2005 Ford F-150 defect investigations

Investigations by NHTSA’s Office of Defects Investigation that name the 2005 Ford F-150. An investigation is how complaints can become a recall: complaints → investigation → (sometimes) TSB → recall.

• Inadvertent airbag deployment
  Engineering Analysis EA10001 · opened Jan 13, 2010 · closed Apr 25, 2011 · led to recall 11V107000

  ODI opened this investigation based on reports of inadvertent airbag deployment.Data provided by Ford indicated that the airbag clockspring jumper wire, which is situated inside the steering wheel assembly, was installed in a manner that would allow it to rub (abrade) against a sharp metal edge on the nearby horn plate…

• INADVERTENT AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT
  Preliminary Evaluation PE09046 · opened Sep 24, 2009 · closed Jan 19, 2010 · led to recall 11V107000

  Ford reports that the inadvertent airbag deployments are most likely caused by the airbag horn mounting plate's sharp metal edge that eventually can chafe/cut the airbag clockspring jumper wire leading to a short-to-ground condition.one hundred eighty two (182) of the 230 reports were for airbag deployments resulting i…

• LOSS OF BRAKE POWER-ASSIST
  Preliminary Evaluation PE08001 · opened Jan 8, 2008 · closed May 9, 2008 · led to recall 08V208000

  By letter dated may 5, 2008, ford motor company (ford) notified the agency that it will conduct a safety recall (nhtsa recall number 08v-208) to address a manufacturing defect in approximately 605,684 model year (my) 2005 and 2006 ford f-150 and lincoln mark lt vehicles originally equipped with the 5.4l displacement, 3…