2013 Ford F-150 defect investigations

Investigations by NHTSA’s Office of Defects Investigation that name the 2013 Ford F-150. An investigation is how complaints can become a recall: complaints → investigation → (sometimes) TSB → recall.

• Unexpected Transmission Downshift
  Recall Query RQ17010 · opened Dec 25, 2017 · closed Oct 22, 2019 · led to recall 19V075000

  The Office of Defects Investigation (ODI) opened an investigation based on consumer allegations of transmissions unexpectedly downshifting to a lower gear without input from the driver on model year (MY) 2011-2013 Ford F-150, Expedition and Navigator vehicles. ODI has received 455 unique reports related to the alleged …

• Master Cylinder External Leak
  Preliminary Evaluation PE16003 · opened Feb 29, 2016 · closed Jul 26, 2016 · led to recall 16V345000

  On May 23, 2016, Ford Motor Company (Ford) submitted a Defect Information Report (DIR) to NHTSA regarding a master cylinder defect that could result in loss of the front brake circuit in approximately 225,012 model year 2013 through 2014 Ford F-150 vehicles equipped with 3.5-liter GTDI engines and built at the Dearborn…

• Reduced power during hard acceleration
  Preliminary Evaluation PE13018 · opened May 22, 2013 · closed Apr 7, 2014

  On May 22, 2013, the Office of Defects Investigation (ODI) opened PE13-018 to investigate 95 complaints alleging incidents of reduced engine power during hard accelerations in model year (MY) 2011 through 2013 Ford F-150 trucks.ODI was aware of three technical service bulletins (TSBs) issued by Ford for a condition tha…