NHTSA Safety Recalls
2012 Ford F-450 Recalls
The 2012 Ford F-450 has 4 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on August 13, 2014.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2012 Ford F-450. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 4
- Owner complaints
- 14
- Crashes reported
- 0
- NHTSA crash test
- Not rated
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
in complaints
On a 2012 Ford F-450, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
4 recalls on the 2012 Ford F-450
Equipment
- Campaign
- 14V498000
- Reported
- August 13, 2014
- Vehicles affected
- up to 3
- Risk NHTSA names
- fire
- Same campaign
- also 2011, 2013 F-450, 2 other models
Engine
- Campaign
- 13V535000
- Reported
- October 30, 2013
- Vehicles affected
- up to 2,951
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- Same campaign
- also 2011 F-450, 1 other model
Engine and engine cooling: exhaust system: manifold/header/muffler/tail pipe
- Campaign
- 13V380000
- Reported
- August 23, 2013
- Vehicles affected
- up to 37
- Risk NHTSA names
- fire
- Same campaign
- also 1 other model
Power train: automatic transmission
- Campaign
- 11V582000
- Reported
- December 8, 2011
- Vehicles affected
- up to 16,091
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- Federal standard
- FMVSS 114, theft protection and rollaway prevention
- Same campaign
- also 1 other model
2012 Ford F-450 complaints by year
NHTSA has received 14 owner complaints about the 2012 Ford F-450, the newest on March 9, 2026.
In complaints about the 2012 Ford F-450, the component group named most often is the engine (36%), followed by the steering (21%) and the suspension (21%).
1 of the 2012 Ford F-450's 4 recalls also concerns the engine.
Where 2012 Ford F-450 owners gave the mileage (12 complaints), the median was 53,760 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Engine5
- Unknown Or Other4
- Steering3
- Suspension3
- Engine And Engine Cooling2
- Fuel/Propulsion System2
Complaints received, by year
| 2012 | 2 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 2 | |
| 2015 | 2 | |
| 2016 | 4 | |
| 2019 | 1 | |
| 2020 | 2 | |
| 2026 | 1 |
Complaints about the 2012 Ford F-450 peaked in 2016, when NHTSA received 4. 43% arrived between 2011 and 2015, the model year's first years on the road.
The 14 complaints about the 2012 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 2012 Ford models
Newest record on this page: March 9, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted