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NHTSA Safety Recalls

2001 Ford F-450 Sd Recalls

The 2001 Ford F-450 Sd has 9 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on October 13, 2009.

A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2001 Ford F-450 Sd. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.

Recalls
9

NHTSA campaigns

Owner complaints
23

filed with NHTSA

Crashes reported
2

2 fires

NHTSA crash test
Not rated

On a 2001 Ford F-450 Sd, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.

9 recalls on the 2001 Ford F-450 Sd

Vehicle speed control

Campaign
09V399000
Reported
October 13, 2009
Vehicles affected
up to 4,500,000
Risk NHTSA names
fire
Same campaign
also 2000, 2002–2003 F-450 Sd, 10 other models

09V399000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

Engine and engine cooling: engine: diesel

Campaign
07V553000
Reported
December 5, 2007
Vehicles affected
up to 1,176,000
Risk NHTSA names
crash
Same campaign
also 2000, 2002–2003 F-450 Sd, 5 other models

07V553000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

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-450 Sd, 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-450 Sd, 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 →

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 →

Tires: valve

Campaign
01V046000
Reported
February 14, 2001
Vehicles affected
up to 102,000
Risk NHTSA names
injury
Same campaign
also 2000 F-450 Sd, 1 other model

01V046000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

Equipment: electrical

Campaign
07E066000
Risk NHTSA names
crash
Same campaign
also 2000, 2002–2007 F-450 Sd, 7 other models

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

Wheels: hub

Campaign
07E106000
Risk NHTSA names
crash
Same campaign
also 2000, 2002 F-450 Sd, 14 other models

07E106000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

2001 Ford F-450 Sd complaints by year

NHTSA has received 23 owner complaints about the 2001 Ford F-450 Sd, the newest on November 16, 2010. Of these, 2 describe a crash (9%) and 2 a fire.

In complaints about the 2001 Ford F-450 Sd, the component group named most often is the fuel system, diesel (30%), followed by the tires (22%) and the service brakes, hydraulic (17%).

1 of the 2001 Ford F-450 Sd's 9 recalls also concerns the tires.

Where 2001 Ford F-450 Sd owners gave the mileage (11 complaints), the median was 60,351 miles.

Component groups named in complaints

  • Fuel System, Diesel7
  • Tires5
  • Service Brakes, Hydraulic4
  • Power Train3
  • Electrical System2
  • Engine And Engine Cooling2

Complaints received, by year

Complaints about the 2001 Ford F-450 Sd received by NHTSA, by calendar year
200211
20031
20043
20052
20061
20081
20104

Complaints about the 2001 Ford F-450 Sd peaked in 2002, when NHTSA received 11. 65% 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-450 Sd drew 0.8× the complaints of the median Ford F-450 Sd year in the same window: 6th highest of the 7 ranked years.

That makes 2001 one of the three best-measured Ford F-450 Sd years.

Ford F-450 Sd years to avoid →

The 23 complaints about the 2001 Ford F-450 Sd are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.

Ford F-450 Sd by model year

Other 2001 Ford models

Newest record on this page: November 16, 2010. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted