NHTSA Safety Recalls
2018 Ford F-250 Sd Recalls
The 2018 Ford F-250 Sd has 10 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on September 3, 2025.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2018 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
- 10
- Owner complaints
- 399
- Crashes reported
- 7
- NHTSA crash test
- Not rated
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
9 fires
On a 2018 Ford F-250 Sd, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
10 recalls on the 2018 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 2015–2016, 2019 F-250 Sd, 12 other models
Power train: driveline: driveshaft
- Campaign
- 22V880000
- Reported
- November 29, 2022
- Vehicles affected
- up to 18,808
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2 other models
Back over prevention: sensing system: camera
- Campaign
- 22V644000
- Reported
- August 26, 2022
- Vehicles affected
- up to 277,040
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2019 F-250 Sd, 3 other models
Structure: frame and members: underbody shields
- Campaign
- 22V087000
- Reported
- February 16, 2022
- Vehicles affected
- up to 247,445
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2019, 2021–2022 F-250 Sd, 1 other model
Tires
- Campaign
- 21V155000
- Reported
- March 10, 2021
- Vehicles affected
- up to 15,769
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2019 F-250 Sd, 3 other models
Structure: body: roof and pillars
- Campaign
- 19V880000
- Reported
- December 11, 2019
- Vehicles affected
- up to 490,574
- Risk NHTSA names
- fire
- Same campaign
- also 2019 F-250 Sd, 3 other models
Latches/locks/linkages: tailgate: latch
- Campaign
- 19V864000
- Reported
- December 4, 2019
- Vehicles affected
- up to 231,664
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2019 F-250 Sd, 2 other models
Exterior lighting: headlights
- Campaign
- 19V808000
- Reported
- November 12, 2019
- Vehicles affected
- up to 86,296
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Federal standard
- FMVSS 108, lamps and reflective devices
- Same campaign
- also 2019 F-250 Sd, 2 other models
Engine
- Campaign
- 19V278000
- Reported
- April 8, 2019
- Vehicles affected
- up to 131,068
- Risk NHTSA names
- fire
- Same campaign
- also 2019 F-250 Sd, 4 other models
Steering
- Campaign
- 20E090000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2005–2007, 2015–2016, 2019, 2021 F-250 Sd, 1 other model
2018 Ford F-250 Sd complaints by year
NHTSA has received 399 owner complaints about the 2018 Ford F-250 Sd, the newest on October 22, 2026. Of these, 7 describe a crash (2%) and 9 a fire; owners reported 4 injuries.
In complaints about the 2018 Ford F-250 Sd, the component group named most often is the steering (63%), followed by the suspension (50%) and the wheels (7%).
1 of the 2018 Ford F-250 Sd's 10 recalls also concerns the steering.
Where 2018 Ford F-250 Sd owners gave the mileage (293 complaints), the median was 28,000 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Steering252
- Suspension198
- Unknown Or Other46
- Wheels29
- Power Train16
- Structure16
Complaints received, by year
| 2018 | 20 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 141 | |
| 2020 | 88 | |
| 2021 | 46 | |
| 2022 | 42 | |
| 2023 | 22 | |
| 2024 | 22 | |
| 2025 | 14 | |
| 2026 | 4 |
Complaints about the 2018 Ford F-250 Sd peaked in 2019, when NHTSA received 141. 74% 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-250 Sd drew 3.7× the complaints of the median Ford F-250 Sd year in the same window: 3rd highest of the 23 ranked years.
That makes 2018 one of the Ford F-250 Sd years to avoid by our method.
The 399 complaints about the 2018 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 2018 Ford models
Newest record on this page: October 22, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted