The Ford F-150 has been struck with another recall, this time due to an issue that could spark an engine bay fire.
“Due to a manufacturing defect, the fuel vapour line may come into contact with the coolant hose and become damaged,” Ford Australia says in its recall notice for the F-150, which is built in the US and remanufactured to right-hand drive in Melbourne by RMA Automotive.
“This may result in a fuel smell and/or a coolant leak and may cause an engine compartment fire.
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“In addition, the vehicle may experience excessive coolant consumption, lack of heater performance, reduced engine performance and drivability issues.
“Note: If excessive coolant consumption occurs, the malfunction indicator warning light will display in the instrument cluster.
“A vehicle fire could increase the risk of an accident causing serious injury or death to vehicle occupants, other road users, bystanders and/or damage to property.”
- A total of 3166 vehicles are affected, produced in 2023
- The Vehicle Identification Number (VIN) list is attached here
- The original recall notice is attached here
If you own an affected vehicle, you’ll need to make an appointment with a Ford Australia dealership to have the work carried out, free of charge.
If you have any further questions, you can contact the Ford Customer Relationship Centre on 13 36 73.
This is just the latest recall for the F-150, which has been the subject of several since it was officially launched by Ford Australia in 2023, along with multiple stop-sales. Here’s a breakdown:
- January 2024: Ford stopped sales and deliveries of the F-150 due to a turbocharger issue.
- January 2024: Ford recalled 443 examples of the F-150 due to a remanufacturing issue with the steering intermediate shaft.
- January 2024: Ford recalled a further nine examples of the F-150 due to an issue with the steering wheel clock spring assembly weld.
- March 2024: Ford recalled 2020 examples of the long-wheelbase F-150 due to exterior lighting that didn’t meet Australian standards.
- April 2024: Ford stopped deliveries of the F-150 to its dealers.
- May 2024: Ford stopped sales and deliveries of the F-150 to customers and offered compensation to certain customers.
- May 2024: Ford recalled 4630 examples of the F-150 to rectify non-compliant exterior lighting.
- June 2024: Ford offered further compensation to F-150 owners following the issuing of recalls for non-compliant lighting.
- July 2024: Ford issued a further four recall notices, addressing non-compliant lighting (again) plus non-compliant autonomous emergency braking. 2070 vehicles were included across these recalls.
- June 2025: F-150s were included in a recall of close to 30,000 Fords across multiple model lines due to a software issue with their reversing cameras.
- July 2025: Ford temporarily paused sales and deliveries of the F-150, an order it subsequently lifted in October.
- August 2025: Ford recalled 6413 examples of the F-150 (ie: every example it had sold in Australia), due to rear wheel hub bolts that could become loose or break.
It’s worth noting that not all of these recalls are exclusive to Australian-market remanufactured F-150s, with the rear-axle hub bolt issue also triggering a recall in the US.