NHTSA Safety Recalls
2018 Ford F-150 Recalls
The 2018 Ford F-150 has 19 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on June 9, 2026.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2018 Ford F-150. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 19
- Owner complaints
- 2,325
- Crashes reported
- 64
- NHTSA crash test
- Not rated
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
33 fires
On a 2018 Ford F-150, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
19 recalls on the 2018 Ford F-150
Exterior lighting: headlights
- Campaign
- 26V373000
- Reported
- June 9, 2026
- Vehicles affected
- up to 91,198
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Federal standard
- FMVSS 108, lamps and reflective devices
- Same campaign
- also 2019–2020 F-150
Power train: automatic transmission: control module (tcm/pcm/tecm)
- Campaign
- 26V375000
- Reported
- June 9, 2026
- Vehicles affected
- up to 10,742
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- Same campaign
- only the 2018 Ford 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 2017 F-150, 2 other models
Equipment: other: labels
- Campaign
- 24V852000
- Reported
- November 8, 2024
- Vehicles affected
- up to 27,678
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- Federal standard
- FMVSS 208, occupant crash protection
- Same campaign
- also 2019–2020 F-150, 6 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 2016–2017 F-150, 2 other models
Latches/locks/linkages: tailgate: latch
- Campaign
- 21V983000
- Reported
- December 16, 2021
- Vehicles affected
- up to 57,591
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- only the 2018 Ford F-150
Tires
- Campaign
- 21V155000
- Reported
- March 10, 2021
- Vehicles affected
- up to 15,769
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 3 other models
Exterior lighting: headlights
- Campaign
- 20V097000
- Reported
- February 21, 2020
- Vehicles affected
- up to 166,196
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Federal standard
- FMVSS 108, lamps and reflective devices
- Same campaign
- also 2019–2020 F-150
Seats: front assembly: recliner
- Campaign
- 19V633000
- Reported
- August 28, 2019
- Vehicles affected
- up to 639,137
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- Federal standard
- FMVSS 202, head restraints
- Same campaign
- also 2019–2020 F-150, 6 other models
Engine
- Campaign
- 19V278000
- Reported
- April 8, 2019
- Vehicles affected
- up to 131,068
- Risk NHTSA names
- fire
- Same campaign
- also 2016–2017, 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 2016–2017, 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 2016–2017 F-150
Fuel system, gasoline: delivery: fuel pump
- Campaign
- 18V392000
- Reported
- June 12, 2018
- Vehicles affected
- up to 5,645
- Risk NHTSA names
- fire
- Same campaign
- also 2 other models
Power train: automatic transmission
- Campaign
- 18V213000
- Reported
- April 4, 2018
- Vehicles affected
- up to 142
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- Same campaign
- also 2017 F-150, 3 other models
Power train: automatic transmission: gear position indication (prndl)
- Campaign
- 18V214000
- Reported
- April 4, 2018
- Vehicles affected
- up to 292,909
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 1 other model
Power train: automatic transmission: lever and linkage: column shift
- Campaign
- 17V669000
- Reported
- October 23, 2017
- Vehicles affected
- up to 12,429
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- Same campaign
- only the 2018 Ford F-150
Engine
- Campaign
- 17V672000
- Reported
- October 23, 2017
- Vehicles affected
- up to 22
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- only the 2018 Ford F-150
Structure: body: roof and pillars
- Campaign
- 17V598000
- Reported
- September 25, 2017
- Vehicles affected
- up to 39
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- Same campaign
- only the 2018 Ford F-150
Suspension: front: control arm: upper ball joint
- Campaign
- 21E027000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2016–2017 F-150
2018 Ford F-150 complaints by year
NHTSA has received 2,325 owner complaints about the 2018 Ford F-150, the newest on October 22, 2026. Of these, 64 describe a crash (3%) and 33 a fire; owners reported 52 injuries and 3 deaths.
In complaints about the 2018 Ford F-150, the component group named most often is the power train (44%), followed by the engine (22%) and the structure (8%).
4 of the 2018 Ford F-150's 19 recalls also concern the power train.
Where 2018 Ford F-150 owners gave the mileage (1,035 complaints), the median was 40,000 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Power Train1,017
- Engine510
- Unknown Or Other235
- Structure193
- Electrical System172
- Engine And Engine Cooling88
Complaints received, by year
| 2017 | 1 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 106 | |
| 2019 | 230 | |
| 2020 | 164 | |
| 2021 | 129 | |
| 2022 | 187 | |
| 2023 | 274 | |
| 2024 | 387 | |
| 2025 | 525 | |
| 2026 | 322 |
Complaints about the 2018 Ford F-150 peaked in 2025, when NHTSA received 525. 27% arrived between 2017 and 2021, the model year's first years on the road.
Adjusted for how many complaints NHTSA received about all 2018 vehicles, the 2018 Ford F-150 drew 1.9× the complaints of the median Ford F-150 year in the same window: 2nd highest of the 23 ranked years.
The 2,325 complaints about the 2018 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 2018 Ford models
Newest record on this page: October 22, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted