NHTSA Safety Recalls
2003 Ford F-350 Recalls
The 2003 Ford F-350 has 3 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on July 13, 2011.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2003 Ford F-350. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 3
- Owner complaints
- 90
- Crashes reported
- 11
- NHTSA crash test
- Not rated
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
8 fires
On a 2003 Ford F-350, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
3 recalls on the 2003 Ford F-350
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-350, 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
Equipment: electrical
- Campaign
- 07E066000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2000–2002, 2004–2007 F-350, 7 other models
2003 Ford F-350 complaints by year
NHTSA has received 90 owner complaints about the 2003 Ford F-350, the newest on July 29, 2026. Of these, 11 describe a crash (12%) and 8 a fire; owners reported 7 injuries.
In complaints about the 2003 Ford F-350, the component group named most often is the engine and engine cooling (21%), followed by the vehicle speed control (14%) and the electrical system (12%).
1 of the 2003 Ford F-350's 3 recalls also concerns the electrical system.
Where 2003 Ford F-350 owners gave the mileage (58 complaints), the median was 41,088 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Engine And Engine Cooling19
- Vehicle Speed Control13
- Electrical System11
- Engine7
- Tires7
- Steering6
Complaints received, by year
| 2002 | 1 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 23 | |
| 2004 | 16 | |
| 2005 | 14 | |
| 2006 | 3 | |
| 2007 | 1 | |
| 2008 | 2 | |
| 2009 | 1 | |
| 2010 | 1 | |
| 2011 | 2 | |
| 2012 | 4 | |
| 2013 | 3 | |
| 2014 | 5 | |
| 2015 | 2 | |
| 2016 | 1 | |
| 2017 | 4 | |
| 2019 | 3 | |
| 2021 | 2 | |
| 2026 | 2 |
Complaints about the 2003 Ford F-350 peaked in 2003, when NHTSA received 23. 63% 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-350 drew 1.2× the complaints of the median Ford F-350 year in the same window: 4th highest of the 13 ranked years.
The 90 complaints about the 2003 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 2003 Ford models
Newest record on this page: July 29, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted