NHTSA Safety Recalls
2003 Ford F-550 Sd Recalls
The 2003 Ford F-550 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-550 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
- 33
- Crashes reported
- 1
- NHTSA crash test
- Not rated
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
5 fires
On a 2003 Ford F-550 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-550 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-550 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-550 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-550 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
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
2003 Ford F-550 Sd complaints by year
NHTSA has received 33 owner complaints about the 2003 Ford F-550 Sd, the newest on January 10, 2018. Of these, 1 describe a crash (3%) and 5 a fire; owners reported 1 injury.
In complaints about the 2003 Ford F-550 Sd, the component group named most often is the fuel system, diesel (45%), followed by the engine and engine cooling (18%) and the engine (6%).
1 of the 2003 Ford F-550 Sd's 5 recalls also concerns the engine and engine cooling.
Where 2003 Ford F-550 Sd owners gave the mileage (31 complaints), the median was 60,000 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Fuel System, Diesel15
- Engine And Engine Cooling6
- Engine2
- Equipment2
- Fuel/Propulsion System2
- Power Train2
Complaints received, by year
| 2003 | 1 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 3 | |
| 2006 | 2 | |
| 2007 | 4 | |
| 2008 | 5 | |
| 2009 | 7 | |
| 2010 | 5 | |
| 2011 | 2 | |
| 2012 | 2 | |
| 2017 | 1 | |
| 2018 | 1 |
Complaints about the 2003 Ford F-550 Sd peaked in 2009, when NHTSA received 7. 18% arrived between 2002 and 2006, the model year's first years on the road.
The 33 complaints about the 2003 Ford F-550 Sd are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Ford F-550 Sd by model year
Other 2003 Ford models
Newest record on this page: January 10, 2018. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted