Ford F150 Door Latch Recall Fix

Feb 3rd 2011 at 4 31pm.

Ford f150 door latch recall fix.

2009 2010 ford f 150 being recalled to fix door handles. Check here for updates and information on ford recall and field service actions for your vehicle. Search for ford lincoln and mercury recalls using your vin or contact our customer relationship center at 800 392 3673. Detroit ford is recalling about 2 5 million vehicles in the u s canada and elsewhere because of a nagging door latch problem and a brake fluid leak.

The door handle spring can fail causing the door latch to open. Ford get report will recall 2 15 million north american vehicles including its best selling f 150 pickup to fix faulty door latches that can potentially prompt car doors to open while moving. Information on recalls issued for your ford vehicle does your ford vehicle have a recall. The door latch recall revisits a previous recall s fix while the brake master cylinder recall is new.

The safety recall is expected. According to ford the safety recall is due to a frozen door latch or a bent or kinked actuation cable in affected vehicles that may result in a door not opening or not staying closed. Ford is also issuing a separate recall for 2014 2017 f 150s with the 3 5 liter ecoboost. Most concerning of course is that latch failures could allow doors to fly open while the automobiles are in motion posing an obvious danger to drivers and.

It opened just fine but just bounced off the latch whenever i tried to close it. Ford has tried and failed to reliably fix it and so far this is the best remedy i ve found. In january of 2017 my truck s driver s door would not latch. Read on for how i have hopefully fixed this issue with my truck.