NHTSA campaign 11V128000 · Ford campaign 10S14

Ford and Lincoln Recall 11V-128: BODY CONTROL MODULE

NHTSA recall 11V128000 (Ford campaign 10S14) was reported by FORD MOTOR COMPANY on February 24, 2011, with 8,022 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Ford Edge, Ford F-150, Ford F-250 and more for the 2011 model year. Owners were notified on March 7, 2011, per NHTSA.

Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files

Is my vehicle included?

This page lists, by model year, the vehicles NHTSA's recall record names for campaign 11V128000 in the model years try.vin imports (1995 and later); NHTSA's own record can list more. A model year on the list doesn't mean every vehicle of that year is included, and some may already have been repaired.

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Key facts

NHTSA campaign
11V128000 (also written 11V-128 or 11V128)
Filed by
FORD MOTOR COMPANY
Ford campaign number
10S14
Report received
Potentially affected
8,022 vehicles (per NHTSA)
Component
Electrical System — Software
Owners notified

Vehicles listed for this recall

NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 11V128000. try.vin imports model years 1995 and later, so NHTSA's own list can be longer. Model years with a try.vin recall page link to it. Build dates are NHTSA's range for a model year (per NHTSA); a vehicle built in that range is not necessarily included.

Ford

  • Ford Edge

    • 2011 · Vehicles built October 25, 2010 – November 20, 2010 (per NHTSA)
  • Ford F-150

    • 2011 · Vehicles built October 25, 2010 – November 20, 2010 (per NHTSA)
  • Ford F-250

    • 2011 · Vehicles built October 25, 2010 – November 20, 2010 (per NHTSA)
  • Ford F-350

    • 2011 · Vehicles built October 25, 2010 – November 20, 2010 (per NHTSA)
  • Ford F-450 SD

    • 2011 · Vehicles built October 25, 2010 – November 20, 2010 (per NHTSA)
  • Ford F-550 SD

    • 2011 · Vehicles built October 25, 2010 – November 20, 2010 (per NHTSA)
All Ford recalls

Lincoln

  • Lincoln MKX

    • 2011 · Vehicles built October 25, 2010 – November 20, 2010 (per NHTSA)
All Lincoln recalls

NHTSA's recall notice

As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 11V128000.

Defect description

FORD IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2011 FORD F-150, F-250, F-350, F-450, F-550, EDGE, AND LINCOLN MKX TRUCKS MANUFACTURED FROM OCTOBER 25, 2010, THROUGH NOVEMBER 20, 2010. THESE VEHICLES WERE INSPECTED USING INTEGRATED DIAGNOSTIC SYSTEM (IDS) THAT HAD A CUSTOM SOFTWARE ROUTINE TO READ THE SUSPECT BODY CONTROL MODULE (BCM) SERIAL NUMBER. BASED ON THE SERIAL NUMBER THE BCM WAS EITHER NOT AFFECTED OR REPLACED. THE CUSTOM SOFTWARE ROUTINE WAS NOT READING THE CORRECT SET OF CHARACTERS, AND WAS NOT ABLE TO IDENTIFY A BCM THAT REQUIRED REPLACEMENT AFFECTED BCMS MAY HAVE THE POTENTIAL FOR AN INTERNAL SHORT.

Safety consequence

IF AN ELECTRICAL SHORT DEVELOPS, AN OVERHEATING CONDITION MAY OCCUR WHICH COULD RESULT IN A VEHICLE FIRE.

Manufacturer remedy

DEALER WILL INSPECT THE BODY CONTROL MODULE AND IF NECESSARY REPLACE IT FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON MARCH 7, 2011. OWNERS MAY CONTACT FORD MOTOR COMPANY CUSTOMER RELATIONSHIP CENTER AT 1-866-436-7332.

Notes

FORD SAFETY RECALL NO. 10S14.OWNERS MAY ALSO CONTACT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION'S VEHICLE SAFETY HOTLINE AT 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), OR GO TO <A HREF=HTTP://WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV>HTTP://WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV</A> .

Sources

Official NHTSA notice for recall 11V128000

Campaign details come from NHTSA's recall files, which try.vin imports once a day. The plain-language subject and the completion rate come from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Recalls Data dataset. How try.vin reads recall data.