NHTSA Safety Recalls
2008 Ford F-150 Recalls
The 2008 Ford F-150 has 1 NHTSA safety recall on file, the newest reported on October 8, 2008.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2008 Ford F-150. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 1
- Owner complaints
- 369
- Crashes reported
- 39
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★★
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
12 fires
frontal crash, no overall star before 2011
On a 2008 Ford F-150, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
1 recall on the 2008 Ford F-150
Engine and engine cooling
- Campaign
- 08V523000
- Reported
- October 8, 2008
- Vehicles affected
- up to 213
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2007 F-150
2008 Ford F-150 complaints by year
NHTSA has received 369 owner complaints about the 2008 Ford F-150, the newest on September 3, 2026. Of these, 39 describe a crash (11%) and 12 a fire; owners reported 46 injuries and 2 deaths.
In complaints about the 2008 Ford F-150, the component group named most often is the engine (14%), followed by the steering (14%) and the power train (14%).
The 2008 Ford F-150's only recall does not concern the engine.
Where 2008 Ford F-150 owners gave the mileage (319 complaints), the median was 61,500 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Engine53
- Steering53
- Power Train50
- Vehicle Speed Control41
- Air Bags29
- Electrical System29
Complaints received, by year
| 2008 | 32 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 21 | |
| 2010 | 31 | |
| 2011 | 28 | |
| 2012 | 20 | |
| 2013 | 33 | |
| 2014 | 27 | |
| 2015 | 31 | |
| 2016 | 32 | |
| 2017 | 22 | |
| 2018 | 24 | |
| 2019 | 25 | |
| 2020 | 11 | |
| 2021 | 5 | |
| 2022 | 5 | |
| 2023 | 4 | |
| 2024 | 11 | |
| 2025 | 6 | |
| 2026 | 1 |
Complaints about the 2008 Ford F-150 peaked in 2013, when NHTSA received 33. 30% arrived between 2007 and 2011, the model year's first years on the road.
Adjusted for how many complaints NHTSA received about all 2008 vehicles, the 2008 Ford F-150 drew 0.4× the complaints of the median Ford F-150 year in the same window: 23rd highest of the 23 ranked years.
That makes 2008 one of the three best-measured Ford F-150 years.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: none before 2011
- Frontal: 5/5
- Rollover: 4/5
The 369 complaints about the 2008 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 2008 Ford models
Newest record on this page: September 3, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted