NHTSA Safety Recalls
2018 Ford F-450 Recalls
The 2018 Ford F-450 has 3 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on May 29, 2019.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2018 Ford F-450. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 3
- Owner complaints
- 10
- Crashes reported
- 0
- NHTSA crash test
- Not rated
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
1 fires
On a 2018 Ford F-450, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
3 recalls on the 2018 Ford F-450
Equipment
- Campaign
- 19V398000
- Reported
- May 29, 2019
- Vehicles affected
- up to 13
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2019 F-450, 1 other model
Exterior lighting: brake lights
- Campaign
- 19V342000
- Reported
- May 3, 2019
- Vehicles affected
- up to 17
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Federal standard
- FMVSS 108, lamps and reflective devices
- Same campaign
- also 2017 F-450, 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-450, 2 other models
2018 Ford F-450 complaints by year
NHTSA has received 10 owner complaints about the 2018 Ford F-450, the newest on January 23, 2026. Of these, 1 describe a fire.
In complaints about the 2018 Ford F-450, the component group named most often is the engine (30%), followed by the electrical system (20%) and the fuel/propulsion system (20%).
1 of the 2018 Ford F-450's 3 recalls also concerns the engine.
Component groups named in complaints
- Engine3
- Electrical System2
- Fuel/Propulsion System2
- Steering2
- Wheels2
- Back Over Prevention1
Complaints received, by year
| 2018 | 1 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 2 | |
| 2020 | 1 | |
| 2022 | 1 | |
| 2023 | 2 | |
| 2024 | 1 | |
| 2025 | 1 | |
| 2026 | 1 |
Complaints about the 2018 Ford F-450 peaked in 2019, when NHTSA received 2. 40% arrived between 2017 and 2021, the model year's first years on the road.
The 10 complaints about the 2018 Ford F-450 are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Ford F-450 by model year
Other 2018 Ford models
Newest record on this page: January 23, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted