NHTSA campaign 17V669000 · Ford campaign 17S35
Ford Recall 17V-669: Unintended Vehicle Movement
NHTSA recall 17V669000 (Ford campaign 17S35) was reported by Ford Motor Company on October 23, 2017, with 12,429 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Ford F-150 for the 2018 model year. Owners were notified on December 5, 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 17V669000 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
- 17V669000 (also written 17V-669 or 17V669)
- Filed by
- Ford Motor Company
- Ford campaign number
- 17S35
- Report received
- Potentially affected
- 12,429 vehicles (per NHTSA)
- Component
- Power Train — Automatic Transmission — Lever and Linkage — Column Shift
- Owners notified
Repair completion: 92.36% (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 17V669000. 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
- 2018 · Vehicles built January 12, 2017 – October 9, 2017 (per NHTSA)
NHTSA's recall notice
As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 17V669000.
Defect description
Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2018 F-150 vehicles equipped with a 3.3L engine, a 6-speed transmission and a column mounted shift lever. Quickly moving the shift lever from Park to Drive may cause a loss of gear indication on the instrument cluster display and a momentary selection of an unintended gear, such as Reverse or Neutral before the vehicle achieves Drive function.
Safety consequence
Unidentified or unintended gear selection may cause the vehicle to move in a way that was not intended by the driver, increasing the risk of crash or injury.
Manufacturer remedy
Ford will notify owners, and dealers will reprogram the powertrain control module, free of charge. Owners may contact Ford Customer Service at 1-866-436-7332. Ford's number for this recall is 17S35.
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 17V669000
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.