(October 19, 2017) DEARBORN, Mich. — Ford is issuing a safety recall in North America for the F-150 including 1,101,107  in the United States and federalized territories. The recall involves certain 2015-17 Ford F-150 and 2017 Ford Super Duty vehicles. Including Canada and Mexico, the recall involves 1,344,695 vehicles.

Ford will adda water shield to side door latches. In affected vehicles, a frozen door latch or a bent or kinked actuation cable may result in a door that will not open or will not close condition. Should a customer be able to open and close the door with these conditions, the door may appear closed, but the latch may not fully engage the door striker with the potential that the door could open while driving, increasing the risk of injury.
   
Ford is not aware of any accidents or injuries associated with this issue.
   
Dealers will install water shields over the door latches and inspect and repair the door latch actuation cables if needed at no cost to the customer. The Ford reference number for this recall is 17S33.