NHTSA Safety Recalls
2006 Ford F-250 Recalls
The 2006 Ford F-250 has 3 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on July 28, 2008.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2006 Ford F-250. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 3
- Owner complaints
- 221
- Crashes reported
- 10
- NHTSA crash test
- Not rated
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
5 fires
On a 2006 Ford F-250, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
3 recalls on the 2006 Ford F-250
Trailer hitches
- Campaign
- 08V344000
- Reported
- July 28, 2008
- Vehicles affected
- up to 108
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 8 other models
Tires: tread/belt
- Campaign
- 05T022000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2 other models
Service brakes, air
- Campaign
- 06E087000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2005, 2007 F-250, 1 other model
2006 Ford F-250 complaints by year
NHTSA has received 221 owner complaints about the 2006 Ford F-250, the newest on July 6, 2024. Of these, 10 describe a crash (5%) and 5 a fire; owners reported 10 injuries.
In complaints about the 2006 Ford F-250, the component group named most often is the suspension (38%), followed by the steering (35%) and the engine (10%).
None of the 2006 Ford F-250's 3 recalls concerns the suspension.
Where 2006 Ford F-250 owners gave the mileage (191 complaints), the median was 60,000 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Suspension85
- Steering78
- Engine21
- Electrical System18
- Engine And Engine Cooling17
- Wheels15
Complaints received, by year
| 2006 | 8 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 16 | |
| 2008 | 10 | |
| 2009 | 23 | |
| 2010 | 25 | |
| 2011 | 27 | |
| 2012 | 24 | |
| 2013 | 17 | |
| 2014 | 14 | |
| 2015 | 11 | |
| 2016 | 10 | |
| 2017 | 4 | |
| 2018 | 8 | |
| 2019 | 8 | |
| 2020 | 6 | |
| 2021 | 2 | |
| 2022 | 3 | |
| 2023 | 3 | |
| 2024 | 2 |
Complaints about the 2006 Ford F-250 peaked in 2011, when NHTSA received 27. 26% arrived between 2005 and 2009, the model year's first years on the road.
Adjusted for how many complaints NHTSA received about all 2006 vehicles, the 2006 Ford F-250 drew 1.2× the complaints of the median Ford F-250 year in the same window: 5th highest of the 13 ranked years.
The 221 complaints about the 2006 Ford F-250 are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Ford F-250 by model year
Other 2006 Ford models
Newest record on this page: July 6, 2024. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted