NHTSA Safety Recalls
2004 Ford F-250 Recalls
The 2004 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 2004 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
- 154
- Crashes reported
- 8
- NHTSA crash test
- Not rated
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
4 fires
On a 2004 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 2004 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 2002–2003, 2007 F-250, 7 other models
Tires
- Campaign
- 04V229000
- Reported
- May 17, 2004
- Vehicles affected
- up to 6,415
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Federal standard
- FMVSS 120, tire and rim selection for vehicles other than cars
- Same campaign
- also 1 other model
Exterior lighting
- Campaign
- 06E049000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2000–2003 F-250, 23 other models
Exterior lighting: headlights
- Campaign
- 06E052000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2000–2003 F-250, 1 other model
Equipment: electrical
- Campaign
- 07E066000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2000–2003, 2007 F-250, 7 other models
Exterior lighting
- Campaign
- 09E012000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2000–2003 F-250, 57 other models
Exterior lighting: headlights
- Campaign
- 09E025000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2000–2003 F-250, 46 other models
2004 Ford F-250 complaints by year
NHTSA has received 154 owner complaints about the 2004 Ford F-250, the newest on September 15, 2026. Of these, 8 describe a crash (5%) and 4 a fire; owners reported 5 injuries.
In complaints about the 2004 Ford F-250, the component group named most often is the engine and engine cooling (29%), followed by the electrical system (23%) and the engine (12%).
None of the 2004 Ford F-250's 7 recalls concerns the engine and engine cooling.
Where 2004 Ford F-250 owners gave the mileage (125 complaints), the median was 39,000 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Engine And Engine Cooling44
- Electrical System36
- Engine19
- Vehicle Speed Control19
- Power Train12
- Steering10
Complaints received, by year
| 2003 | 1 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 50 | |
| 2005 | 21 | |
| 2006 | 5 | |
| 2007 | 3 | |
| 2008 | 3 | |
| 2009 | 2 | |
| 2010 | 6 | |
| 2011 | 6 | |
| 2012 | 7 | |
| 2013 | 6 | |
| 2014 | 4 | |
| 2015 | 7 | |
| 2016 | 6 | |
| 2017 | 4 | |
| 2018 | 2 | |
| 2019 | 9 | |
| 2020 | 3 | |
| 2021 | 2 | |
| 2022 | 1 | |
| 2023 | 1 | |
| 2024 | 1 | |
| 2025 | 3 | |
| 2026 | 1 |
Complaints about the 2004 Ford F-250 peaked in 2004, when NHTSA received 50. 52% arrived between 2003 and 2007, the model year's first years on the road.
Adjusted for how many complaints NHTSA received about all 2004 vehicles, the 2004 Ford F-250 drew 1.4× the complaints of the median Ford F-250 year in the same window: 3rd highest of the 13 ranked years.
The 154 complaints about the 2004 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 2004 Ford models
Newest record on this page: September 15, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted