Ford 2016-02-25 Vehicles serious NHTSA
Vehicles · NHTSA · Recall #NHTSA-16V110000
2016 Ford F-150 Recall
Issued February 25, 2016 · Ford
In February 2016, Ford recalled the 2016 Ford F-150, a serious vehicles recall reported by the NHTSA. Affected owners are eligible for a repair. Here is what the hazard is and exactly what to do about it.
Compiled by Maya Ellison, RecallCheckr
What this means for you
Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain model year 2016 F-150 trucks manufactured April 27, 2015, to November 22, 2015, and equipped with Multi-Contour Seats (MCS). The front passenger seat Occupant Classification System (OCS) that calibrates the air bag deployment level may incorrectly classify an adult as a child when the seat massage feature is activated.
What you should do
- 1 Keep using 2016 Ford F-150 only as advised. See the remedy below.
- 2 Set it aside where it won't be used by mistake.
- 3 Contact Ford to arrange your repair. See the official notice below for contact details.
- 4 Keep the product until your remedy is fully processed. You may need it.
Official remedy (Repair): Ford will notify owners, and dealers will update the Occupant Classification System Module (OCSM) with new software, free of charge. The recall began on March 11, 2016. Owners may contact Ford customer service at 1-866-436-7332. Ford's number for this recall is 16S05.
Recall details
- Brand
- Ford
- Category
- Vehicles
- Recall date
- February 25, 2016
- Units affected
- Not reported
- Sold at
- Not listed
- Recall number
- NHTSA-16V110000
- Made in
- Not listed
- Issuing agency
- NHTSA
In context
- Ford has 258 recalls in our database, including 3 rated Critical.
- We're tracking 1,755 Vehicles recalls in our database.
- This is the 99th Vehicles recall we've logged in 2016.