Ford F-550-chassis-cab 2017

• Recall 155365 [USA]: If the brake lights incorrectly illuminate, it can confuse other drivers, possibly increasing the risk of a crash.
  Farber specialty vehicles (farber) is recalling certain 2017 ford f-550 vehicles equipped with whelen brake lights. Depending on the specific wiring of the vehicle, these brake lights may illuminate when the brake pedal has not been pressed.
  farber will notify owners, and whelen will remedy the lights, free of charge. The recall began february 4, 2020. Owners may contact whelen customer service at 1-860-718-2331 or farber at 1-800-331-3188.
  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.

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• Recall 157259 [USA]: The driver may inadvertently turn the wrong direction to avoid an object behind the vehicle, increasing the risk of a crash.
  Vci emergency vehicle specialists (vci) is recalling certain 2017-2018 ford f-550, 2014 e-350 and e-450, 2015 f-250 and f-450, 2016 e-450, 2017 e-350, f-450 and e-450, 2018 f-350, 2010 e-450, 2005-2006 e-450, 2009 e-450 and chevrolet c4500-based type i and type iii ambulances equipped with asa electronics voyager monitors used to display the back-up camera image. The monitors may unexpectedly revert back to the factory default settings which may cause the camera image to be reversed.
  vci emergency vehicle specialists will work with asa to notify the owners, and remedy the displays, free of charge. The recall began may 9, 2019. Owners may contact asa electronics at 1-800-384-4400.
  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.

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• Recall 143074 [USA]: If the brake lights incorrectly illuminate, it can confuse other drivers, possibly increasing the risk of a crash.
  Unruh fire, inc. (unruh fire) is recalling certain 2017-2018 ford f-550-based fire trucks equipped with whelen brake lights. Depending on the specific wiring of the vehicle, these brake lights may illuminate when the brake pedal has not been pressed.
  unruh fire has notified owners and will replace the brake lights, free of charge. The recall began in may 20, 2019. Owners may contact unruh fire customer service at 1-800-856-7080.
  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.

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• Recall 126912 [USA]: When the heater is plugged in, prolonged corrosion could cause a resistive short, increasing the risk of overheated or melted wiring which can increase the risk of a fire.
  Ford motor company (ford) is recalling certain 2015-2019 ford f-150 and 2017-2019 ford f-250 super duty, f-350 super duty, f-450 super duty, and f-550 super duty pick-up trucks equipped with an engine block heater. Water and contaminants may get into the block heater cable's splice connector causing corrosion and damage.
  ford will notify owners, and dealers will disable the block heater cable, free of charge. Once parts are available, dealers will replace the engine block heater cable, free of charge. The recall began june 3, 2019. Owners may contact ford customer service at 1-866-436-7332. Ford's number for this recall is 18s45.
  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.

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• Recall 120879 [USA]: If the doors unlatch and open in a side impact collision, the occupants have an increased risk of injury.
  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."
  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.
  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.

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• Recall 2017276 [Canada]: Accessories
  Certain decorative chrome door handle covers, sold as aftermarket accessories through ford dealers, may affect compliance to canada motor vehicle safety standard (cmvss) 206 – door lock and door retention components. These accessories may cause the door handles to fail to conform to the inertial load requirements of the standard. A door handle fitted with a chrome cover could unlatch due to inertial loads during a side impact crash if the door were unlocked, which would increase the risk of injury. Correction: covers will be removed from vehicles and owners will be reimbursed for parts and labour.

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• Recall 2017502 [Canada]: Structure
  On certain vehicles, door latch shielding may not be sufficient. As a result, water could enter into the side door latch and freeze, causing the latch mechanism to bind after opening. In addition, latch actuation cables may have been bent or kinked during installation, and could result in latch binding. A frozen door latch, or bent or kinked actuation cable may result in a door that will not open or will not close. If a latch does not fully engage the door striker, there is a potential for a door to open while the vehicle is in motion, which could increase the risk of injury. Correction: dealers will install water shields over the door latches and the door latch actuation cables will be inspected and repaired if needed.

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• Recall 2017276 [Canada]: Accessories
  Certain decorative chrome door handle covers, sold as aftermarket accessories through ford dealers, may affect compliance to canada motor vehicle safety standard (cmvss) 206 – door lock and door retention components. These accessories may cause the door handles to fail to conform to the inertial load requirements of the standard. A door handle fitted with a chrome cover could unlatch due to inertial loads during a side impact crash if the door were unlocked, which would increase the risk of injury. Correction: covers will be removed from vehicles and owners will be reimbursed for parts and labour.

