NHTSA Safety Recalls
2020 Ford F-450 Recalls
The 2020 Ford F-450 has 1 NHTSA safety recall on file, the newest reported on August 28, 2019.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2020 Ford F-450. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 1
- Owner complaints
- 24
- Crashes reported
- 2
- NHTSA crash test
- Not rated
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
2 fires
On a 2020 Ford F-450, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
1 recall on the 2020 Ford F-450
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 F-450, 6 other models
2020 Ford F-450 complaints by year
NHTSA has received 24 owner complaints about the 2020 Ford F-450, the newest on March 6, 2026. Of these, 2 describe a crash (8%) and 2 a fire; owners reported 1 injury.
In complaints about the 2020 Ford F-450, the component group named most often is the fuel system, diesel (29%), followed by the power train (21%) and the electrical system (13%).
The 2020 Ford F-450's only recall does not concern the fuel system, diesel.
Component groups named in complaints
- Fuel System, Diesel7
- Power Train5
- Unknown Or Other4
- Electrical System3
- Engine2
- Vehicle Speed Control2
Complaints received, by year
| 2021 | 4 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 5 | |
| 2023 | 4 | |
| 2024 | 2 | |
| 2025 | 8 | |
| 2026 | 1 |
Complaints about the 2020 Ford F-450 peaked in 2025, when NHTSA received 8. 54% arrived between 2019 and 2023, the model year's first years on the road.
The 24 complaints about the 2020 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 2020 Ford models
Newest record on this page: March 6, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted