GEN 1 New water leak in door after seat bolt recall.

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Just thought I'd post this to see if anyone else has had anything similar. I'm going in circles.

I'm the second owner of a 2014 SCAB. It was pristine at purchase with 1800 miles. Shortly after purchase I put on a matte gunmetal wrap.

Three weeks ago I took the truck in to the local Ford dealership for the safety recall 17S17 which required that some attachment bolts for seats, seat backs, seatbelt buckles and seatbelt anchors be replaced due to faulty manufacturing.

I picked up the truck after work that day. It was already pretty dark and I didn't notice any immediate issues.

It rained that night with the truck in my driveway. That morning on the way to work I pulled the seatbelt across and felt my shirt saturate with water from the seatbelt.

I immediately looked at the driver's side rear door where the driver's seatbelt is located in the SCAB. The plastic panel over the seatbelt was partially detached and the rubber seal above the door was partially hanging down. I fixed both issues myself and called Ford to discuss my discovery. I figured correcting the seal would fix the leak. I was wrong. It rained again a week later and it leaked again.

Long story short, truck goes back to Ford. They then claim that they didn't work in that area. They "only changed the seat bolts." Apparently this is all that is required on the Raptor. I don't know why they went into that part of the door, but someone did during the time it was at the dealership. No doubt in my mind.

The latest is they are claiming that the leak must have been caused in the wrap process. They had me take it to a local 3rd party that specializes in leaks. He said no way it's from the wrap, and he refused to get involved further.

I'm in limbo. Truck is parked in my garage until I can get this figured out cause we have rain in the forecast. I'm dealing with a new manager now. Supposed to get an update tomorrow. I'll let you know how it goes.

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As the original owner of my 2014 right off the lot, I have never had a recall for my Raptor for anything...??

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2014 with 1800mi. Curious what State did you find the raptor in.?. Was it garaged it's whole life or sat outside, stagnant.?.

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Hap, I'm with you. Bought 2014 from dealer, no recall issues.
 
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https://www.ford-trucks.com/articles/ford-recall-f-150-seatbelts/


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Found in California, owner runs a Lexus dealership and owns MANY vehicles all garage kept.


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As the original owner of my 2014 right off the lot, I have never had a recall for my Raptor for anything...??



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Congrat's.
Not saying the recall does not exist. I said that I've never received any sort of recall for my truck. As the original owner I should be easy to find if they wanted to send me anything...

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https://www.ford-trucks.com/articles/ford-recall-f-150-seatbelts/


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Found in California, owner runs a Lexus dealership and owns MANY vehicles all garage kept.


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Congrat's.

Not saying the recall does not exist. I said that I've never received any sort of recall for my truck. As the original owner I should be easy to find if they wanted to send me anything...



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Wasn't looking for an argument. Just posted for informational purposes. Just trying to put it out there if it can help someone else.


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I have heard of some of my friends with a few 2104 F-150 recalls but, I don't hear of Raptor specific recalls? Just seems odd...
 
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I have heard of some of my friends with a few 2104 F-150 recalls but, I don't hear of Raptor specific recalls? Just seems odd...



It's not specific to the Raptor to my knowledge. It includes several models assembled during a specific timeframe.


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I have heard of some of my friends with a few 2104 F-150 recalls but, I don't hear of Raptor specific recalls? Just seems odd...



Regardless of whether it seems "odd" to you, it happened. Not sure what else you are looking for.


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