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• Recall 2017275 [Canada]: Seats and restraints
  Certain vehicles equipped with a manual-recline driver seat may fail to conform to canada motor vehicle safety standard (cmvss) 202 - head restraints and cmvss 207 - anchorage of seats. Due to a manufacturing error, the recliner mechanism may have been incorrectly welded to the seat-back frame, which would result in the seat failing to meet the requirements of the standards. This could increase the risk of injury to the seat occupant in the event of a crash. Correction: dealers will inspect the front driver seat back frame build date and replace as necessary.

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• Recall 2017182 [Canada]: Powertrain
  Certain vehicles equipped with a 6.8l gasoline engine, 4x4 drive, 205” wheel base and 4.88 axle ratio may experience a driveline vibration caused by a powertrain resonance at speeds above 120 km/h. Continued operation of a vehicle at these speeds could result in a resonance frequency that may fracture transmission and/or driveline components. If the transmission and or driveline components were to fracture, it could result in a loss of motive power while the vehicle is in motion, or unintended vehicle movement in park if the parking brake is not applied, which would increase the risk of a crash causing injury and/or damage to property. Correction: dealers will replace the two-piece driveshaft with a new three-piece driveshaft and two center bearing brackets.

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National traffic and motor vehicle safety act of 1966 (safety act), s571.120 tire/rim selection, s5.1.2, requires the sum of the maximum load ratings of the tires fitted to the axle shall be not less than the gross axle weight rating (gawr) of the axle system specified on the vehicle's certification label required by 49 cfr part 567. 567.77 requires any alterer of the vehicle to continue conformity with these requirements and assumes legal liability for certification under the safety act. The siberian rv (see pic) is a customized off-road expedition vehicle manufactured by provan industries, west columbia south carolina. They utilize a ford f550 super duty 4x4 as the chassis and customize the rv to travel into off-grid extreme environments and road conditions. Provan alters the standard ford f550 dual rear wheel to a single rear wheel the altered certification label affixed to the vehicle (see pic) establishes the rear axle gawr at 14,706 pounds. The tire/wheel (rim) assembly chosen by provan as their alteration is listed as a toyo m608z 285/70r 19.5" on a hutchinson beadlock wheel. Provan neglected to list the capacity of this tire on the certification label, instead filling "x" in this spot (violation). Toyo inflation chart determines the max load capacity of this tire to be 6395# at 125 max inflation (see chart). The hutchinson wheel has a stamped max inflation capacity of 120psi which lowers the load capacity of the tires to 6185# per tire. Either way the sum of the maximum capacity of the tires is either 12,790# or 12,270# safely. The tires are far short of the 14,706# required by the safety act. At 22,500 miles and roughly 50% tread wear the rear tire sidewalls developed a split in the bead seam near the rim (see pics). This unsafe tire condition was noticed and immediately pulled out of service. Toyo states this is an overload condition. Provan refuses to take responsibility for their defective design in violation of the safety act. Please help

Tl* the contact owns a 2017 ford f-550. The contact stated while driving at undisclosed speeds, the vehicle failed to drive in a straight line. The vehicle was taken to the local dealer freeway ford truck sales (8445 45th st, lyons, il 60534, (708) 442-9000) however, the vehicle was not diagnosed nor repaired. The manufacturer was informed of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 80,000.

Tl* the contact owns a 2017 ford f-550. The contact stated while driving at undisclosed speeds, the vehicle failed to drive in a straight line. The vehicle was taken to the local dealer freeway ford truck sales (8445 45th st, lyons, il 60534, (708) 442-9000) however, the vehicle was not diagnosed nor repaired. The manufacturer was informed of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 80,000.

Ford put a 2 rubber brake hoses with outer braided steel outer casing on the build around the a.B.S. Unit on the driver side engine compartment. One of these hoses failed instantly resulting in a low speed collision with no brakes.With no previous warning of any kind ie soft pedal etc. No kind light came on. This must be corrected before this starts happening all over the u.S.A. The truck is being repaired at an austin,tx ford dealer with the same part that just had a catastrophic failure. The hose shows no rubbing or outside contamination ie dirt debris etc. The crash happened at about 30 mph, and moderate braking.

From the day i took it off the lot truck pulls left and right brakes squeak vibration starts at 55mph fills like rear ended is loss truck swerves . I was driving down freeway when rear sliding window blew out from inside of cab out sounding like a gun shot or tire blew up inside the cab and blew glass all over my 4 year old in back seat . I have had this truck into ford for a number of things but won't fix vibration or the way truck drives down the road

Tl* the contact owns a 2017 ford f-550. While driving 70 mph, the vehicle made an abnormal noise and lost power. The vehicle was towed to shults ford (10401 perry hwy, wexford, pa) where it was diagnosed that the components connected to the driveshaft were damaged due to the driveline vibrating. The vehicle was repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and did not assist because the vin was excluded from nhtsa campaign number: 17212000 (power train). The failure mileage was approximately 24,705.