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NHTSA Safety Recalls

2004 Ford F-550 Sd Recalls

The 2004 Ford F-550 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-550 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
49

filed with NHTSA

Crashes reported
1

5 fires

NHTSA crash test
Not rated

On a 2004 Ford F-550 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-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 2002–2003, 2005–2007 F-550 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-550 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 2005–2007 F-550 Sd, 7 other models

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

2004 Ford F-550 Sd complaints by year

NHTSA has received 49 owner complaints about the 2004 Ford F-550 Sd, the newest on February 9, 2016. Of these, 1 describe a crash (2%) and 5 a fire; owners reported 4 injuries.

In complaints about the 2004 Ford F-550 Sd, the component group named most often is the fuel system, diesel (43%), followed by the engine and engine cooling (33%) and the electrical system (18%).

1 of the 2004 Ford F-550 Sd's 3 recalls also concerns the electrical system.

Where 2004 Ford F-550 Sd owners gave the mileage (39 complaints), the median was 36,000 miles.

Component groups named in complaints

  • Fuel System, Diesel21
  • Engine And Engine Cooling16
  • Electrical System9
  • Power Train6
  • Fuel System, Gasoline3
  • Vehicle Speed Control2

Complaints received, by year

Complaints about the 2004 Ford F-550 Sd received by NHTSA, by calendar year
20044
20057
20064
20073
20083
20096
20107
20116
20126
20131
20151
20161

Complaints about the 2004 Ford F-550 Sd peaked in 2005, when NHTSA received 7. 37% 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-550 Sd drew 1.0× the complaints of the median Ford F-550 Sd year in the same window: 3rd highest of the 5 ranked years.

That makes 2004 one of the three best-measured Ford F-550 Sd years.

Ford F-550 Sd years to avoid →

The 49 complaints about the 2004 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 2004 Ford models

Newest record on this page: February 9, 2016. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted