NHTSA Safety Recalls
2003 Ford F-250 Recalls
The 2003 Ford F-250 has 7 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on July 13, 2011.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2003 Ford F-250. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 7
- Owner complaints
- 116
- Crashes reported
- 6
- NHTSA crash test
- Not rated
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
8 fires
On a 2003 Ford F-250, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
7 recalls on the 2003 Ford F-250
Exterior lighting: tail lights
- Campaign
- 11V352000
- Reported
- July 13, 2011
- Vehicles affected
- up to 26,715
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Federal standard
- FMVSS 108, lamps and reflective devices
- Same campaign
- also 2002, 2004, 2007 F-250, 7 other models
Electrical system: 12v/24v/48v battery
- Campaign
- 04V327000
- Reported
- July 7, 2004
- Vehicles affected
- up to 83,687
- Risk NHTSA names
- fire
- Same campaign
- also 4 other models
Exterior lighting
- Campaign
- 06E049000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2000–2002, 2004 F-250, 23 other models
Exterior lighting: headlights
- Campaign
- 06E052000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2000–2002, 2004 F-250, 1 other model
Equipment: electrical
- Campaign
- 07E066000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2000–2002, 2004, 2007 F-250, 7 other models
Exterior lighting
- Campaign
- 09E012000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2000–2002, 2004 F-250, 57 other models
Exterior lighting: headlights
- Campaign
- 09E025000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2000–2002, 2004 F-250, 46 other models
2003 Ford F-250 complaints by year
NHTSA has received 116 owner complaints about the 2003 Ford F-250, the newest on June 30, 2026. Of these, 6 describe a crash (5%) and 8 a fire; owners reported 4 injuries and 1 death.
In complaints about the 2003 Ford F-250, the component group named most often is the engine and engine cooling (21%), followed by the tires (17%) and the electrical system (11%).
1 of the 2003 Ford F-250's 7 recalls also concerns the electrical system.
Where 2003 Ford F-250 owners gave the mileage (79 complaints), the median was 75,000 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Engine And Engine Cooling24
- Tires20
- Electrical System13
- Engine13
- Power Train12
- Steering11
Complaints received, by year
| 2002 | 1 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 15 | |
| 2004 | 17 | |
| 2005 | 11 | |
| 2006 | 4 | |
| 2007 | 6 | |
| 2008 | 4 | |
| 2009 | 2 | |
| 2010 | 2 | |
| 2011 | 6 | |
| 2012 | 2 | |
| 2013 | 3 | |
| 2014 | 4 | |
| 2015 | 7 | |
| 2016 | 4 | |
| 2017 | 8 | |
| 2018 | 6 | |
| 2019 | 5 | |
| 2020 | 1 | |
| 2022 | 4 | |
| 2024 | 2 | |
| 2025 | 1 | |
| 2026 | 1 |
Complaints about the 2003 Ford F-250 peaked in 2004, when NHTSA received 17. 41% arrived between 2002 and 2006, the model year's first years on the road.
Adjusted for how many complaints NHTSA received about all 2003 vehicles, the 2003 Ford F-250 drew 0.8× the complaints of the median Ford F-250 year in the same window: 8th highest of the 13 ranked years.
The 116 complaints about the 2003 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 2003 Ford models
Newest record on this page: June 30, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted