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NHTSA Safety Recalls

2013 Ford F-350 Recalls

The 2013 Ford F-350 has 1 NHTSA safety recall on file, the newest reported on August 13, 2014.

A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2013 Ford F-350. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.

Recalls
1

NHTSA campaigns

Owner complaints
76

filed with NHTSA

Crashes reported
1

4 fires

NHTSA crash test
Not rated

On a 2013 Ford F-350, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.

1 recall on the 2013 Ford F-350

Equipment

Campaign
14V498000
Reported
August 13, 2014
Vehicles affected
up to 3
Risk NHTSA names
fire
Same campaign
also 2009 F-350, 2 other models

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

2013 Ford F-350 complaints by year

NHTSA has received 76 owner complaints about the 2013 Ford F-350, the newest on March 1, 2026. Of these, 1 describe a crash (1%) and 4 a fire; owners reported 1 injury.

In complaints about the 2013 Ford F-350, the component group named most often is the steering (39%), followed by the suspension (39%) and the engine (20%).

The 2013 Ford F-350's only recall does not concern the steering.

Where 2013 Ford F-350 owners gave the mileage (43 complaints), the median was 79,000 miles.

Component groups named in complaints

  • Steering30
  • Suspension30
  • Engine15
  • Fuel/Propulsion System6
  • Power Train5
  • Unknown Or Other5

Complaints received, by year

Complaints about the 2013 Ford F-350 received by NHTSA, by calendar year
20131
20142
20151
20167
20174
20186
201910
202010
20219
202211
20234
20244
20256
20261

Complaints about the 2013 Ford F-350 peaked in 2022, when NHTSA received 11. 14% arrived between 2012 and 2016, the model year's first years on the road.

Adjusted for how many complaints NHTSA received about all 2013 vehicles, the 2013 Ford F-350 drew 0.2× the complaints of the median Ford F-350 year in the same window: 13th highest of the 13 ranked years.

That makes 2013 one of the three best-measured Ford F-350 years.

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The 76 complaints about the 2013 Ford F-350 are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.

Ford F-350 by model year

Other 2013 Ford models

Newest record on this page: March 1, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted