I got this recall notice on my app today. Does anyone really know what this is about? Does this mean they are going to/want to make the LED strip around the edge of the headlight housing unlit when the headlights are on? Or get rid of the LED strip?

 

I wonder why it can't be a mass mailing so everybody gets notice at the same time?
Been random messages for over a week now.

With that said, the other notice was something about 2018 and newer where your states 2019.

Ugh.

 

I didn't upload all screenshots of the recall notice. It actually doesn't specify the years range of models affected. It just states "your 2019 F-150". It does say there will be something in the mail about the issue and instructions to take it to a dealer.

 

I received a notification from the NHTSB. I enrolled in automatic notifications of recalls. It stated that the recall may apply to trucks 2015 and newer. The DRLs remain at full illumination in conjunction with the LED headlights when using the manual switch. The DRLs dim to a lower intensity in conjunction with headlights in AUTO. I do not know if it applies to all models with LED, but the NHTSB email implies that it is applicable.

If I search www.safercar.gov by VIN, the recall does not appear to be applicable for my truck or it has not posted yet.

 

Hey guys, did somebody already figure out which BCM FORScan setting we need to change for this recall? I won't take my truck just for that, but I often use manual headlight mode at night (although I rarely drive at night), to deactivate auto-high-beams, so would like to perform this recall myself too, just like I did with the seatbelt tensioner one (better than Ford ). In the mean time, I'll drive in auto mode at night, to prevent blinding people... but I really doubt we're blinding anybody. At least on my truck, the DRLs are pathetically dim, and that's why I never have them on (and the headlight switch in OFF). I've seen my lights on in manual mode, and in no way the DRLs seem bright to me, let alone excessively so. But I honestly don't care having the DRLs brighter than they have to be at night,, so happy to fix it if I can do it myself . Thank you.

 

Why not just turn the AHB off from the settings menu and not have to worry about them ever again?

 

Hey, forgot about that option being in the cluster . Thanks. That way I can always switch the lights to auto at night, which is just one click further to the right than manual. And not have auto high-beams. Sometimes I wanted auto high-beams, which just required moving the switch one notch, so still prefer to make the change in FORScan when somebody figures out how, but for now, will disable it in the cluster. Thanks again. Oh, and will check the intensity of the DRLs both ways next time I drive at night. I'm almost positive they're not bright at all even in manual mode in my truck. I almost always have them in manual, and have never received a flash from oncoming drivers, complaining about brightness.

 

726-26-02 x1xx xxxx xxxx

prior to the recall was x0xx xxxx xxxx

 

All the recall will do is make it so that your LED strip dims a bit at night, when you have your low beam headlights on. It will not involve removing any parts from your truck. It will not involve disabling the LED strip.

Currently, the issue is that at night, it is possible (depending on the position of your light switch) to be driving around at night with:

• Low beam headlights on
• And your LED strip running at 100% power

The LED strip is run at 100% power during the day so everyone can see your truck, even if it's 12 o'clock outside and there are no clouds in sight. Running the LED strip at 100% at night can be a problem. It can create glare.

So the recall simply makes it impossible to run the LED strip at 100% power at night, with your headlights on. It will instead make it so that the LED strip runs at 50% power or whatever that won't create glare issues.

Every other car on the road with LED strips that serve as Daytime Running Lights already dim the strip slightly at night. Ford simply overlooked this issue and is now fixing it.

 

But it's only with the switch in MANUAL mode. In AUTO, it's dim. Having said that, the LED strips on my 2018 are dim as hell, and that's why I never have them on. And nobody has ever flashed me at night complaining of too bright LEDs, and I almost always have the switch in manual mode (it's closer from OFF than auto -at the very end), since I typically don't want auto high-beams. But sometimes I want it, so it's nice to leave them activated in the cluster.

Finally, I know no parts have to be replaced, but dealers have always messed up my vehicles when taking them for service, from scratches inside and outside, door dings, scuffs on door sills and doors, or a combination of them. So no thanks. I only take them when I absolutely have no choice. I'll do that FORScan change next time I hook up the truck. Not a big deal, at least for my truck. Wish I could make my DRLs brighter, so it'd be worth using them during the day. Plus they look like crap, with just ugly dots, rather than a 'halo', like previous years.