{
  "owners": null,
  "title": "Super Duty recall 14V479: Model Year 2012-2013 Ford F-550 Super Duty",
  "url": "https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/14v479/",
  "summary": "Recall 14V479 (Super Duty): The leaking oil may soak into the thermal blanket covering the exhaust, which when combined with heat from exhaust, may re...",
  "excerpt": "Super Duty F-550, model years 2012 to 2013. Filed by Kaffenbarger Truck Equipment Company and reported to NHTSA on 5 August 2014. 3 vehicles potentially affected. What the notice says Kaffenbarger Truck Equipment Company (Kaffenbarger) is recalling certain model year 2012-2013 Ford F-550 Super Duty vehicles modified by Kaffenbarger and equipped with certain Muncie Power Products PTO Assemblies. In the affected vehicles, oil may leak from the PTO pressure switch onto a thermal blanket covering 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 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: “The leaking oil may soak into the thermal blanket covering the exhaust, which when combined with heat from exhaust, may result in an increased risk of fire.” 14V479 Kaffenbarger Truck Equipment Company Equipment 5 August 2014 2012-2013 SUPER DUTY F-550 The leaking oil may soak into the thermal blanket covering the exhaust, which when combined with heat from exhaust, may result in an increased risk of fire. Kaffenbarger will notify owners, and dealers will replace the old PTO assembly with a new pressure switch kit, free of charge. The recall began during September 2014. Owners",
  "register": {
    "authority": "NHTSA",
    "country": "United States",
    "index": "https://carsmultiverse.com/changed/"
  },
  "datePublished": "2026-08-23T16:19:55+00:00",
  "dateModified": "2026-09-16T06:27:06+00:00",
  "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
  "citation": "CarsMultiverse, \"Super Duty recall 14V479: Model Year 2012-2013 Ford F-550 Super Duty\", https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/14v479/, licensed CC BY 4.0.",
  "note": "CarsMultiverse is an independent record, not a safety authority. To act on a recall, use the official register."
}