{
  "owners": null,
  "title": "Ford recall 20V197 (20S18): 2020 Ranger and F-150",
  "url": "https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/20v197/",
  "summary": "Recall 20V197 (Ford): If the transmission selection does not match the indicated gear selection, and the parking brake is not applied, unintended vehicl...",
  "excerpt": "Ford Expedition, Ford F-150, Ford Ranger, model year 2020. Filed by Ford Motor Company and reported to NHTSA on 3 April 2020. 55,158 vehicles potentially affected. What the notice says Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2020 Ranger and F-150 vehicles equipped with 10-speed automatic transmissions and certain 2020 Expedition vehicles equipped with a \"police\" package. The transmission shift cable lock clip may not be fully seated, allowing the transmission to actually be in a different … 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: 20S18. That is the number on the owner letter and on the dealer paperwork. 20V197 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: “If the transmission selection does not match the indicated gear selection, and the parking brake is not applied, unintended vehicle movement can occur, increasing the risk of injury or crash.” 20V197 Ford Motor Company Power Train:Automatic Transmission:Gear Position Indication (PRNDL) 3 April 2020 2020-2020 FORD EXPEDITION, FORD F-150, FORD",
  "register": {
    "authority": "NHTSA",
    "country": "United States",
    "index": "https://carsmultiverse.com/changed/"
  },
  "datePublished": "2026-08-23T21:06:42+00:00",
  "dateModified": "2026-09-16T17:31:10+00:00",
  "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
  "citation": "CarsMultiverse, \"Ford recall 20V197 (20S18): 2020 Ranger and F-150\", https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/20v197/, licensed CC BY 4.0.",
  "note": "CarsMultiverse is an independent record, not a safety authority. To act on a recall, use the official register."
}