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NHTSA Safety Recalls

2008 Ford F-450 Sd Recalls

The 2008 Ford F-450 Sd has 3 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on February 28, 2008.

A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2008 Ford F-450 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
68

filed with NHTSA

Crashes reported
1

3 fires

NHTSA crash test
Not rated

On a 2008 Ford F-450 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 2008 Ford F-450 Sd

Seats

Campaign
08V096000
Reported
February 28, 2008
Vehicles affected
up to 87,515
Risk NHTSA names
crash and injury
Federal standard
FMVSS 207, seating systems
Same campaign
also 3 other models

08V096000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

Power train: automatic transmission: control module (tcm/pcm/tecm)

Campaign
07V139000
Reported
March 26, 2007
Vehicles affected
up to 33,169
Same campaign
also 3 other models

07V139000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

Electrical system: 12v/24v/48v battery

Campaign
07V140000
Reported
March 26, 2007
Vehicles affected
up to 1,022
Risk NHTSA names
fire
Same campaign
also 3 other models

07V140000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

2008 Ford F-450 Sd complaints by year

NHTSA has received 68 owner complaints about the 2008 Ford F-450 Sd, the newest on September 20, 2024. Of these, 1 describe a crash (1%) and 3 a fire; owners reported 4 injuries.

In complaints about the 2008 Ford F-450 Sd, the component group named most often is the engine and engine cooling (41%), followed by the engine (16%) and the power train (16%).

1 of the 2008 Ford F-450 Sd's 3 recalls also concerns the power train.

Where 2008 Ford F-450 Sd owners gave the mileage (57 complaints), the median was 34,090 miles.

Component groups named in complaints

  • Engine And Engine Cooling28
  • Engine11
  • Power Train11
  • Fuel System, Diesel8
  • Fuel/Propulsion System8
  • Steering7

Complaints received, by year

Complaints about the 2008 Ford F-450 Sd received by NHTSA, by calendar year
20073
20087
20098
201012
20116
20128
20133
20147
20156
20166
20191
20241

Complaints about the 2008 Ford F-450 Sd peaked in 2010, when NHTSA received 12. 53% 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-450 Sd drew 2.6× the complaints of the median Ford F-450 Sd year in the same window: 1st highest of the 7 ranked years.

Ford F-450 Sd years to avoid →

The 68 complaints about the 2008 Ford F-450 Sd are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.

Ford F-450 Sd by model year

Other 2008 Ford models

Newest record on this page: September 20, 2024. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted