2018 FORD F-150 — Complaint #1914043
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NHTSA Complaint about SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS filed July 28, 2023
NHTSA complaint #1914043 (ODI reference 11535099) concerns a 2018 FORD F-150 and was filed on July 28, 2023. The owner reports the failure occurred on July 27, 2023. The vehicle had 42,854 miles on the odometer at the time of the incident. The report was geocoded to Oregon based on the filer's self-reported location. The affected component is categorized as service brakes, hydraulic:foundation components:hoses, lines/piping, and fittings, one of NHTSA's standardized taxonomy codes used to group defect patterns across make, model, and year.
The filer flagged the following severity indicators: crash: no, fire: no, injuries: 0, fatalities: 0. No crash, fire, or fatality was associated with this report, which places it in the early-warning stream rather than the priority-review stream. Because a VIN was supplied, this complaint is tied to a specific vehicle and not just a model-year cohort.
Individual complaints are consumer-submitted and unverified by NHTSA engineers — the agency's role at this stage is to collect, index, and make them searchable. What matters for federal action is the pattern: when many owners of the same FORD F-150 cohort independently describe similar service brakes, hydraulic:foundation components:hoses, lines/piping, and fittings failures, defect investigators have grounds to open a PE and request manufacturer data. Related filings for the same vehicle and component appear below, and the detail page for the full 2018 FORD F-150 shows the complete component-level complaint distribution alongside any active investigations or recalls.
Complaint Description
The contact owns a 2018 Ford F-150. The contact stated that while driving at approximately 35 MPH, the brake pedal was depressed and went to the floorboard. The contact stated that the vehicle continued through the light but eventually came to a stop. The brake fluid low message was displayed approximately seven minutes after the failure. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic, who informed the contact there was a hole in the brake line. The contact called the local dealer, who referred her to the manufacturer for assistance. The manufacturer was contacted, and the contact was referred to the NHTSA Hotline. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was approximately 42,854.
Complaint Details
| NHTSA Complaint ID | 1914043 |
| ODI Number | 11535099 |
| Date Filed | July 28, 2023 |
| Failure Date | July 27, 2023 |
| VIN | 1FTEW1EG5JK |
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Source: NHTSA Vehicle Complaints Database. Component taxonomy and severity codes are standardized by NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation.
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