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NHTSA Safety Recalls

2001 Ford F-350 Recalls

The 2001 Ford F-350 has 6 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on August 1, 2006.

A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2001 Ford F-350. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.

Recalls
6

NHTSA campaigns

Owner complaints
160

filed with NHTSA

Crashes reported
21

11 fires

NHTSA crash test
Not rated

On a 2001 Ford F-350, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.

6 recalls on the 2001 Ford F-350

Vehicle speed control

Campaign
06V286000
Reported
August 1, 2006
Vehicles affected
up to 1,200,000
Risk NHTSA names
fire
Same campaign
also 2000, 2002 F-350, 5 other models

06V286000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

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 2000 F-350, 14 other models

01V258000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

Seat belts: front: buckle assembly

Campaign
01V227001
Reported
July 16, 2001
Vehicles affected
up to 1,400,000
Risk NHTSA names
crash and injury
Same campaign
also 12 other models

01V227001: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

Fuel system, gasoline: storage: tank assembly: filler pipe and cap

Campaign
01V106000
Reported
March 27, 2001
Vehicles affected
up to 185
Risk NHTSA names
fire
Same campaign
also 1 other model

01V106000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

Air bags: frontal

Campaign
01V082000
Reported
March 12, 2001
Vehicles affected
up to 268
Risk NHTSA names
crash and injury
Same campaign
also 5 other models

01V082000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

Equipment: electrical

Campaign
07E066000
Risk NHTSA names
crash
Same campaign
also 2000, 2002–2007 F-350, 7 other models

07E066000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

2001 Ford F-350 complaints by year

NHTSA has received 160 owner complaints about the 2001 Ford F-350, the newest on January 2, 2024. Of these, 21 describe a crash (13%) and 11 a fire; owners reported 12 injuries and 1 death.

In complaints about the 2001 Ford F-350, the component group named most often is the tires (19%), followed by the steering (18%) and the service brakes, hydraulic (13%).

None of the 2001 Ford F-350's 6 recalls concerns the tires.

Where 2001 Ford F-350 owners gave the mileage (57 complaints), the median was 72,000 miles.

Component groups named in complaints

  • Tires31
  • Steering28
  • Service Brakes, Hydraulic21
  • Power Train17
  • Engine And Engine Cooling12
  • Electrical System10

Complaints received, by year

Complaints about the 2001 Ford F-350 received by NHTSA, by calendar year
20001
200131
200233
200316
200424
200514
20065
20074
20084
20101
20113
20125
20132
20142
20151
20163
20172
20181
20202
20213
20222
20241

Complaints about the 2001 Ford F-350 peaked in 2002, when NHTSA received 33. 66% arrived between 2000 and 2004, the model year's first years on the road.

Adjusted for how many complaints NHTSA received about all 2001 vehicles, the 2001 Ford F-350 drew 1.9× the complaints of the median Ford F-350 year in the same window: 2nd highest of the 13 ranked years.

Ford F-350 years to avoid →

The 160 complaints about the 2001 Ford F-350 are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.

Ford F-350 by model year

Other 2001 Ford models

Newest record on this page: January 2, 2024. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted