NHTSA Safety Recalls
2017 Ford F-150 Recalls
The 2017 Ford F-150 has 18 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on June 9, 2026.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2017 Ford F-150. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 18
- Owner complaints
- 1,460
- Crashes reported
- 42
- NHTSA crash test
- Not rated
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
21 fires
On a 2017 Ford F-150, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
18 recalls on the 2017 Ford F-150
Electrical system: instrument cluster/panel
- Campaign
- 26V370000
- Reported
- June 9, 2026
- Vehicles affected
- up to 4,445
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- Federal standard
- FMVSS 102, transmission shift position and starter interlock
- Same campaign
- only the 2017 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 2016 F-150
Service brakes, hydraulic: foundation components: master cylinder
- Campaign
- 25V236000
- Reported
- April 11, 2025
- Vehicles affected
- up to 123,611
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2018 F-150, 2 other models
Service brakes, hydraulic: power assist
- Campaign
- 22V150000
- Reported
- March 11, 2022
- Vehicles affected
- up to 195,864
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2016, 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 2016 F-150
Engine
- Campaign
- 19V278000
- Reported
- April 8, 2019
- Vehicles affected
- up to 131,068
- Risk NHTSA names
- fire
- Same campaign
- also 2016, 2018–2019 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 2016, 2018–2019 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 2016, 2018 F-150
Power train: automatic transmission
- Campaign
- 18V213000
- Reported
- April 4, 2018
- Vehicles affected
- up to 142
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- Same campaign
- also 2018 F-150, 3 other models
Power train: automatic transmission: lever and linkage: column shift
- Campaign
- 17V671000
- Reported
- October 24, 2017
- Vehicles affected
- up to 11,783
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- only the 2017 Ford F-150
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 2016 F-150, 3 other models
Seats
- Campaign
- 17V599000
- Reported
- September 25, 2017
- Vehicles affected
- up to 504
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- Federal standard
- FMVSS 210, seat belt anchorages
- Same campaign
- also 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 2016 F-150, 1 other model
Air bags: frontal: passenger side: inflator module
- Campaign
- 17V529000
- Reported
- August 28, 2017
- Vehicles affected
- up to 650
- Risk NHTSA names
- injury and death
- Same campaign
- also 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 2016 F-150, 2 other models
Seats: front assembly: recliner
- Campaign
- 17V332000
- Reported
- May 22, 2017
- Vehicles affected
- up to 2,204
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- Federal standard
- FMVSS 202, head restraints
- Same campaign
- also 4 other models
Power train: automatic transmission: gear position indication (prndl)
- Campaign
- 17V053000
- Reported
- January 24, 2017
- Vehicles affected
- up to 6,792
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- Federal standard
- FMVSS 102, transmission shift position and starter interlock
- Same campaign
- only the 2017 Ford F-150
Suspension: front: control arm: upper ball joint
- Campaign
- 21E027000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2016, 2018 F-150
2017 Ford F-150 complaints by year
NHTSA has received 1,460 owner complaints about the 2017 Ford F-150, the newest on October 21, 2026. Of these, 42 describe a crash (3%) and 21 a fire; owners reported 34 injuries.
In complaints about the 2017 Ford F-150, the component group named most often is the power train (38%), followed by the engine (22%) and the electrical system (9%).
4 of the 2017 Ford F-150's 18 recalls also concern the power train.
Where 2017 Ford F-150 owners gave the mileage (656 complaints), the median was 53,000 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Power Train555
- Engine314
- Unknown Or Other162
- Electrical System135
- Structure112
- Service Brakes85
Complaints received, by year
| 2017 | 46 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 101 | |
| 2019 | 109 | |
| 2020 | 80 | |
| 2021 | 72 | |
| 2022 | 103 | |
| 2023 | 150 | |
| 2024 | 227 | |
| 2025 | 280 | |
| 2026 | 292 |
Complaints about the 2017 Ford F-150 peaked in 2026, when NHTSA received 292. 23% arrived between 2016 and 2020, the model year's first years on the road.
Adjusted for how many complaints NHTSA received about all 2017 vehicles, the 2017 Ford F-150 drew 1.0× the complaints of the median Ford F-150 year in the same window: 13th highest of the 23 ranked years.
The 1,460 complaints about the 2017 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 2017 Ford models
Newest record on this page: October 21, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted