NHTSA campaign 15V789000 · Ford campaign 15S35
Ford Recall 15V-789: Park Pawl may Fracture Due to Being Overloaded
NHTSA recall 15V789000 (Ford campaign 15S35) was reported by Ford Motor Company on November 24, 2015, with 13 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Ford F-650 SD for the 2016 model year. Owners were notified on January 5, 2016, per NHTSA.
Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files
Is my vehicle included?
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Key facts
- NHTSA campaign
- 15V789000 (also written 15V-789 or 15V789)
- Filed by
- Ford Motor Company
- Ford campaign number
- 15S35
- Report received
- Potentially affected
- 13 vehicles (per NHTSA)
- Component
- Steering — Column
- Owners notified
Repair completion: 76.92% (latest rate the manufacturer reported to NHTSA; dataset updated October 21, 2026)
NHTSA cautions against comparing completion rates across recalls or manufacturers. How try.vin reads them.
Vehicles listed for this recall
NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 15V789000. 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 F-650 SD
- 2016 · Vehicles built July 29, 2015 – September 3, 2015 (per NHTSA)
NHTSA's recall notice
As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 15V789000.
Defect description
Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain model year 2016 F-650 trucks manufactured July 29, 2015, to September 3, 2015. The affected vehicles may have been built with an incorrect Park-Reverse-Neutral-Drive-Manual (PRNDM) steering column, instead of Reverse-Neutral-Drive-Manual (RNDM) steering column. If the vehicle has the incorrect steering column, is parked on a hill, and the PRNDM placed in "P", park pawl may fracture due to being overloaded.
Safety consequence
If the park pawl fractures, the vehicle may unexpectedly move, increasing the risk of a crash.
Manufacturer remedy
Ford will notify owners, and dealers will replace the PRNDM steering column with the correct RNDM steering column, free of charge. The recall began on January 5, 2016. Owners may contact Ford customer service at 1-866-436-7332. Ford's number for this recall is 15S35.
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.
Sources
Official NHTSA notice for recall 15V789000
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.