NHTSA Safety Recalls
2012 Ford F-550 Recalls
The 2012 Ford F-550 has 5 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on August 13, 2014.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2012 Ford F-550. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 5
- Owner complaints
- 13
- Crashes reported
- 1
- NHTSA crash test
- Not rated
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
1 fires
On a 2012 Ford F-550, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
5 recalls on the 2012 Ford F-550
Equipment
- Campaign
- 14V498000
- Reported
- August 13, 2014
- Vehicles affected
- up to 3
- Risk NHTSA names
- fire
- Same campaign
- also 2011, 2013 F-550, 2 other models
Fuel system, other: storage: tank assembly: mounting
- Campaign
- 14V040000
- Reported
- February 6, 2014
- Vehicles affected
- up to 18
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and fire
- Same campaign
- also 2011 F-550
Engine
- Campaign
- 13V535000
- Reported
- October 30, 2013
- Vehicles affected
- up to 2,951
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- Same campaign
- also 2011 F-550, 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-550 complaints by year
NHTSA has received 13 owner complaints about the 2012 Ford F-550, the newest on May 23, 2024. Of these, 1 describe a crash (8%) and 1 a fire; owners reported 1 injury.
In complaints about the 2012 Ford F-550, the component group named most often is the engine (69%), followed by the fuel/propulsion system (15%) and the service brakes (15%).
1 of the 2012 Ford F-550's 5 recalls also concerns the engine.
Where 2012 Ford F-550 owners gave the mileage (11 complaints), the median was 72,000 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Engine9
- Fuel/Propulsion System2
- Service Brakes2
- Electrical System1
- Engine And Engine Cooling1
- Fuel System, Gasoline1
Complaints received, by year
| 2012 | 1 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 1 | |
| 2015 | 1 | |
| 2016 | 1 | |
| 2017 | 1 | |
| 2018 | 3 | |
| 2019 | 2 | |
| 2020 | 1 | |
| 2022 | 1 | |
| 2024 | 1 |
Complaints about the 2012 Ford F-550 peaked in 2018, when NHTSA received 3. 23% arrived between 2011 and 2015, the model year's first years on the road.
The 13 complaints about the 2012 Ford F-550 are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Ford F-550 by model year
Other 2012 Ford models
Newest record on this page: May 23, 2024. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted