NHTSA Safety Recalls
2004 Ford F-350 Recalls
The 2004 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 2004 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
- 159
- Crashes reported
- 13
- NHTSA crash test
- Not rated
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
5 fires
On a 2004 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 2004 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 2002–2003, 2005–2007 F-350, 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
Equipment: electrical
- Campaign
- 07E066000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2000–2003, 2005–2007 F-350, 7 other models
2004 Ford F-350 complaints by year
NHTSA has received 159 owner complaints about the 2004 Ford F-350, the newest on April 18, 2025. Of these, 13 describe a crash (8%) and 5 a fire; owners reported 13 injuries and 2 deaths.
In complaints about the 2004 Ford F-350, the component group named most often is the engine and engine cooling (40%), followed by the electrical system (12%) and the power train (11%).
None of the 2004 Ford F-350's 3 recalls concerns the engine and engine cooling.
Where 2004 Ford F-350 owners gave the mileage (131 complaints), the median was 50,047 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Engine And Engine Cooling64
- Electrical System19
- Power Train18
- Engine16
- Vehicle Speed Control13
- Fuel System, Diesel11
Complaints received, by year
| 2004 | 34 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 31 | |
| 2006 | 11 | |
| 2007 | 7 | |
| 2008 | 8 | |
| 2009 | 8 | |
| 2010 | 7 | |
| 2011 | 8 | |
| 2012 | 6 | |
| 2013 | 6 | |
| 2014 | 14 | |
| 2015 | 3 | |
| 2016 | 2 | |
| 2017 | 6 | |
| 2019 | 2 | |
| 2020 | 3 | |
| 2021 | 1 | |
| 2022 | 1 | |
| 2025 | 1 |
Complaints about the 2004 Ford F-350 peaked in 2004, when NHTSA received 34. 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-350 drew 1.9× the complaints of the median Ford F-350 year in the same window: 3rd highest of the 13 ranked years.
The 159 complaints about the 2004 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 2004 Ford models
Newest record on this page: April 18, 2025. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted