NHTSA Safety Recalls
2000 Ford F-250 Recalls
The 2000 Ford F-250 has 10 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on August 1, 2006.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2000 Ford F-250. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 10
- Owner complaints
- 326
- Crashes reported
- 33
- NHTSA crash test
- Not rated
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
14 fires
On a 2000 Ford F-250, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
10 recalls on the 2000 Ford F-250
Vehicle speed control
- Campaign
- 06V286000
- Reported
- August 1, 2006
- Vehicles affected
- up to 1,200,000
- Risk NHTSA names
- fire
- Same campaign
- also 2001–2002 F-250, 5 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-250, 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
Fuel system, gasoline: storage: tank assembly
- Campaign
- 99V311000
- Reported
- November 4, 1999
- Vehicles affected
- up to 107,540
- Risk NHTSA names
- fire
- Federal standard
- FMVSS 301, fuel system integrity
- Same campaign
- also 1 other model
Fuel system, gasoline: storage: tank assembly
- Campaign
- 99V219000
- Reported
- August 12, 1999
- Vehicles affected
- up to 245,300
- Risk NHTSA names
- fire
- Federal standard
- FMVSS 301, fuel system integrity
- Same campaign
- also 1 other model
Exterior lighting
- Campaign
- 06E049000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2001–2004 F-250, 23 other models
Exterior lighting: headlights
- Campaign
- 06E052000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2001–2004 F-250, 1 other model
Equipment: electrical
- Campaign
- 07E066000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2001–2004, 2007 F-250, 7 other models
Exterior lighting
- Campaign
- 09E012000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2001–2004 F-250, 57 other models
Exterior lighting: headlights
- Campaign
- 09E025000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2001–2004 F-250, 46 other models
2000 Ford F-250 complaints by year
NHTSA has received 326 owner complaints about the 2000 Ford F-250, the newest on February 12, 2026. Of these, 33 describe a crash (10%) and 14 a fire; owners reported 27 injuries and 7 deaths.
In complaints about the 2000 Ford F-250, the component group named most often is the tires (33%), followed by the steering (15%) and the service brakes, hydraulic (10%).
None of the 2000 Ford F-250's 10 recalls concerns the tires.
Where 2000 Ford F-250 owners gave the mileage (96 complaints), the median was 72,537 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Tires107
- Steering48
- Service Brakes, Hydraulic34
- Engine And Engine Cooling33
- Electrical System24
- Power Train23
Complaints received, by year
| 1999 | 2 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 73 | |
| 2001 | 82 | |
| 2002 | 44 | |
| 2003 | 24 | |
| 2004 | 15 | |
| 2005 | 16 | |
| 2006 | 7 | |
| 2007 | 7 | |
| 2008 | 4 | |
| 2009 | 3 | |
| 2010 | 1 | |
| 2011 | 4 | |
| 2012 | 13 | |
| 2013 | 4 | |
| 2014 | 1 | |
| 2016 | 5 | |
| 2017 | 5 | |
| 2018 | 2 | |
| 2019 | 5 | |
| 2020 | 1 | |
| 2021 | 2 | |
| 2022 | 2 | |
| 2025 | 3 | |
| 2026 | 1 |
Complaints about the 2000 Ford F-250 peaked in 2001, when NHTSA received 82. 69% 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-250 drew 2.8× the complaints of the median Ford F-250 year in the same window: 1st highest of the 13 ranked years.
That makes 2000 one of the Ford F-250 years to avoid by our method.
The 326 complaints about the 2000 Ford F-250 are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Ford F-250 by model year
Other 2000 Ford models
Newest record on this page: February 12, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted