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NHTSA Safety Recalls

2011 Ford F-450 Recalls

The 2011 Ford F-450 has 2 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on August 13, 2014.

A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2011 Ford F-450. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.

Recalls
2

NHTSA campaigns

Owner complaints
9

filed with NHTSA

Crashes reported
0

2 fires

NHTSA crash test
Not rated

On a 2011 Ford F-450, 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-450

Equipment

Campaign
14V498000
Reported
August 13, 2014
Vehicles affected
up to 3
Risk NHTSA names
fire
Same campaign
also 2012–2013 F-450, 2 other models

14V498000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

Engine

Campaign
13V535000
Reported
October 30, 2013
Vehicles affected
up to 2,951
Risk NHTSA names
crash and injury
Same campaign
also 2012 F-450, 1 other model

13V535000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

2011 Ford F-450 complaints by year

NHTSA has received 9 owner complaints about the 2011 Ford F-450, the newest on December 28, 2022. Of these, 2 describe a fire.

In complaints about the 2011 Ford F-450, the component group named most often is the engine (33%), followed by the steering (22%) and the electrical system (11%).

1 of the 2011 Ford F-450's 2 recalls also concerns the engine.

Component groups named in complaints

  • Engine3
  • Steering2
  • Electrical System1
  • Engine And Engine Cooling1
  • Fuel/Propulsion System1
  • Power Train1

Complaints received, by year

Complaints about the 2011 Ford F-450 received by NHTSA, by calendar year
20142
20151
20173
20181
20191
20221

Complaints about the 2011 Ford F-450 peaked in 2017, when NHTSA received 3. 22% arrived between 2010 and 2014, the model year's first years on the road.

The 9 complaints about the 2011 Ford F-450 are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.

Ford F-450 by model year

Other 2011 Ford models

Newest record on this page: December 28, 2022. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted