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Ford F-450

Every Ford F-450 model year on file, 1989 to 2020. Pick a year for its recalls, investigations, service bulletins and the full text of owner complaints.

Owner complaints, all model years11915 involved a crash, fire, injury or death

Model years201989 to 2020

Recall campaigns14Distinct campaigns listing it

Service bulletins90Summed across model years

By model year

The 2020 model year drew the most complaints, 24, 20% of the model's total

Owner complaints filed with NHTSA, all years filed, by model year.

Source: NHTSA ODI. Complaints are not verified by NHTSA, and NHTSA publishes no sales volumes, so counts are not rates.

Components

Engine and cooling leads the Ford F-450 complaint record

Owner complaints across all model years, by component.

Engine and cooling

Powertrain

Fuel system

Steering

Electrical system

Structure

Suspension

Wheels

Brakes

Tires

Source: NHTSA ODI complaints file.

Model years

The record for each Ford F-450 model year

Peer index compares complaints with the median vehicle of the same model year and body class (100 is the median). It corrects for age, not for how many were sold.

Ford F-450 by model year
Year	Body	Complaints	Severity index	Peer index	Recalls	Investigations	Bulletins
2020	Pickup	24	16.7	28	1	2	7
2019	Pickup	20	10.0	19	4	2	7
2018	Pickup	10	10.0	14	3	2	6
2017	Pickup	21	19.0	29	4	2	12
2016	Pickup	4	0.0	7	0	0	5
2015	Pickup	6	0.0	15	2	1	10
2014	Pickup	3	66.7	9	0	1	8
2013	Pickup	6	0.0	13	1	1	11
2012	Pickup	14	0.0	33	4	1	15
2011	Pickup	9	22.2	21	2	1	7
2010	Not decoded	0	None	None	1	0	0
2009	Not decoded	0	None	None	1	0	0
2008	Not decoded	0	None	None	1	0	0
2007	Not decoded	0	None	None	1	0	0
2006	Not decoded	0	None	None	1	0	0
2005	Not decoded	0	None	None	1	0	0
2004	Not decoded	0	None	None	1	0	0
2003	Not decoded	0	None	None	1	0	0
1990	Not decoded	2	0.0	200	0	1	1
1989	Not decoded	0	None	None	0	0	1

Source: NHTSA ODI. Body class from NHTSA's VIN decoder where decoded.

Latest recalls

Recent campaigns covering the Ford F-450

25V-270 Apr 23, 2025
Rearview camera printed circuit board terminal header connector may be loose or damaged, which can result in a blank or distorted image
Back-over prevention · 161k vehicles
21V-114 Feb 25, 2021
Lights may be too bright, exceeding the maximum light output allowed which may adversely affect the vision of drivers
Lighting · 2 vehicles
19V-633 Aug 28, 2019
Also included are certain 2020 Ford Explorer and Lincoln Aviator vehicles equipped with rear outboard seats and manual seat back recliner mechanisms
Seats · 639k vehicles
19V-401 May 29, 2019
Monitors may unexpectedly revert back to the factory default settings which may cause the camera image to be reversed
Equipment · 22 vehicles
19V-398 May 29, 2019
Displays may unexpectedly revert back to the factory default settings which may cause the camera image to be reversed
Equipment · 13 vehicles
19V-342 May 3, 2019
Depending on the specific wiring of the vehicle, these brake lights may illuminate when the brake pedal has not been pressed
Lighting · 17 vehicles
18V-894 Dec 18, 2018
Water and contaminants may get into the block heater cable's splice connector causing corrosion and damage
Engine and cooling · 410k vehicles
17V-331 May 22, 2017
These accessory door handle covers may cause the doors to unlatch in a side impact collision
Latches and locks · 14k vehicles
14V-498 Aug 13, 2014
In the affected vehicles, oil may leak from the PTO pressure switch onto a thermal blanket covering the exhaust
Equipment · 3 vehicles
13V-535 Oct 30, 2013
Due to an exhaust sensor problem, the vehicles may experience loss of power followed by an engine stall
Engine and cooling · 2,951 vehicles

Source: NHTSA ODI recalls file.