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NHTSA Safety Recalls

2005 Ford F-250 Sd Recalls

The 2005 Ford F-250 Sd has 5 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on July 13, 2011.

A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2005 Ford F-250 Sd. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.

Recalls
5

NHTSA campaigns

Owner complaints
295

filed with NHTSA

Crashes reported
6

6 fires

NHTSA crash test
Not rated

On a 2005 Ford F-250 Sd, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.

5 recalls on the 2005 Ford F-250 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 2002–2004, 2006–2007 F-250 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 2004 F-250 Sd, 6 other models

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

Fuel system, gasoline: delivery: hoses, lines/piping, and fittings

Campaign
05V266000
Reported
June 9, 2005
Vehicles affected
up to 78,675
Risk NHTSA names
fire
Same campaign
also 3 other models

05V266000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

Equipment

Campaign
08E026000
Same campaign
also 2006–2007 F-250 Sd

08E026000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

Steering

Campaign
20E090000
Risk NHTSA names
crash
Same campaign
also 2006–2007, 2015–2016, 2018–2019, 2021 F-250 Sd, 1 other model

20E090000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

2005 Ford F-250 Sd complaints by year

NHTSA has received 295 owner complaints about the 2005 Ford F-250 Sd, the newest on December 7, 2018. Of these, 6 describe a crash (2%) and 6 a fire; owners reported 9 injuries.

In complaints about the 2005 Ford F-250 Sd, the component group named most often is the suspension (40%), followed by the steering (23%) and the engine and engine cooling (13%).

1 of the 2005 Ford F-250 Sd's 5 recalls also concerns the steering.

Where 2005 Ford F-250 Sd owners gave the mileage (269 complaints), the median was 41,900 miles.

Component groups named in complaints

  • Suspension118
  • Steering67
  • Engine And Engine Cooling37
  • Electrical System32
  • Power Train16
  • Fuel System, Diesel15

Complaints received, by year

Complaints about the 2005 Ford F-250 Sd received by NHTSA, by calendar year
200525
200618
200732
200848
200952
201052
201132
20128
20137
201411
20155
20161
20172
20182

Complaints about the 2005 Ford F-250 Sd peaked in 2009, when NHTSA received 52. 42% 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-250 Sd drew 1.9× the complaints of the median Ford F-250 Sd year in the same window: 5th highest of the 23 ranked years.

Ford F-250 Sd years to avoid →

The 295 complaints about the 2005 Ford F-250 Sd are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.

Ford F-250 Sd by model year

Other 2005 Ford models

Newest record on this page: December 7, 2018. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted