NHTSA Safety Recalls
2016 Ford F-150 Recalls
The 2016 Ford F-150 has 14 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on April 14, 2026.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2016 Ford F-150. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 14
- Owner complaints
- 2,084
- Crashes reported
- 58
- NHTSA crash test
- Not rated
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
25 fires
On a 2016 Ford F-150, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
14 recalls on the 2016 Ford F-150
Power train: automatic transmission
- Campaign
- 26V237000
- Reported
- April 14, 2026
- Vehicles affected
- up to 1,392,935
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2017 F-150
Service brakes, hydraulic: power assist
- Campaign
- 22V150000
- Reported
- March 11, 2022
- Vehicles affected
- up to 195,864
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2017–2018 F-150, 2 other models
Service brakes, hydraulic: foundation components: master cylinder
- Campaign
- 20V332000
- Reported
- June 8, 2020
- Vehicles affected
- up to 292,311
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2017 F-150
Engine
- Campaign
- 20V098000
- Reported
- February 21, 2020
- Vehicles affected
- up to 13,854
- Risk NHTSA names
- fire
- Same campaign
- only the 2016 Ford F-150
Engine
- Campaign
- 19V278000
- Reported
- April 8, 2019
- Vehicles affected
- up to 131,068
- Risk NHTSA names
- fire
- Same campaign
- also 2017–2019 F-150, 4 other models
Engine
- Campaign
- 18V894000
- Reported
- December 18, 2018
- Vehicles affected
- up to 410,289
- Risk NHTSA names
- fire
- Same campaign
- also 2017–2019 F-150, 2 other models
Seat belts: pretensioner
- Campaign
- 18V568000
- Reported
- August 31, 2018
- Vehicles affected
- up to 1,619,112
- Risk NHTSA names
- fire
- Same campaign
- also 2017–2018 F-150
Seats
- Campaign
- 17V767000
- Reported
- November 29, 2017
- Vehicles affected
- up to 177,264
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- Same campaign
- also 1 other model
Latches/locks/linkages: doors: latch
- Campaign
- 17V652000
- Reported
- October 16, 2017
- Vehicles affected
- up to 1,101,107
- Risk NHTSA names
- injury
- Same campaign
- also 2017 F-150, 3 other models
Seat belts: rear/other
- Campaign
- 17V526000
- Reported
- August 28, 2017
- Vehicles affected
- up to 117,423
- Risk NHTSA names
- injury
- Federal standard
- FMVSS 210, seat belt anchorages
- Same campaign
- also 2017 F-150, 1 other model
Latches/locks/linkages: doors: latch
- Campaign
- 17V331000
- Reported
- May 22, 2017
- Vehicles affected
- up to 14,410
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- Federal standard
- FMVSS 206, door locks and door retention
- Same campaign
- also 2017 F-150, 2 other models
Seats: front assembly: recliner
- Campaign
- 16V475000
- Reported
- June 28, 2016
- Vehicles affected
- up to 5,280
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- Federal standard
- FMVSS 202, head restraints
- Same campaign
- also 1 other model
Air bags: sensor: occupant classification
- Campaign
- 16V110000
- Reported
- February 25, 2016
- Vehicles affected
- up to 2,894
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- Same campaign
- only the 2016 Ford F-150
Suspension: front: control arm: upper ball joint
- Campaign
- 21E027000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2017–2018 F-150
2016 Ford F-150 complaints by year
NHTSA has received 2,084 owner complaints about the 2016 Ford F-150, the newest on October 22, 2026. Of these, 58 describe a crash (3%) and 25 a fire; owners reported 51 injuries.
In complaints about the 2016 Ford F-150, the component group named most often is the power train (29%), followed by the engine (15%) and the service brakes (15%).
1 of the 2016 Ford F-150's 14 recalls also concerns the power train.
Where 2016 Ford F-150 owners gave the mileage (1,146 complaints), the median was 45,478 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Power Train608
- Engine317
- Service Brakes303
- Unknown Or Other255
- Structure199
- Electrical System188
Complaints received, by year
| 2016 | 153 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 152 | |
| 2018 | 191 | |
| 2019 | 207 | |
| 2020 | 155 | |
| 2021 | 142 | |
| 2022 | 154 | |
| 2023 | 186 | |
| 2024 | 190 | |
| 2025 | 253 | |
| 2026 | 301 |
Complaints about the 2016 Ford F-150 peaked in 2026, when NHTSA received 301. 34% arrived between 2015 and 2019, the model year's first years on the road.
Adjusted for how many complaints NHTSA received about all 2016 vehicles, the 2016 Ford F-150 drew 2.1× the complaints of the median Ford F-150 year in the same window: 1st highest of the 23 ranked years.
That makes 2016 one of the Ford F-150 years to avoid by our method.
The 2,084 complaints about the 2016 Ford F-150 are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Ford F-150 by model year
Other 2016 Ford models
Newest record on this page: October 22, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted