2022 Ford F-150 Trailer Brake Control Software Defect
Ford is recalling 2022 F-150 and related models due to a software error that may disable trailer brake functionality. Loss of trailer brakes increases stopping distance and crash risk.
What this means for you
Our assessment, not the agency’s: severity 3/5 (High).
Real risk of harm even if no illness or injury has been reported yet. Stop using the product and follow the agency's guidance.
Our severity reasoning: This recall involves loss of braking functionality on trailers, creating risk of extended stopping distance and potential crashes. No deaths or injuries have been reported. This qualifies as a risk-of-harm vehicle defect without reported incidents.
Plain-English summary
Ford Motor Company is recalling certain 2021-2022 F-150, 2022 Maverick, Expedition, Lincoln Navigator, F-250, F-350, F-450, and F-550 vehicles due to a software error in the integrated trailer brake control module.
A towed trailer equipped with an electric or electric-over-hydraulic brake system may not brake due to the software defect. This could result in extended stopping distance, increasing the risk of a crash.
Dealers will update the integrated trailer brake control module software free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed on April 22, 2022. Owners may contact Ford customer service at 1-866-436-7332 (Ford recall number 22S17) or NHTSA's Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153).
The recalled product
- Product
- FORD, LINCOLN EXPEDITION, NAVIGATOR, F-150, F-250 SD
- Brand
- FORD
- Manufacturer
- Ford Motor Company
- Category
- Vehicle — Braking System
- Hazard
- Affected units
- 391,836
Is your product affected?
Check your packaging against the codes below. If any of them match, the product is part of this recall.
Model numbers (8)
- EXPEDITION
- NAVIGATOR
- F-150
- F-250 SD
- MAVERICK
- F-350 SD
- F-450 SD
- F-550 SD
Distribution
Distributed nationwide across the United States.
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