NHTSA Safety Recalls
2003 Ford F-350 Sd Recalls
The 2003 Ford F-350 Sd has 5 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 Sd. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 5
- Owner complaints
- 132
- Crashes reported
- 6
- NHTSA crash test
- Not rated
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
2 fires
On a 2003 Ford F-350 Sd, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
5 recalls on the 2003 Ford F-350 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-350 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-350 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-350 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
Wheels: hub
- Campaign
- 07E106000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2000–2002, 2004 F-350 Sd, 14 other models
2003 Ford F-350 Sd complaints by year
NHTSA has received 132 owner complaints about the 2003 Ford F-350 Sd, the newest on January 9, 2019. Of these, 6 describe a crash (5%) and 2 a fire; owners reported 4 injuries.
In complaints about the 2003 Ford F-350 Sd, the component group named most often is the engine and engine cooling (39%), followed by the fuel system, diesel (12%) and the electrical system (11%).
1 of the 2003 Ford F-350 Sd's 5 recalls also concerns the engine and engine cooling.
Where 2003 Ford F-350 Sd owners gave the mileage (109 complaints), the median was 45,000 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Engine And Engine Cooling51
- Fuel System, Diesel16
- Electrical System15
- Tires15
- Power Train13
- Steering7
Complaints received, by year
| 2003 | 20 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 23 | |
| 2005 | 9 | |
| 2006 | 14 | |
| 2007 | 6 | |
| 2008 | 17 | |
| 2009 | 11 | |
| 2010 | 8 | |
| 2011 | 9 | |
| 2012 | 7 | |
| 2013 | 2 | |
| 2014 | 1 | |
| 2015 | 1 | |
| 2016 | 1 | |
| 2017 | 1 | |
| 2018 | 1 | |
| 2019 | 1 |
Complaints about the 2003 Ford F-350 Sd peaked in 2004, when NHTSA received 23. 50% 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 Sd drew 1.3× the complaints of the median Ford F-350 Sd year in the same window: 8th highest of the 20 ranked years.
The 132 complaints about the 2003 Ford F-350 Sd are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Ford F-350 Sd by model year
Other 2003 Ford models
Newest record on this page: January 9, 2019. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted