NHTSA Safety Recalls
2000 Ford F-150 Recalls
The 2000 Ford F-150 has 17 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on July 29, 2011.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2000 Ford F-150. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 17
- Owner complaints
- 1,075
- Crashes reported
- 81
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★★
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
343 fires
side crash, no overall star before 2011
On a 2000 Ford F-150, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
17 recalls on the 2000 Ford F-150
Fuel system, gasoline: storage: tank assembly: mounting
- Campaign
- 11V385000
- Reported
- July 29, 2011
- Vehicles affected
- up to 1,100,000
- Risk NHTSA names
- fire
- Same campaign
- also 2001–2004 F-150, 1 other model
Vehicle speed control
- Campaign
- 05V388000
- Reported
- September 7, 2005
- Vehicles affected
- up to 4,500,000
- Risk NHTSA names
- fire
- Same campaign
- also 2001–2002 F-150, 3 other models
Vehicle speed control: cruise control
- Campaign
- 05V017000
- Reported
- January 27, 2005
- Vehicles affected
- up to 738,490
- Risk NHTSA names
- fire
- Same campaign
- also 3 other models
Visibility: windshield wiper/washer: motor
- Campaign
- 01V258000
- Reported
- August 8, 2001
- Vehicles affected
- up to 1,083,000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2001 F-150, 14 other models
Equipment: other: labels
- Campaign
- 00V284000
- Reported
- September 21, 2000
- Vehicles affected
- up to 4,500
- Federal standard
- FMVSS 303, fuel system integrity of natural gas vehicles
- Same campaign
- also 2 other models
Seat belts
- Campaign
- 00V228001
- Reported
- August 18, 2000
- Vehicles affected
- up to 144,435
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Federal standard
- FMVSS 209, seat belt assemblies
- Same campaign
- also 9 other models
Exterior lighting: headlights
- Campaign
- 06E023000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2001, 2004–2006 F-150, 17 other models
Exterior lighting: headlights
- Campaign
- 06E052000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2001–2004 F-150, 1 other model
Fuel system, gasoline
- Campaign
- 06E056000
- Risk NHTSA names
- fire
- Same campaign
- also 2001–2005 F-150, 24 other models
Exterior lighting
- Campaign
- 06E060000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2001, 2004–2006 F-150, 12 other models
Exterior lighting
- Campaign
- 06E064000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2001, 2004–2006 F-150, 19 other models
Exterior lighting
- Campaign
- 06E065000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2001–2002 F-150, 9 other models
Exterior lighting: headlights
- Campaign
- 06E067000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2001–2003 F-150, 1 other model
Equipment: electrical
- Campaign
- 07E066000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2001–2007 F-150, 7 other models
Exterior lighting: headlights
- Campaign
- 08E050000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2001–2003 F-150, 12 other models
Exterior lighting
- Campaign
- 09E012000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2001–2006 F-150, 57 other models
Exterior lighting: headlights
- Campaign
- 09E025000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2001–2007 F-150, 46 other models
2000 Ford F-150 complaints by year
NHTSA has received 1,075 owner complaints about the 2000 Ford F-150, the newest on October 3, 2026. Of these, 81 describe a crash (8%) and 343 a fire; owners reported 71 injuries and 1 death.
In complaints about the 2000 Ford F-150, the component group named most often is the electrical system (18%), followed by the vehicle speed control (17%) and the engine and engine cooling (13%).
2 of the 2000 Ford F-150's 17 recalls also concern the vehicle speed control.
Where 2000 Ford F-150 owners gave the mileage (661 complaints), the median was 92,000 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Electrical System191
- Vehicle Speed Control188
- Engine And Engine Cooling135
- Fuel System, Gasoline122
- Air Bags69
- Steering68
Complaints received, by year
| 1999 | 2 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 67 | |
| 2001 | 81 | |
| 2002 | 59 | |
| 2003 | 90 | |
| 2004 | 112 | |
| 2005 | 198 | |
| 2006 | 53 | |
| 2007 | 56 | |
| 2008 | 36 | |
| 2009 | 32 | |
| 2010 | 45 | |
| 2011 | 133 | |
| 2012 | 22 | |
| 2013 | 15 | |
| 2014 | 18 | |
| 2015 | 8 | |
| 2016 | 11 | |
| 2017 | 7 | |
| 2018 | 3 | |
| 2019 | 5 | |
| 2020 | 3 | |
| 2021 | 5 | |
| 2022 | 1 | |
| 2023 | 3 | |
| 2024 | 1 | |
| 2025 | 6 | |
| 2026 | 3 |
Complaints about the 2000 Ford F-150 peaked in 2005, when NHTSA received 198. 28% arrived between 1999 and 2003, the model year's first years on the road.
Adjusted for how many complaints NHTSA received about all 2000 vehicles, the 2000 Ford F-150 drew 0.7× the complaints of the median Ford F-150 year in the same window: 18th highest of the 23 ranked years.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: none before 2011
- Side: 5/5
The 1,075 complaints about the 2000 Ford F-150 are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Ford F-150 by model year
Other 2000 Ford models
Newest record on this page: October 3, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted