NHTSA Safety Recalls
2020 Ford F-550 Recalls
The 2020 Ford F-550 has 2 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on February 21, 2020.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2020 Ford F-550. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 2
- Owner complaints
- 17
- Crashes reported
- 0
- NHTSA crash test
- Not rated
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
1 fires
On a 2020 Ford F-550, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
2 recalls on the 2020 Ford F-550
Power train: driveline: differential unit
- Campaign
- 20V099000
- Reported
- February 21, 2020
- Vehicles affected
- up to 319
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- Same campaign
- also 2 other models
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-550, 6 other models
2020 Ford F-550 complaints by year
NHTSA has received 17 owner complaints about the 2020 Ford F-550, the newest on July 29, 2026. Of these, 1 describe a fire.
In complaints about the 2020 Ford F-550, the component group named most often is the fuel system, diesel (35%), followed by the engine (18%) and the power train (18%).
1 of the 2020 Ford F-550's 2 recalls also concerns the power train.
Component groups named in complaints
- Fuel System, Diesel6
- Engine3
- Power Train3
- Suspension3
- Fuel/Propulsion System2
- Structure2
Complaints received, by year
| 2021 | 1 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 4 | |
| 2024 | 3 | |
| 2025 | 6 | |
| 2026 | 3 |
Complaints about the 2020 Ford F-550 peaked in 2025, when NHTSA received 6. 29% arrived between 2019 and 2023, the model year's first years on the road.
The 17 complaints about the 2020 Ford F-550 are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Ford F-550 by model year
Other 2020 Ford models
Newest record on this page: July 29, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted