NHTSA Complaint #11341009 — 2015 FORD F-150

THIS VEHICLE EXPERIENCES EXACTLY THE SAME CHARACTERISTICS AS THE FOLLOWING NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V614000 YET IS NOT SUBJECT TO THE RECALL. THE VEHICLE HAS ACTED IN THIS WAY AT LEAST 10 TIMES, THE MOST RECENT ON JUNE 24, 2020. THE VEHICLE MAY FALL JUST OUTSIDE THE PREVIOUSLY DETERMINED MANUFACTURE DATE WINDOW THAT DETERMINED THE RECALL POOL. FORD WILL NOT PERFORM THE SOFTWARE UPDATE TO SOLVE THIS PROBLEM AS THE VEHICLE IS NOT SUBJECT TO THE RECALL. PLEASE RECONSIDER THE VEHICLES INCLUDED IN THIS RECALL AS MINE MAY HAVE BEEN MISSED IN ERROR. SEPTEMBER 30, 2015 NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V614000 UNEXPECTED BRAKING USING ADAPTIVE CRUISE CONTROL A VEHICLE THAT UNEXPECTEDLY BRAKES INCREASES THE RISK OF A CRASH. NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V614000 MANUFACTURER FORD MOTOR COMPANY COMPONENTS FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE POTENTIAL NUMBER OF UNITS AFFECTED 33,481 SUMMARY FORD MOTOR COMPANY (FORD) IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2015 FORD F-150 TRUCKS MANUFACTURED MARCH 18, 2014, TO AUGUST 6, 2015 AND EQUIPPED WITH ADAPTIVE CRUISE CONTROL (ACC). WHILE USING THE ADAPTIVE CRUISE CONTROL, THE VEHICLE MAY FALSELY DETECT AN OBSTACLE IN ITS PATH AND MAY UNEXPECTEDLY APPLY THE BRAKES. REMEDY FORD WILL NOTIFY OWNERS, AND DEALERS WILL REPROGRAM THE CRUISE CONTROL MODULE WITH UPDATED ACC RADAR SOFTWARE, FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL BEGAN ON OCTOBER 25, 2015. OWNERS MAY CONTACT FORD CUSTOMER SERVICE AT 1-866-436-7332. FORD'S NUMBER FOR THIS RECALL IS 15S29. 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. 1 AFFECTED PRODUCT VEHICLE MAKEMODELYEAR FORDF-1502015