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Ford F-550 SD

Every Ford F-550 SD model year on file, 2015 to 2026. Pick a year for its recalls, investigations, service bulletins and the full text of owner complaints.

Owner complaints, all model years509 involved a crash, fire, injury or death
Model years122015 to 2026
Recall campaigns38Distinct campaigns listing it
Service bulletins2,453Summed across model years
By model year

The 2021 model year drew the most complaints, 12, 24% of the model's total

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

03691220152016201720182019202020211220222023202420252026
Source: NHTSA ODI. Complaints are not verified by NHTSA, and NHTSA publishes no sales volumes, so counts are not rates.
Components

Fuel system leads the Ford F-550 SD complaint record

Owner complaints across all model years, by component.

Fuel system
23
Engine and cooling
13
Electrical system
7
Powertrain
6
Suspension
5
Steering
5
Brakes
4
Structure
2
Wheels
2
Driver assistance
2
Source: NHTSA ODI complaints file.
Model years

The record for each Ford F-550 SD 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-550 SD by model year
YearBodyComplaintsSeverity indexPeer indexRecallsInvestigationsBulletins
2026Other10.01003050
2025Other10.010030107
2024Other20.020020194
2023Other10.010090281
2022Other911.1450120232
2021Other1216.760091235
2020Other425.020082302
2019Other450.020051243
2018Not decoded0NoneNone31226
2017Other20.010081319
2016Other30.030031124
2015Other1127.355032140
Source: NHTSA ODI. Body class from NHTSA's VIN decoder where decoded.
Latest recalls

Recent campaigns covering the Ford F-550 SD

  • 26V-606 Sep 22, 2026
    Headlight assemblies may contain a contaminated LED chip, which can result in a loss of daytime running lights, parking lights, high beams or low…
    Lighting · 42k vehicles
  • 26V-204 Mar 31, 2026
    Windshield wiper arms may break, causing the wipers to fail
    Visibility and wipers · 423k vehicles
  • 26V-158 Mar 17, 2026
    Biodiesel deposits may form on the pump drivetrain roller components, which could lead to failure of the high pressure fuel pump
    Fuel system · 9,839 vehicles
  • 26V-104 Feb 20, 2026
    When towing a trailer, the integrated trailer module (ITRM) may lose communication with the vehicle, possibly causing a loss of brake and turn…
    Electrical system · 4.38M vehicles
  • 25V-572 Sep 3, 2025
    Rearview camera may display a distorted, inverted, or blank image when the vehicle is in reverse
    Back-over prevention · 1.46M vehicles
  • 25V-540 Aug 22, 2025
    Instrument Panel Cluster (IPC) may fail at startup
    Electrical system · 356k vehicles
  • 25V-455 Jul 7, 2025
    Low-pressure fuel pump may fail, which can result in an engine stall while driving
    Fuel system · 850k vehicles
  • 25V-401 Jun 13, 2025
    Brake booster pushrod retaining spring may not have been installed, which can allow the pushrod to disconnect from the brake pedal and cause a…
    Brakes · 2,345 vehicles
  • 25V-315 May 9, 2025
    Software error may cause the rearview camera image to delay, freeze, or not display when the vehicle is in reverse
    Back-over prevention · 1.08M vehicles
  • 25V-132 Feb 28, 2025
    Due to a software error, a towed trailer equipped with an electric or electric-over hydraulic brake system may not brake
    Electrical system · 11k vehicles
Source: NHTSA ODI recalls file.