19V075000
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
Unexpectedly downshifting into first gear may result in a loss of vehicle control, increasing the risk of a crash.
2012 FORD F-150
4 safety recall campaigns, 4 defect investigations, 2,438 owner complaints filed with NHTSA.
The record
Recall campaigns4
Park it0stop driving until repaired
Investigations4
Owner complaints2,438
Complaints citing a crash57
Complaints citing a fire21
Complaints are reports from owners of this model year, not findings about any particular vehicle, and a model that sold in large numbers will collect more of them. They are counted here as filed; nothing is inferred from them.
Recall campaigns 4 of 4
16V248000
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
An unexpected downshift into first gear can cause the vehicle to slow down suddenly without warning and the rear tires may slide or lock, increasing the risk of a crash.
12V190000
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BACK UP LIGHTS
IF THIS CONDITION EXISTS, THE TRANSMISSION MAY NOT GO INTO REVERSE OR WHEN THE DRIVER PUSHES THE SHIFT LEVER IN THE REVERSE R POSITION AND THE VEHICLES TRANSMISSION DOES GO IN REVERSE, THE R MAY NOT ILLUMINATE ON THE DASHBOARD OF THE F-150, EXPEDITION, OR NAVIGATOR MODELS AND/OR THE BACKUP LAMP ON THE REAR OF THE F-150, EXPEDITION, NAVIGATOR, OR MUSTANG VEHICLES MAY NOT ILLUMINATE. THESE CONDITIONS INCREASE THE RISK OF A CRASH OR A PEDESTRIAN BEING STRUCK DUE TO THE VEHICLES NOT SIGNALING IT IS IN REVERSE.
12V198000
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE-INACTIVE
A FAILURE TO DEPLOY, FAILURE TO DEPLOY AS INTENDED, OR A DEPLOYMENT WHEN NOT INTENDED, INCREASES THE RISK OF INJURY TO THE PASSENGER SIDE SEAT OCCUPANT.
What owners report most
- 666POWER TRAIN
- 482ENGINE
- 201STEERING
- 193VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
- 155ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
- 124SERVICE BRAKES
- 119UNKNOWN OR OTHER
- 95VISIBILITY/WIPER
This page is about a model, not a car
Two 2012 FORD F-150s can have entirely different histories, and a recall campaign usually covers a build-date window rather than a whole model year — which a VIN does not encode, so only the door-jamb label settles it. Scanning the VIN adds the decode, the crash tests, the fuel economy and the complaints matched to that exact engine, trim and assembly plant.