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NHTSA Safety Recalls

2016 Ford F-250 Sd Recalls

The 2016 Ford F-250 Sd has 4 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on September 3, 2025.

A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2016 Ford F-250 Sd. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.

Recalls
4

NHTSA campaigns

Owner complaints
290

filed with NHTSA

Crashes reported
6

5 fires

NHTSA crash test
Not rated

On a 2016 Ford F-250 Sd, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.

4 recalls on the 2016 Ford F-250 Sd

Back over prevention: sensing system: camera

Campaign
25V572000
Reported
September 3, 2025
Vehicles affected
up to 1,456,417
Risk NHTSA names
crash
Same campaign
also 2015, 2018–2019 F-250 Sd, 12 other models

25V572000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

Air bags: frontal: driver clockspring/spiral cassette

Campaign
22V337000
Reported
May 13, 2022
Vehicles affected
up to 310,203
Risk NHTSA names
crash and injury
Same campaign
also 3 other models

22V337000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

Tires: sidewall

Campaign
16V246000
Reported
April 26, 2016
Vehicles affected
up to 2,288
Risk NHTSA names
crash
Same campaign
also 3 other models

16V246000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

Steering

Campaign
20E090000
Risk NHTSA names
crash
Same campaign
also 2005–2007, 2015, 2018–2019, 2021 F-250 Sd, 1 other model

20E090000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

2016 Ford F-250 Sd complaints by year

NHTSA has received 290 owner complaints about the 2016 Ford F-250 Sd, the newest on October 3, 2026. Of these, 6 describe a crash (2%) and 5 a fire; owners reported 6 injuries.

In complaints about the 2016 Ford F-250 Sd, the component group named most often is the steering (41%), followed by the suspension (39%) and the air bags (12%).

1 of the 2016 Ford F-250 Sd's 4 recalls also concerns the steering.

Where 2016 Ford F-250 Sd owners gave the mileage (133 complaints), the median was 63,000 miles.

Component groups named in complaints

  • Steering118
  • Suspension112
  • Unknown Or Other37
  • Air Bags35
  • Engine27
  • Electrical System25

Complaints received, by year

Complaints about the 2016 Ford F-250 Sd received by NHTSA, by calendar year
20167
201710
201810
201919
202039
202129
202247
202359
202433
202523
202614

Complaints about the 2016 Ford F-250 Sd peaked in 2023, when NHTSA received 59. 16% 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-250 Sd drew 0.6× the complaints of the median Ford F-250 Sd year in the same window: 16th highest of the 23 ranked years.

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The 290 complaints about the 2016 Ford F-250 Sd are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.

Ford F-250 Sd by model year

Other 2016 Ford models

Newest record on this page: October 3, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted