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NHTSA Safety Recalls

Ford F-250 Sd Recalls by Year

NHTSA's files hold 43 recall campaigns for the Ford F-250 Sd, across 14 model years from 2000 to 2022. The 2022 has the most (17); the fewest among years with a recall is 2015 (3).

Ford F-250 Sd years to avoid by our method: 2006 (2.1× the median year), 2017 (9.6× the median year), 2018 (3.7× the median year) and 2019 (12× the median year).

Model years
14

2000–2022, with a recall

Recall campaigns
43
Most recalls
2022

17 recalls

Owner complaints
6,217

all model years, NHTSA

Owners have filed 6,217 complaints with NHTSA about the Ford F-250 Sd across 27 model years; the most, 1,165, concern the 2019.

Owners marked a crash on 154 of the Ford F-250 Sd complaints (2%) and a fire on 158.

Across all Ford F-250 Sd model years, owners name the steering most often (at least 2,420 complaints), then the suspension (2,156).

NHTSA received the most complaints about the Ford F-250 Sd in 2019: 883, across all model years.

The component recalled most often on the Ford F-250 Sd is back over prevention: sensing system: camera, in 9 model-year listings.

The newest Ford F-250 Sd recall, 26V204000, was reported on March 31, 2026 and concerns the visibility: windshield wiper/washer: linkages.

NHTSA's recall file lists no recall for the 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013 and 2014 Ford F-250 Sd, model years owners have filed complaints about.

Ford F-250 Sd years to avoid

The 2019 Ford F-250 Sd stands out most: 934 complaints between 2018 and 2022, 67% of them naming the steering.

The 2019 also carries 12 recalls, against a median of 3 for the ranked Ford F-250 Sd years.

The best-measured Ford F-250 Sd years are 2014 (0.1×), 2013 (0.2×) and 2010 (0.3×).

The ranking uses owner complaints in each model year's first years on the road, adjusted for NHTSA's complaint volume for that model year. It is not adjusted for sales and is not a reliability rating. Method

Recalls and complaints by model year

NHTSA recalls and owner complaints for the Ford F-250 Sd, by model year
YearRecallsComplaintsFirst yearsvs median year
202609—not ranked
2025017—not ranked
2024040—not ranked
2023043—not ranked
20221712695
1.0×
20211316786
1.2×
20200267106
1.6×
2019avoid121,165934
11.7×
2018avoid10399295
3.7×
2017avoid01,155806
9.6×
2016429046
0.6×
2015329659
0.7×
201402611
0.1×
201302114
0.2×
201205733
0.5×
2011012276
1.2×
201003219
0.3×
200902313
0.3×
2008014174
1.1×
200735437
0.5×
2006avoid3274141
2.1×
20055295123
1.9×
20044254110
1.4×
2003617892
1.2×
2002524570
0.7×
2001428866
0.7×
2000423341
0.4×

First years: complaints received from the year before the model year to three years after it.Ford F-250 Sd years without a link have no recall page on this site.

What gets recalled most on the Ford F-250 Sd

  • BACK OVER PREVENTION: SENSING SYSTEM: CAMERA9
  • STEERING8
  • EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TAIL LIGHTS6
  • VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL5
  • WHEELS:HUB5
  • EXTERIOR LIGHTING5
  • FUEL SYSTEM, DIESEL:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP4
  • BACK OVER PREVENTION:SOFTWARE4
  • ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:DIESEL4
  • STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS:UNDERBODY SHIELDS4

Ford F-250 Sd model-year listings per recall component; one campaign can cover several years.

Every Ford F-250 Sd recall campaign (43)

NHTSA recall campaigns covering the Ford F-250 Sd, newest first
CampaignComponentYearsRisk namedVehicles
26V204000March 31, 2026visibility: windshield wiper/washer: linkages2022crash422,613
26V158000March 17, 2026fuel system, diesel: delivery: fuel pump2021–2022crash9,839
26V104000February 20, 2026electrical system: integrated trailer brake control2022crash4,381,878
25V729000October 24, 2025visibility: sun/moon roof assembly2022crash174,853
25V686000October 10, 2025back over prevention: software2021–2022crash291,901
25V626000September 19, 2025steering: column2021crash115,539
25V572000September 3, 2025back over prevention: sensing system: camera2015–2016, 2018–2019crash1,456,417
25V455000July 7, 2025fuel system, gasoline: delivery: fuel pump2021–2022crash850,318
25V442000June 27, 2025back over prevention: software2021–2022crash200,237
25V132000February 28, 2025electrical system: integrated trailer brake control2022crash10,952
25V048000January 31, 2025back over prevention: sensing system: camera2021–2022crash91,580
24V957000December 20, 2024fuel system, diesel: delivery: fuel pump2021–2022crash295,449
23V420000June 9, 2023equipment: other: owners/service/other manual2019, 2021–2022crash and injury691,133
22V880000November 29, 2022power train: driveline: driveshaft2018crash18,808
22V644000August 26, 2022back over prevention: sensing system: camera2018–2019crash277,040
22V384000May 27, 2022equipment: other: labels2022crash5,247
22V337000May 13, 2022air bags: frontal: driver clockspring/spiral cassette2016crash and injury310,203
22V250000April 14, 2022visibility: windshield wiper/washer: linkages2021–2022crash652,996
22V252000April 14, 2022back over prevention: sensing system: camera2019crash21,904
22V193000March 25, 2022electrical system: integrated trailer brake control2022crash391,836
22V087000February 16, 2022structure: frame and members: underbody shields2018–2019, 2021–2022crash247,445
22V013000January 14, 2022fuel system, diesel2021fire and injury19,697
21V923000November 24, 2021air bags2022crash and injury5
21V805000October 15, 2021air bags: sensor: side impact2022crash and injury777
21V155000March 10, 2021tires2018–2019crash15,769
21V090000February 18, 2021visibility: windshield: critical fasteners2021crash and injury79,017
19V880000December 11, 2019structure: body: roof and pillars2018–2019fire490,574
19V864000December 4, 2019latches/locks/linkages: tailgate: latch2018–2019crash231,664
19V808000November 12, 2019exterior lighting: headlights2018–2019crash86,296
19V278000April 8, 2019engine2018–2019fire131,068
18V802000November 14, 2018power train: automatic transmission2019crash4
16V246000April 26, 2016tires: sidewall2016crash2,288
14V204000April 17, 2014power train: automatic transmission: control module (tcm/pcm/tecm)2015crash3,973
11V352000July 13, 2011exterior lighting: tail lights2002–2007crash26,715
09V399000October 13, 2009vehicle speed control2000–2003fire4,500,000
07V553000December 5, 2007engine and engine cooling: engine: diesel2000–2003crash1,176,000
07V078000March 6, 2007vehicle speed control2003fire155,584
05V270000June 10, 2005electrical system: wiring2004–2005crash180,104
05V266000June 9, 2005fuel system, gasoline: delivery: hoses, lines/piping, and fittings2005fire78,675
06E026000exterior lighting2000–2004crash—
07E106000wheels: hub2000–2004crash—
08E026000equipment2005–2007——
20E090000steering2005–2007, 2015–2016, 2018–2019, 2021crash—

Vehicles: NHTSA's count of potentially affected vehicles in the whole campaign, not only the Ford F-250 Sd. Each campaign page has the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words.

Newest record on this page: October 22, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted