NHTSA Safety Recalls
2003 Ford F-250 Sd Recalls
The 2003 Ford F-250 Sd has 6 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 Sd. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 6
- Owner complaints
- 178
- Crashes reported
- 6
- NHTSA crash test
- Not rated
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
10 fires
On a 2003 Ford F-250 Sd, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
6 recalls on the 2003 Ford F-250 Sd
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 Sd, 7 other models
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 F-250 Sd, 10 other models
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 F-250 Sd, 5 other models
Vehicle speed control
- Campaign
- 07V078000
- Reported
- March 6, 2007
- Vehicles affected
- up to 155,584
- Risk NHTSA names
- fire
- Same campaign
- also 6 other models
Exterior lighting
- Campaign
- 06E026000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2000–2002, 2004 F-250 Sd, 42 other models
Wheels: hub
- Campaign
- 07E106000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2000–2002, 2004 F-250 Sd, 14 other models
2003 Ford F-250 Sd complaints by year
NHTSA has received 178 owner complaints about the 2003 Ford F-250 Sd, the newest on July 10, 2019. Of these, 6 describe a crash (3%) and 10 a fire; owners reported 5 injuries.
In complaints about the 2003 Ford F-250 Sd, the component group named most often is the engine and engine cooling (40%), followed by the power train (11%) and the tires (10%).
1 of the 2003 Ford F-250 Sd's 6 recalls also concerns the engine and engine cooling.
Where 2003 Ford F-250 Sd owners gave the mileage (157 complaints), the median was 49,000 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Engine And Engine Cooling72
- Power Train20
- Tires18
- Steering15
- Electrical System14
- Suspension10
Complaints received, by year
| 2003 | 33 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 30 | |
| 2005 | 12 | |
| 2006 | 17 | |
| 2007 | 8 | |
| 2008 | 14 | |
| 2009 | 10 | |
| 2010 | 19 | |
| 2011 | 12 | |
| 2012 | 6 | |
| 2013 | 4 | |
| 2014 | 4 | |
| 2015 | 4 | |
| 2016 | 3 | |
| 2018 | 1 | |
| 2019 | 1 |
Complaints about the 2003 Ford F-250 Sd peaked in 2003, when NHTSA received 33. 52% 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 Sd drew 1.2× the complaints of the median Ford F-250 Sd year in the same window: 8th highest of the 23 ranked years.
The 178 complaints about the 2003 Ford F-250 Sd are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Ford F-250 Sd by model year
Other 2003 Ford models
Newest record on this page: July 10, 2019. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted