,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM 1 0 0 0 0
UNKNOWN OR OTHER,FIRERELATED 1 0 1 0 0
UNKNOWN OR OTHER,LANE DEPARTURE,BACK OVER PREVENTION 1 0 0 0 0
UNKNOWN OR OTHER,LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES 1 0 0 0 0
UNKNOWN OR OTHER,SERVICE BRAKES 1 0 0 0 0
UNKNOWN OR OTHER,SERVICE BRAKES,ENGINE 1 0 0 0 0
UNKNOWN OR OTHER,TRAILER HITCHES 1 0 0 0 0
UNKNOWN OR OTHER,VISIBILITY 1 0 0 0 0
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY,SERVICE BRAKES 1 0 0 0 0
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,SERVICE BRAKES,ENGINE 1 0 0 0 0
VISIBILITY,VISIBILITY/WIPER 1 0 0 0 0
WHEELS,ENGINE 1 0 0 0 0
WHEELS,UNKNOWN OR OTHER,ENGINE 1 0 0 0 0
Data Attribution & Reporting Methodology: Complaints are unverified voluntary submissions to the NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation (ODI). Because multiple vehicle components can be cited within a single owner complaint submission, component-level rollups may sum to more than the unique complaint count (1425). Injury and fatality entries in the detailed table reflect raw values entered by reporting consumers across individual submissions; they are not deduplicated casualty statistics and may include duplicate or unverified entries. Complaint volume is not normalized for sales volume or vehicle mileage and does not represent an audited component failure rate.

Official NHTSA Defect Investigations (5)

1 OPEN 4 CLOSED

Formal safety defect inquiries and engineering analyses opened by the NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation (ODI)

Official Federal Inquiries: NHTSA opens a defect investigation when safety screening or consumer defect trends indicate a potential unreasonable safety risk. An open investigation is a formal inquiry and does not by itself confirm a defect or result in a mandatory recall.
OPEN Engineering Analysis (EA) ODI Action #EA26001
Opened: 2026-01-30 • Currently Active

Unintended Transmission Downshift and Rear Wheel Lock-up

Affected Component: POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:CONTROL MODULE (TCM/PCM/TECM)

On March 21, 2025, NHTSA’s Office of Defects Investigation (ODI) opened a Preliminary Evaluation (PE25002) to investigate instances of unexpected transmission downshifting without driver input in model year (MY) 2015-2017 Ford F-150 vehicles (subject vehicles) manufactured by Ford Motor Company (Ford). The complaints allege that, without warning or driver input, the subject vehicles experienced a sudden and rapid deceleration often accompanied...

✓ Resulted in Safety Recall Campaign: 26V237 Official NHTSA File →
CLOSED Preliminary Evaluation (PE) ODI Action #PE25002
Opened: 2025-03-21 • Closed: 2026-01-30

Unintended Transmission Downshift and Rear Wheel Lock-up

Affected Component: POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:CONTROL MODULE (TCM/PCM/TECM)

On March 21, 2025, NHTSA’s Office of Defects Investigation (ODI) opened this Preliminary Evaluation (PE25002) to investigate instances of unexpected transmission downshifting without driver input in model year (MY) 2015-2017 Ford F-150 vehicles (subject vehicles) manufactured by Ford Motor Company (Ford). The complaints allege that, without warning or driver input, the subject vehicles experienced a sudden and rapid deceleration often accompani...

Closed without associated recall campaign. Official NHTSA File →
CLOSED Preliminary Evaluation (PE) ODI Action #PE18008
Opened: 2018-08-03 • Closed: 2018-12-17

Seatbelt Pretensioner Fire

Affected Component: SEAT BELTS:PRETENSIONER

On June 18, 2018, the Office of Defects Investigations (ODI) opened a Preliminary Evaluation (PE18-008) to investigate complaints alleging post-crash fires at the B pillar in the area of the seat belt pretensioners on MY 2014-2018 Ford F-150 Regular Cab, and Super Crew Cab Vehicles. On August 24, 2018, Ford Motor Company recalled (FSA 18S27 - NHTSA #18V568) the affected population. Ford's investigation found that some front seat belt pretensioner...

✓ Resulted in Safety Recall Campaign: 18V568000 Official NHTSA File →
CLOSED Audit Query (AQ) ODI Action #AQ17001
Opened: 2017-01-04 • Closed: 2018-06-15

Champion Ford Edinboro / Steering Shaft

Affected Component: STEERING

NHTSA opened AQ17-001 to determine whether Champion Ford Edinboro, Inc. (Champion Ford), of Edinboro, Pennsylvania, complied with the requirements of the National Traffic and Motor Vehicle Safety Act, 49 U.S.C. Chapter 301 (Safety Act) and its implementing regulations. The Safety Act requires, among other things, that a manufacturer notify its dealers of defects related to motor vehicle safety and non-compliances with Federal Motor Vehicle Safety...

Closed without associated recall campaign. Official NHTSA File →
CLOSED Recall Query (RQ) ODI Action #RQ16001
Opened: 2016-09-28 • Closed: 2020-07-05

Brake Master Cylinder Failure

Affected Component: SERVICE BRAKES

On June 8, 2020, Ford Motor Company issued a safety recall (NHTSA Recall No. 20V-332) of 292,311 model year (MY) 2014-2017 Ford F-150 vehicles equipped with 3.5L Ecoboost engines and built from 9/1/2014 to 8/1/2016. Ford stated that the causes of brake fluid loss in the master cylinder are brake fluid contamination that can interfere with rear cup seal function, and rolling of the rearmost cup seal.Prior to total loss of the front brakes, dependi...

✓ Resulted in Safety Recall Campaign: 20V332000 Official NHTSA File →

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Official US Government Data Provenance

The complaint records on this page are retrieved directly from the NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation (ODI) public database.

Local Production Store Compiled: August 2026 • Deterministic Audited Dataset • Zero Dynamic External API Runtime Latency.