NHTSA Safety Recalls
2020 Ford F-150 Recalls
The 2020 Ford F-150 has 11 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on June 9, 2026.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2020 Ford F-150. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 11
- Owner complaints
- 739
- Crashes reported
- 21
- NHTSA crash test
- Not rated
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
4 fires
On a 2020 Ford F-150, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
11 recalls on the 2020 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 2018–2019 F-150
Back over prevention: software
- Campaign
- 25V442000
- Reported
- June 27, 2025
- Vehicles affected
- up to 200,237
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2019 F-150, 19 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 2018–2019 F-150, 6 other models
Visibility: windshield wiper/washer: linkages
- Campaign
- 22V250000
- Reported
- April 14, 2022
- Vehicles affected
- up to 652,996
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 6 other models
Back over prevention: sensing system: camera
- Campaign
- 20V575000
- Reported
- September 23, 2020
- Vehicles affected
- up to 620,246
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Federal standard
- FMVSS 111, rear visibility
- Same campaign
- also 11 other models
Electrical system: starter assembly
- Campaign
- 20V467000
- Reported
- August 10, 2020
- Vehicles affected
- up to 431
- Risk NHTSA names
- fire
- Same campaign
- only the 2020 Ford F-150
Power train: automatic transmission: gear position indication (prndl)
- Campaign
- 20V197000
- Reported
- April 3, 2020
- Vehicles affected
- up to 55,158
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- Same campaign
- also 2 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 2018–2019 F-150
Tires: bead
- Campaign
- 19V903000
- Reported
- December 18, 2019
- Vehicles affected
- up to 33
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- only the 2020 Ford F-150
Electrical system: 12v/24v/48v battery: cables
- Campaign
- 19V805000
- Reported
- November 12, 2019
- Vehicles affected
- up to 135,725
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and fire
- Same campaign
- also 2019 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 2018–2019 F-150, 6 other models
2020 Ford F-150 complaints by year
NHTSA has received 739 owner complaints about the 2020 Ford F-150, the newest on October 21, 2026. Of these, 21 describe a crash (3%) and 4 a fire; owners reported 18 injuries.
In complaints about the 2020 Ford F-150, the component group named most often is the power train (49%), followed by the engine (18%) and the electrical system (12%).
1 of the 2020 Ford F-150's 11 recalls also concerns the power train.
Where 2020 Ford F-150 owners gave the mileage (235 complaints), the median was 38,000 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Power Train359
- Engine130
- Electrical System88
- Unknown Or Other86
- Visibility38
- Visibility/Wiper25
Complaints received, by year
| 2020 | 47 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 65 | |
| 2022 | 62 | |
| 2023 | 91 | |
| 2024 | 130 | |
| 2025 | 185 | |
| 2026 | 159 |
Complaints about the 2020 Ford F-150 peaked in 2025, when NHTSA received 185. 36% arrived between 2019 and 2023, the model year's first years on the road.
Adjusted for how many complaints NHTSA received about all 2020 vehicles, the 2020 Ford F-150 drew 1.0× the complaints of the median Ford F-150 year in the same window: 12th highest of the 23 ranked years.
The 739 complaints about the 2020 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 2020 Ford models
Newest record on this page: October 21, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted