NHTSA Safety Recalls
2005 Ford F-150 Recalls
The 2005 Ford F-150 has 14 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on February 23, 2011.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2005 Ford F-150. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 14
- Owner complaints
- 1,112
- Crashes reported
- 50
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★★
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
29 fires
frontal crash, no overall star before 2011
On a 2005 Ford F-150, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
14 recalls on the 2005 Ford F-150
Air bags: frontal: driver side: inflator module
- Campaign
- 11V107000
- Reported
- February 23, 2011
- Vehicles affected
- up to 1,325,000
- Risk NHTSA names
- injury
- Same campaign
- also 2004, 2006 F-150, 1 other model
Service brakes, hydraulic: power assist: vacuum: hoses, lines/piping, and fittings
- Campaign
- 08V208000
- Reported
- May 7, 2008
- Vehicles affected
- up to 605,684
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2006 F-150, 1 other model
Interior lighting
- Campaign
- 06V033000
- Reported
- February 6, 2006
- Vehicles affected
- up to 211,432
- Federal standard
- FMVSS 135, light vehicle brakes
- Same campaign
- also 2006 F-150, 1 other model
Tires: tread/belt
- Campaign
- 05T022000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2006 F-150, 2 other models
Exterior lighting: headlights
- Campaign
- 06E023000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2000–2001, 2004, 2006 F-150, 17 other models
Fuel system, gasoline
- Campaign
- 06E056000
- Risk NHTSA names
- fire
- Same campaign
- also 2000–2004 F-150, 24 other models
Exterior lighting
- Campaign
- 06E060000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2000–2001, 2004, 2006 F-150, 12 other models
Exterior lighting
- Campaign
- 06E064000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2000–2001, 2004, 2006 F-150, 19 other models
Equipment: electrical
- Campaign
- 07E066000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2000–2004, 2006–2007 F-150, 7 other models
Exterior lighting: headlights
- Campaign
- 07E075000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2004, 2006–2007 F-150
Exterior lighting: headlights
- Campaign
- 07E080000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash, injury and death
- Same campaign
- also 2004, 2006–2007 F-150
Exterior lighting: headlights
- Campaign
- 07E089000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash, injury and death
- Same campaign
- also 2004, 2006–2007 F-150
Exterior lighting
- Campaign
- 09E012000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2000–2004, 2006 F-150, 57 other models
Exterior lighting: headlights
- Campaign
- 09E025000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2000–2004, 2006–2007 F-150, 46 other models
2005 Ford F-150 complaints by year
NHTSA has received 1,112 owner complaints about the 2005 Ford F-150, the newest on May 26, 2026. Of these, 50 describe a crash (4%) and 29 a fire; owners reported 57 injuries and 2 deaths.
In complaints about the 2005 Ford F-150, the component group named most often is the visibility (23%), followed by the engine (11%) and the power train (10%).
None of the 2005 Ford F-150's 14 recalls concerns the visibility.
Where 2005 Ford F-150 owners gave the mileage (970 complaints), the median was 61,000 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Visibility260
- Engine117
- Power Train112
- Engine And Engine Cooling111
- Air Bags101
- Service Brakes, Hydraulic90
Complaints received, by year
| 2004 | 1 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 53 | |
| 2006 | 62 | |
| 2007 | 39 | |
| 2008 | 119 | |
| 2009 | 152 | |
| 2010 | 175 | |
| 2011 | 113 | |
| 2012 | 65 | |
| 2013 | 48 | |
| 2014 | 59 | |
| 2015 | 49 | |
| 2016 | 35 | |
| 2017 | 32 | |
| 2018 | 25 | |
| 2019 | 26 | |
| 2020 | 14 | |
| 2021 | 12 | |
| 2022 | 4 | |
| 2023 | 12 | |
| 2024 | 6 | |
| 2025 | 10 | |
| 2026 | 1 |
Complaints about the 2005 Ford F-150 peaked in 2010, when NHTSA received 175. 25% arrived between 2004 and 2008, the model year's first years on the road.
Adjusted for how many complaints NHTSA received about all 2005 vehicles, the 2005 Ford F-150 drew 1.0× the complaints of the median Ford F-150 year in the same window: 11th highest of the 23 ranked years.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: none before 2011
- Frontal: 5/5
- Rollover: 4/5
The 1,112 complaints about the 2005 Ford F-150 are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Ford F-150 by model year
Other 2005 Ford models
Newest record on this page: May 26, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted