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NHTSA campaign 22V408000 · manufacturer recall VA-J2044

2016–2022 Roush Cleantech Ford E-350 and 7 other Roush Cleantech models: fuel system, other recall

A corroded fuel line can leak fuel and increase the risk of a fire.

high 3,285 vehicles affected

What was reported

Source: manufacturer filing, 49 CFR Part 573
Problem Roush CleanTech, LLC (Roush) is recalling certain altered 2016-2022 Ford E350, E450, F450, F550, F53, F59, F650 and F750 trucks that were sold, or registered in Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont, Virginia, Washington D.C., West Virginia, and Wisconsin. The zinc-plating on the fuel return line may break away when contacted by road debris, causing two dissimilar metals on the fuel line to contact each other and corrode. Risk A corroded fuel line can leak fuel and increase the risk of a fire. Fix Dealers will replace the fuel return lines, free of charge. Interim owner notifications, informing owners of the safety risk, were mailed in August 2022. Remedy parts are expected to become available in January 2023. Owners may contact Roush's customer service at 1-800-597-6874. Roush's number for this recall is VA-J2044.

Reported to NHTSA Jun 9, 2022 by Roush CleanTech, LLC.

What that means, in plain English

Source: WhichTrim's reading of the filing above — not NHTSA's wording

A corroded fuel line can leak fuel, creating a fire risk; while serious, no stop-drive order was issued and the corrosion is a gradual process rather than an immediate catastrophic failure, placing it at high rather than critical.

Written for us by a language model from the manufacturer's filed text, which is quoted in full above. Where the two differ, the filing is the record and this is only our summary of it.

Which vehicles are covered

Source: NHTSA campaign 22V408000
Model yearOn WhichTrim
2016 Roush Cleantech Ford E-350—
2017 Roush Cleantech Ford E-350—
2018 Roush Cleantech Ford E-350—
2019 Roush Cleantech Ford E-350—
2020 Roush Cleantech Ford E-350—
2021 Roush Cleantech Ford E-350—
2022 Roush Cleantech Ford E-350—
2016 Roush Cleantech Ford E-450—
2017 Roush Cleantech Ford E-450—
2018 Roush Cleantech Ford E-450—
2019 Roush Cleantech Ford E-450—
2020 Roush Cleantech Ford E-450—
2021 Roush Cleantech Ford E-450—
2022 Roush Cleantech Ford E-450—
2016 Roush Cleantech Ford F-450—
2017 Roush Cleantech Ford F-450—
2018 Roush Cleantech Ford F-450—
2019 Roush Cleantech Ford F-450—
2020 Roush Cleantech Ford F-450—
2021 Roush Cleantech Ford F-450—
2022 Roush Cleantech Ford F-450—
2016 Roush Cleantech Ford F-53—
2017 Roush Cleantech Ford F-53—
2018 Roush Cleantech Ford F-53—
2019 Roush Cleantech Ford F-53—
2020 Roush Cleantech Ford F-53—
2021 Roush Cleantech Ford F-53—
2022 Roush Cleantech Ford F-53—
2016 Roush Cleantech Ford F-550—
2017 Roush Cleantech Ford F-550—
2018 Roush Cleantech Ford F-550—
2019 Roush Cleantech Ford F-550—
2020 Roush Cleantech Ford F-550—
2021 Roush Cleantech Ford F-550—
2022 Roush Cleantech Ford F-550—
2016 Roush Cleantech Ford F-59—
2017 Roush Cleantech Ford F-59—
2018 Roush Cleantech Ford F-59—
2019 Roush Cleantech Ford F-59—
2020 Roush Cleantech Ford F-59—
2021 Roush Cleantech Ford F-59—
2022 Roush Cleantech Ford F-59—
2016 Roush Cleantech Ford F-650—
2017 Roush Cleantech Ford F-650—
2018 Roush Cleantech Ford F-650—
2019 Roush Cleantech Ford F-650—
2020 Roush Cleantech Ford F-650—
2021 Roush Cleantech Ford F-650—
2022 Roush Cleantech Ford F-650—
2016 Roush Cleantech Ford F-750—
2017 Roush Cleantech Ford F-750—
2018 Roush Cleantech Ford F-750—
2019 Roush Cleantech Ford F-750—
2020 Roush Cleantech Ford F-750—
2021 Roush Cleantech Ford F-750—
2022 Roush Cleantech Ford F-750—

None of the vehicles this campaign names has a page on WhichTrim: the catalogue covers the cars, trucks and SUVs the EPA certifies from 2016 on, and these vehicles fall outside it — older model years, or motorhomes, trailers, buses, motorcycles and chassis cabs the EPA does not rate. The campaign record above is complete as filed, and whether one specific vehicle is included is settled by its VIN. Other campaigns on vehicles without a page here →

The federal paperwork

Source: nhtsa.gov

Filed documents

NHTSA has not published the scanned filings for this campaign, or has not published them yet. The campaign record itself is on their site.

Check one specific vehicle

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Common questions

Source: NHTSA, 49 CFR Part 573

Is VA-J2044 the same recall as 22V408000?

Yes. VA-J2044 is the number Roush CleanTech, LLC uses for this campaign in its own paperwork and in the letter it sends owners. 22V408000 is the number NHTSA files it under. One recall, two references — dealers and service departments generally quote the manufacturer's.

Does this recall repair cost anything?

No. Federal law requires the manufacturer to remedy a safety defect or a compliance failure at no charge, for vehicles up to 15 years old measured from the date of first sale. A dealer that asks you to pay for a recall repair is in the wrong.

How do I know whether my vehicle is included?

By VIN, not by model year. The manufacturer files a build range with NHTSA and only vehicles inside it are covered, so two identical-looking cars from the same year can differ. NHTSA's own lookup checks a VIN against the manufacturer's list.

What if the repair is not available yet?

It happens, and often. Manufacturers must notify owners when a defect is found even if the parts or the software are not ready, then notify them a second time once the remedy exists. This campaign was filed without a repair available — Roush CleanTech, LLC says so in the text above, and expected one by January 2023.

What did the manufacturer say was wrong?

The problem, risk and fix quoted on this page are the manufacturer's own words as filed with NHTSA under 49 CFR Part 573. WhichTrim does not paraphrase them.

Who started this recall?

NHTSA's record credits the manufacturer. A recall can begin with the manufacturer's own testing, with a defect investigation, or with a compliance test against a Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard.