2004 Ford F-150 recall: fuel system
⚠️ What's wrong
Certain pickup trucks may have a fuel tank with localized depressions in the fuel tank wall at the seam between top and bottom halves of the tank. If a depression is large enough, fuel may permeate the fuel tank wall resulting in a fuel odor, or the "service engine soon" indicator light in the instrument cluster may illuminate.
💥 The risk
If left uncorrected, a fuel leak could eventually develop.
🔧 The fix
Dealers will replace the fuel tank on these vehicles. Owner notification began on may 6, 2004. Owners should contact ford at 1-800-248-0186.
Is the fix free? Yes. Safety recall repairs are free at any authorized dealer under federal law, including parts and labor. (Vehicles more than 15 years old when the recall was announced can be excluded, but most manufacturers still fix them.)
- NHTSA campaign
- 04V200000
- Manufacturer recall #
- 04S14
- Manufacturer
- FORD MOTOR COMPANY
- Vehicles affected
- 371
- Component
- FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY
- Owner phone
- 1-800-248-0186
- NHTSA hotline
- 1-888-327-4236
- Owner letters mailed
- May 6, 2004
- Built
- Jul 18, 2003 – Aug 29, 2003
- Recall started by
- MFR
- Notes
- Ford recall no. 04S14.customers CAN also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-888-DASH-2-DOT (1-888-327-4236).