Gen 2 Ford Raptor Recalls (2017-2020): NHTSA Campaign Digest

The short answer: yes, the 2017-2020 Ford Raptor (built on the F-150 platform, universally called Gen 2 on this site) is covered by the same recall campaigns Ford filed against the F-150 nameplate for those model years, because the Raptor is a trim level of the F-150, not a separate NHTSA model. The highest-relevance ones for a Raptor owner touch the engine's cylinder heads, the 10-speed automatic's shift linkage, the brake master cylinder, and one body recall written specifically for the SuperCab Raptor's roof. Run your own VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls before you assume anything here applies or doesn't, because recall status is tied to the individual truck's build date and configuration, not just the model year printed on the title.

This digest organizes the full campaign list by system so you can find your problem fast. For the generation-spanning version covering Gen 1, Gen 3, Raptor R, Ranger Raptor and Bronco Raptor, see the overview of every Raptor recall by generation. If you're shopping a Gen 2 Raptor right now, the recall history below is worth reading before you look at the used Gen 2 buying checklist.

Recall vs TSB: what Ford actually owes you

A recall is a federally mandated fix for a safety defect or a failure to meet a federal motor vehicle safety standard. Ford pays for the repair, there's no mileage or ownership cutoff, and the dealer has to perform it on demand once a remedy exists.

A Technical Service Bulletin (TSB) is different. It's Ford telling its own dealers how to diagnose and fix a known issue, but it carries no safety finding and no mandatory free repair. If your truck is out of its powertrain warranty, a dealer can (and often will) charge you labor and parts to perform a TSB repair. The cam phaser rattle that plagues the Gen 2's 3.5L EcoBoost is the textbook example: there's a cam phaser rattle fix ranked by cost because it's addressed by TSB, not by recall, and Ford has never called it a safety defect.

Do not confuse the two when a service advisor quotes you a price. If NHTSA has an open campaign number against your VIN, the repair is free regardless of mileage. If it's a TSB, you're negotiating goodwill, not entitlement.

How to check your VIN

1. Go to nhtsa.gov/recalls.
2. Enter your 17-digit VIN.
3. Read the list of open and closed campaigns, including ones already completed by a previous owner.

Do this even on a truck you've owned for years. Ford has reissued corrective "re-repair" campaigns against work that was done wrong the first time (more on that below), and a completed recall from 2017 doesn't mean the underlying defect is actually closed out on your specific truck.

Engine recalls that hit the Raptor's 3.5L EcoBoost

Campaign 17V672000 (opened October 23, 2017) covers 2018 trucks with the 3.5L EcoBoost where the cylinder heads were machined without the lubrication holes needed to feed oil to the camshaft bearing journals. That's a genuine engine-durability defect, not a nuisance recall, and it's separate from the phaser rattle issue covered in the 3.5 EcoBoost problems by year breakdown.

Campaign 18V894000 (December 18, 2018) addresses water and contaminants getting into the engine block heater on 2017-2019 F-150 trucks. This only matters if your Raptor was ordered with the cold-weather block heater option, which isn't universal on these trucks.

Campaign 19V278000 (2017-2019) is also filed under "ENGINE" in NHTSA's database but without the plain-language detail published for the other two. If this one shows against your VIN, read the actual remedy letter from Ford rather than trusting a summary, including this one.

Transmission recalls on the 10R80 10-speed

Every Gen 2 Raptor runs the 10R80 10-speed automatic, and it generated more recall activity than any other system on this list.

Campaign 17V671000 (October 24, 2017) covers a pin attaching the transmission shift linkage to the transmission that could come out, leaving the transmission unresponsive to the shift lever. Campaign 18V213000 (April 4, 2018) is a related fix for a missing roll pin causing loss of gear indication on the cluster, filed against 2017 and 2018 trucks. Campaign 17V669000 (October 23, 2017) covers a separate column-shift linkage defect on 2018 trucks.

The most important one to know about if you own an early Gen 2 is campaign 26V375000, opened June 9, 2026: it's a corrective recall for 2018 F-150 trucks that were previously repaired incorrectly under the original 17V669000 campaign, and it describes the same symptom, loss of gear indication plus a momentary loss of transmission function moving from Park to Drive. If your truck had the 2017 shift-linkage recall performed years ago, check NHTSA again. The fix may not have held, and this is a case where "recall already done" on your CarFax doesn't mean the problem is actually closed. For general 10R80 shift quality complaints that aren't recall-related, see the 10R80 harsh 1-2 shift and shudder writeup.

Brake master cylinder: the recall Ford issued three times, with scope that changed

This is the pattern worth flagging loudest, and it's also the one where the exact model years matter. Ford has filed the same underlying brake master cylinder defect, fluid leaking from the front wheel circuit into the brake booster, against the 3.5L EcoBoost F-150 three separate times, and the covered model years are not identical across all three.

Campaign 20V332000 (June 8, 2020) covers 2017 trucks only. Campaign 22V150000 (March 11, 2022) expanded the fix to 2017-2018 trucks, and also pulled in the Expedition and Navigator. Campaign 25V236000 (April 11, 2025) again covers 2017-2018 trucks.

If you own a 2017 Raptor, check your VIN against all three. If you own a 2018, the first one (20V332000) never applied to your truck, check only 22V150000 and 25V236000, and don't assume a 2017-only campaign number means anything about your build. A truck that got an earlier fix may still show up on a later campaign if the remedy was incomplete or the part supply changed. A leaking master cylinder means brake fluid contaminating the booster, which can produce a soft or sinking pedal. Do not wait on this one if your VIN comes back open.

The one recall written specifically for the Raptor: roof brace

Campaign 17V598000, opened September 25, 2017, is the only campaign in this whole list that names the Raptor directly in NHTSA's own description. It covers 2018 F-150 Raptor SuperCab trucks built without a moonroof, where the structural roof braces were missing rivets at the roof rail attachment point, reducing the roof's structural integrity. If you own a two-door Gen 2 SuperCab, this is the campaign to check first.

Suspension: the MOOG ball joint recall isn't from Ford

Campaign 21E027000 (April 12, 2021) is different from everything else on this list. It's an equipment recall against aftermarket MOOG part number K500359 upper ball joints, not a Ford vehicle recall, and it applies to 2015-2018 F-150 trucks (Raptor included) where that specific replacement part was installed with a misaligned dust boot or a missing alignment hole and warning tag, leading to premature wear and failure. If you or a shop replaced upper ball joints on your Gen 2 with that MOOG part number, this is worth running down with the parts retailer or installer, not with Ford. It has nothing to do with the factory upper control arm.

Electrical, lighting, and camera recalls

A handful of lower-severity campaigns round out the list: instrument cluster power loss in cold starts (17V053000, January 24, 2017, on 2017 trucks, with a corrective re-repair campaign 26V370000 issued June 9, 2026 for trucks fixed wrong the first time), a starter cable attachment nut that could overheat on 2020 trucks (20V467000, August 10, 2020), headlight campaigns on 2018-2020 trucks (20V097000 and 26V373000), and several backup-camera campaigns on 2019-2020 trucks (20V575000, 22V252000, 25V442000) addressing camera display or software issues tied to the rearview system. None of these are urgent safety emergencies in the way the brake or roof campaigns are, but they're free fixes, so there's no reason to skip them if your VIN qualifies.

Full NHTSA campaign list for 2017-2020 F-150 (confirm via VIN)

Source: NHTSA recalls API, F-150, model years 2017-2020, retrieved October 20, 2026. Treat the "re-repair" entries as a reminder that a closed campaign on your CarFax is not a guarantee the defect is actually gone, and note that the brake master cylinder campaigns do not all cover the same model years, check the table above, not memory.

What Ford covers and what it costs

Every campaign on this list is a free repair at any Ford dealer for as long as the campaign stays open, regardless of mileage, ownership history, or whether your powertrain warranty has expired. There is no deductible and no negotiation required. If a dealer tries to charge you diagnostic time to confirm an open recall applies to your VIN, push back, that check should be free.

What this list does not cover is everything that shows up on a 2017-2020 Raptor that isn't a federally recognized safety defect: phaser rattle, IWE (integrated wheel end, the vacuum actuator that locks the front hubs) failures, carbon buildup on the intake valves, or a 10R80 that shudders on the 1-2 shift outside of the specific linkage pin defect above. Those are TSB or out-of-warranty repair territory, and Ford's only obligation there is whatever remains of your extended warranty coverage or dealer goodwill, which is discretionary.

The short version

• The Gen 2 Raptor (2017-2020) falls under F-150 recalls because it's a trim, not a separate NHTSA model; run your VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls, don't rely on a published list.
• The brake master cylinder leak was recalled three times, but the model years covered changed: 2017 trucks only in 2020 (20V332000), then 2017-2018 trucks in 2022 and again in 2025. A 2018 owner should check only the latter two.
• The only campaign that names the Raptor directly is the 2018 SuperCab roof brace recall, 17V598000.
• Two 2026 campaigns exist specifically because earlier recall repairs (instrument cluster, transmission control module) were performed incorrectly the first time, check your VIN again even on "closed" recalls.
• Recalls are free, no mileage cutoff, no deductible. TSBs are not free once your warranty is gone.