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1FTEW1EG7JKC33976

2018 FORD F-150

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Year

2018

Make

FORD

Model

F-150

Trim

—

Body Style

Pickup

Drive Type

4WD/4-Wheel Drive/4x4

Engine

3.5L 6-cyl

Fuel Type

Gasoline

Transmission

—

Plant

KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI, UNITED STATES (USA)

Vehicle Type

TRUCK

Manufacturer

FORD MOTOR COMPANY

Owner Complaints

5,505 filed Get Report →

Service Bulletins

416 on file Get Report →

Market Value

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Open Recalls for This Vehicle

20V097000

EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS

Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2018-2020 F-150 trucks equipped with high series LED headlamps with Autolamp (On/Off) functionality. The Daytime Running Lamps (DRL) may remain activated instead of dimming to parking lamps when the Master Lighting Switch (MLS) is manually rotated from the "Autolamps" switch position to "Headlamps On." As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) number 108, "Lamps, Reflective Devices and Associated Equipment."

21V983000

LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:TAILGATE:LATCH

Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2018 F-150 vehicles with manual and power release tailgates. The tailgate latches may unlatch unexpectedly while driving.

21V155000

TIRES

Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2018 F-150, 2018-2020 F-250, F-350, and 2019 Escape vehicles equipped with Continental tires. On the affected vehicles, it is possible that one or more tires were cured for too long during tire production.

21E027000

SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:UPPER BALL JOINT

Tenneco Automotive (DRiV) is recalling certain MOOG K500359 ball joints, for aftermarket installation on 2015-2018 Ford F-150 trucks. The ball joint may have a misaligned dust boot and may be missing alignment hole and installation warning tag, which may lead to improper alignment of the ball joint.

18V894000

ENGINE

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.

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Known Issues — Factory Service Bulletins

The manufacturer has filed 416 technical service bulletins with NHTSA for the 2018 FORD F-150 — factory-acknowledged issues with documented fixes, distinct from recalls. Top areas:

Equipment · 115Electrical System · 110Engine And Engine Cooling · 107Power Train · 91Structure · 33Unknown Or Other · 26

25H05 S1 — Harvest Program 25H05 – Supplement #1 Certain 2011-2021 Model Year Vehicles Software Verification Harvest Program

25N17 — Advance Notice – Customer Satisfaction Program 25N17 Certain 2015-2025 Model Year Multiple Vehicle Lines Rear View Camera Replacement If Required After Dealer Evaluation

SSM 54601 — Ford and Lincoln vehicles equipped with wired keyless entry keypad systems and accessory wireless keyless entry keypad systems may or may not come with a wallet card containing the master code. Unlike the integrated wire

Owner-Reported Problems (NHTSA)

Owners have filed 5,505 complaints with the federal government (NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation) about the 2018 FORD F-150. Complaints are owner-reported issues — unlike recalls, they are not manufacturer-acknowledged defects, but they show where this model-year has real-world trouble spots.

Power Train · 2,085Engine · 1,323Unknown Or Other · 570Structure · 555Electrical System · 405Engine And Engine Cooling · 249

About This VIN

VIN 1FTEW1EG7JKC33976 identifies a 2018 FORD F-150 pickup. The first three characters (1FT) form the World Manufacturer Identifier — encoding country, manufacturer, and vehicle type. Characters 4-8 (EW1EG) describe the model, body, and engine. The 9th character (7) is the check digit. Position 10 (J) encodes the model year (2018). Position 11 (K) is the plant code — this vehicle was assembled in KANSAS CITY, UNITED STATES (USA). The final six characters (C33976) are the unique sequential production number.

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