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NHTSA Safety Recalls

2004 Ford F-450 Sd Recalls

The 2004 Ford F-450 Sd 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-450 Sd. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.

Recalls
3

NHTSA campaigns

Owner complaints
33

filed with NHTSA

Crashes reported
1

1 fires

NHTSA crash test
Not rated

On a 2004 Ford F-450 Sd, 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-450 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 2002–2003, 2005–2007 F-450 Sd, 7 other models

11V352000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

Electrical system: wiring

Campaign
05V270000
Reported
June 10, 2005
Vehicles affected
up to 180,104
Risk NHTSA names
crash
Same campaign
also 2005 F-450 Sd, 6 other models

05V270000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

Equipment: electrical

Campaign
07E066000
Risk NHTSA names
crash
Same campaign
also 2000–2003, 2005–2007 F-450 Sd, 7 other models

07E066000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

2004 Ford F-450 Sd complaints by year

NHTSA has received 33 owner complaints about the 2004 Ford F-450 Sd, the newest on January 6, 2014. Of these, 1 describe a crash (3%) and 1 a fire.

In complaints about the 2004 Ford F-450 Sd, the component group named most often is the fuel system, diesel (42%), followed by the engine and engine cooling (21%) and the electrical system (9%).

1 of the 2004 Ford F-450 Sd's 3 recalls also concerns the electrical system.

Where 2004 Ford F-450 Sd owners gave the mileage (25 complaints), the median was 48,101 miles.

Component groups named in complaints

  • Fuel System, Diesel14
  • Engine And Engine Cooling7
  • Electrical System3
  • Fuel System, Other3
  • Power Train3
  • Fuel System, Gasoline2

Complaints received, by year

Complaints about the 2004 Ford F-450 Sd received by NHTSA, by calendar year
20041
20059
20061
20071
20083
20095
20105
20113
20123
20131
20141

Complaints about the 2004 Ford F-450 Sd peaked in 2005, when NHTSA received 9. 36% 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-450 Sd drew 0.8× the complaints of the median Ford F-450 Sd year in the same window: 7th highest of the 7 ranked years.

That makes 2004 one of the three best-measured Ford F-450 Sd years.

Ford F-450 Sd years to avoid →

The 33 complaints about the 2004 Ford F-450 Sd are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.

Ford F-450 Sd by model year

Other 2004 Ford models

Newest record on this page: January 6, 2014. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted