NHTSA Safety Recalls
2011 Ford F-250 Recalls
The 2011 Ford F-250 has 2 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on February 24, 2011.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2011 Ford F-250. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 2
- Owner complaints
- 248
- Crashes reported
- 6
- NHTSA crash test
- Not rated
NHTSA campaigns
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3 fires
On a 2011 Ford F-250, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
2 recalls on the 2011 Ford F-250
2011 Ford F-250 complaints by year
NHTSA has received 248 owner complaints about the 2011 Ford F-250, the newest on October 31, 2025. Of these, 6 describe a crash (2%) and 3 a fire; owners reported 1 injury.
In complaints about the 2011 Ford F-250, the component group named most often is the suspension (45%), followed by the steering (41%) and the engine (12%).
None of the 2011 Ford F-250's 2 recalls concerns the suspension.
Where 2011 Ford F-250 owners gave the mileage (212 complaints), the median was 70,000 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Suspension111
- Steering102
- Engine30
- Fuel/Propulsion System18
- Unknown Or Other18
- Wheels17
Complaints received, by year
| 2011 | 6 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 13 | |
| 2013 | 25 | |
| 2014 | 20 | |
| 2015 | 26 | |
| 2016 | 19 | |
| 2017 | 13 | |
| 2018 | 17 | |
| 2019 | 30 | |
| 2020 | 24 | |
| 2021 | 23 | |
| 2022 | 11 | |
| 2023 | 8 | |
| 2024 | 5 | |
| 2025 | 8 |
Complaints about the 2011 Ford F-250 peaked in 2019, when NHTSA received 30. 26% arrived between 2010 and 2014, the model year's first years on the road.
Adjusted for how many complaints NHTSA received about all 2011 vehicles, the 2011 Ford F-250 drew 1.3× the complaints of the median Ford F-250 year in the same window: 4th highest of the 13 ranked years.
The 248 complaints about the 2011 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 2011 Ford models
Newest record on this page: October 31, 2025. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted