Ford Truck Recall: How to Find out If Your Pickup Is Affected

American car manufacturer Ford will recall around 2 million trucks from the 2015 F-150 release.

The recall comes following a Ford investigation that revealed front seat belt pretensioners were capable of creating "excessive sparks" when deployed. Ford is concerned that if the sparks occur near gas from lower sections of the B-pillar, a fire could ignite.

The Michigan-based company said Thursday in a press release there have been 17 reports of smoke or fire from trucks in the United States and a further six reports from Canada. Ford said it was not aware of any accidents or injuries resulting from the fire.

The affected cars are:

• 2015-18 Ford F-150 vehicles built at the Dearborn Assembly Plant, March 12, 2014, through August 23, 2018
• 2015-18 Ford F-150 vehicles built at the Kansas City Assembly Plant, August 20, 2014, through August 23, 2018

Anyone who owns one of the above cars should immediately take the truck into a Ford service center. "Dealers will remove insulation material from the B-pillar trim, remove remnants of wiring harness tape in the B-pillar area, and apply heat-resistant tape to the carpet and its insulation," Ford said. "Dealers also will modify the back interior panels of Regular Cab vehicles."

Ford has promised that the repairs will be done "at no cost to customers."

Of the nearly 2 million sold trucks that will need to be recalled, just over 1.6 million are in the United States and its federalized territories. The remaining numbers are a combination of Canada (about 340,000) and Mexico (about 37,000).

Ford did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

This is a developing story and will be updated as more information becomes available.