NHTSA campaign 17V331000 · Ford campaign 17C09
Ford Recall 17V-331: Door may Unlatch in a Side Impact Collision
NHTSA recall 17V331000 (Ford campaign 17C09) was reported by Ford Motor Company on May 22, 2017, with 14,410 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Ford F-150, Ford F-250, Ford F-350 and more for model years 2015–2017. Owners were notified on July 13, 2017, 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 17V331000 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.
To see whether a specific vehicle is included and still needs the repair, enter its VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls.
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Key facts
- NHTSA campaign
- 17V331000 (also written 17V-331 or 17V331)
- Filed by
- Ford Motor Company
- Ford campaign number
- 17C09
- Report received
- Potentially affected
- 14,410 vehicles (per NHTSA)
- Component
- Latches/Locks/Linkages — Doors — Latch
- Owners notified
- Safety standard
- FMVSS 206
Repair completion: 32.23% (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 17V331000. 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-150
Ford F-250
- 2017 · Vehicles built October 8, 2015 – April 1, 2017 (per NHTSA)
Ford F-350
- 2017 · Vehicles built October 8, 2015 – April 1, 2017 (per NHTSA)
Ford F-450
- 2017 · Vehicles built October 8, 2015 – April 1, 2017 (per NHTSA)
Ford F-550
- 2017 · Vehicles built October 8, 2015 – April 1, 2017 (per NHTSA)
NHTSA's recall notice
As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 17V331000.
Defect description
Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2015-2017 F-150, and 2017 F-250, F-350, F-450, and F-550 vehicles originally produced with black or body colored exterior door handles that may have been subsequently equipped with a chrome exterior door handle cover accessory kit purchased from a Ford dealer. These accessory door handle covers may cause the doors to unlatch in a side impact collision. As such, these vehicles may fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) number 206, "Door Locks and Door Retention Components."
Safety consequence
If the doors unlatch and open in a side impact collision, the occupants have an increased risk of injury.
Manufacturer remedy
Ford will notify owners, and dealers will remove the accessory covers and refund the purchase price. The recall began July 13, 2017. Owners may contact Ford at 1-866-436-7332. Ford's number for the recall is 17C09.
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 17V331000
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.