{
  "owners": null,
  "title": "Ford recall 11V049 (11S15): Model Year 2009 and 2010 F-150",
  "url": "https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/11v049/",
  "summary": "Recall 11V049 (Ford): IN THE EVENT OF A SIDE IMPACT CRASH, THE DOOR HANDLE SPRING CAN FAIL CAUSING THE DOOR LATCH TO OPEN. Ford's own number: 11S15.",
  "excerpt": "Ford F-150, model years 2009 to 2010. Filed by Ford Motor Company and reported to NHTSA on 1 February 2011. 280,946 vehicles potentially affected. What the notice says Ford is recalling certain model year 2009 and 2010 f-150 vehicles manufactured from january 18, 2008, through november 30, 2009. the interior door handle housing embossment retaining the interior door handle spring may fracture during normal usage resulting in insufficient spring force to return the handle to the … Is your vehicle included? Check with your VIN at NHTSA , or ask a dealer. This page is an independent copy of the notice, kept so you can see what changed after it was published. It is not the authority, and the authority’s own text is the one to act on. CarsMultiverse / Recalls Ford's own number for this recall: 11S15. That is the number on the owner letter and on the dealer paperwork. 11V049 is the number NHTSA gave the same campaign, and the number this page is filed under. They are one recall, written two ways. Answered from the register this site holds. NHTSA is the record to act on. What the authority says can happen if this is not fixed: “IN THE EVENT OF A SIDE IMPACT CRASH, THE DOOR HANDLE SPRING CAN FAIL CAUSING THE DOOR LATCH TO OPEN.” 11V049 FORD MOTOR COMPANY Structure:Body:Door 1 February 2011 2009-2010 FORD F-150 IN THE EVENT OF A SIDE IMPACT CRASH, THE DOOR HANDLE SPRING CAN FAIL CAUSING THE DOOR LATCH TO OPEN. OWNERS WILL BE INITIALLY NOTIFIED AND INSTRUCTED TO TAKE THEIR VEHICLES TO ",
  "register": {
    "authority": "NHTSA",
    "country": "United States",
    "index": "https://carsmultiverse.com/changed/"
  },
  "datePublished": "2026-09-05T16:48:48+00:00",
  "dateModified": "2026-09-17T04:22:42+00:00",
  "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
  "citation": "CarsMultiverse, \"Ford recall 11V049 (11S15): Model Year 2009 and 2010 F-150\", https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/11v049/, licensed CC BY 4.0.",
  "note": "CarsMultiverse is an independent record, not a safety authority. To act on a recall, use the official register."
}