NHTSA Safety Recalls
2021 Ford F-450 Sd Recalls
The 2021 Ford F-450 Sd has 12 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on March 17, 2026.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2021 Ford F-450 Sd. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 12
- Owner complaints
- 18
- Crashes reported
- 0
- NHTSA crash test
- Not rated
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
1 fires
On a 2021 Ford F-450 Sd, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
12 recalls on the 2021 Ford F-450 Sd
Fuel system, diesel: delivery: fuel pump
- Campaign
- 26V158000
- Reported
- March 17, 2026
- Vehicles affected
- up to 9,839
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2022 F-450 Sd, 5 other models
Back over prevention: software
- Campaign
- 25V686000
- Reported
- October 10, 2025
- Vehicles affected
- up to 291,901
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2022 F-450 Sd, 2 other models
Steering: column
- Campaign
- 25V626000
- Reported
- September 19, 2025
- Vehicles affected
- up to 115,539
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2 other models
Fuel system, gasoline: delivery: fuel pump
- Campaign
- 25V455000
- Reported
- July 7, 2025
- Vehicles affected
- up to 850,318
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2022–2023 F-450 Sd, 9 other models
Back over prevention: sensing system: camera
- Campaign
- 25V048000
- Reported
- January 31, 2025
- Vehicles affected
- up to 91,580
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2022 F-450 Sd, 6 other models
Fuel system, diesel: delivery: fuel pump
- Campaign
- 24V957000
- Reported
- December 20, 2024
- Vehicles affected
- up to 295,449
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2022 F-450 Sd, 6 other models
Equipment: other: owners/service/other manual
- Campaign
- 23V420000
- Reported
- June 9, 2023
- Vehicles affected
- up to 691,133
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- Federal standard
- FMVSS 202, head restraints
- Same campaign
- also 2019, 2022–2023 F-450 Sd, 5 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 2022 F-450 Sd, 6 other models
Fuel system, diesel
- Campaign
- 22V013000
- Reported
- January 14, 2022
- Vehicles affected
- up to 19,697
- Risk NHTSA names
- fire and injury
- Same campaign
- also 6 other models
Power train: axle hubs
- Campaign
- 21V390000
- Reported
- May 25, 2021
- Vehicles affected
- up to 17,616
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- NHTSA advisory
- do not drive until repaired
- Same campaign
- also 3 other models
Trailer hitches: fifth wheel assembly
- Campaign
- 21V379000
- Reported
- May 24, 2021
- Vehicles affected
- up to 1,796
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 1 other model
Visibility: windshield: critical fasteners
- Campaign
- 21V090000
- Reported
- February 18, 2021
- Vehicles affected
- up to 79,017
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- Federal standard
- FMVSS 212, windshield mounting
- Same campaign
- also 3 other models
2021 Ford F-450 Sd complaints by year
NHTSA has received 18 owner complaints about the 2021 Ford F-450 Sd, the newest on September 16, 2026. Of these, 1 describe a fire.
In complaints about the 2021 Ford F-450 Sd, the component group named most often is the electrical system (28%), followed by the power train (22%) and the structure (17%).
1 of the 2021 Ford F-450 Sd's 12 recalls also concerns the power train.
Component groups named in complaints
- Electrical System5
- Power Train4
- Structure3
- Engine2
- Fuel/Propulsion System2
- Latches/Locks/Linkages2
Complaints received, by year
| 2021 | 4 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 2 | |
| 2023 | 2 | |
| 2024 | 1 | |
| 2025 | 6 | |
| 2026 | 3 |
Complaints about the 2021 Ford F-450 Sd peaked in 2025, when NHTSA received 6. 50% arrived between 2020 and 2024, the model year's first years on the road.
The 18 complaints about the 2021 Ford F-450 Sd are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Ford F-450 Sd by model year
Other 2021 Ford models
Newest record on this page: September 16, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted