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Ford F-450 Recalls by Year

NHTSA's files hold 12 recall campaigns for the Ford F-450, across 8 model years from 2011 to 2020. The 2019 has the most (4); the fewest among years with a recall is 2020 (1).

Model years
8

2011–2020, with a recall

Recall campaigns
12
Most recalls
2019

4 recalls

Owner complaints
117

all model years, NHTSA

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Owners have filed 117 complaints with NHTSA about the Ford F-450 across 10 model years; the most, 24, concern the 2020.

Owners marked a crash on 6 of the Ford F-450 complaints (5%) and a fire on 8.

Across all Ford F-450 model years, owners name the engine most often (at least 24 complaints), then the power train (19).

NHTSA received the most complaints about the Ford F-450 in 2022: 15, across all model years.

The component recalled most often on the Ford F-450 is equipment, in 7 model-year listings.

The newest Ford F-450 recall, 25V270000, was reported on April 23, 2025 and concerns the back over prevention: sensing system: camera.

NHTSA's recall file lists no recall for the 2014 and 2016 Ford F-450, model years owners have filed complaints about.

Ford F-450 years to avoid

Too few Ford F-450 model years have a complete complaint window to rank them: 2 of the 5 needed.

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-450, by model year
YearRecallsComplaintsFirst yearsvs median year
202012413not ranked
201942011not ranked
20183104not ranked
20174218not ranked
2016041not ranked
2015264not ranked
2014031not ranked
2013162not ranked
20124146not ranked
2011292not ranked

First years: complaints received from the year before the model year to three years after it.Ford F-450 years without a link have no recall page on this site.

What gets recalled most on the Ford F-450

  • EQUIPMENT7
  • ENGINE5
  • EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS2
  • SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER2
  • POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION1
  • EXTERIOR LIGHTING1
  • ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE1
  • BACK OVER PREVENTION: SENSING SYSTEM: CAMERA1
  • LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH1

Ford F-450 model-year listings per recall component; one campaign can cover several years.

Every Ford F-450 recall campaign (12)

NHTSA recall campaigns covering the Ford F-450, newest first
CampaignComponentYearsRisk namedVehicles
25V270000April 23, 2025back over prevention: sensing system: camera2015crash160,729
21V114000February 25, 2021exterior lighting2019crash2
19V633000August 28, 2019seats: front assembly: recliner2019–2020crash and injury639,137
19V398000May 29, 2019equipment2018–2019crash13
19V401000May 29, 2019equipment2015, 2017crash22
19V342000May 3, 2019exterior lighting: brake lights2017–2018crash17
18V894000December 18, 2018engine2017–2019fire410,289
17V331000May 22, 2017latches/locks/linkages: doors: latch2017crash and injury14,410
14V498000August 13, 2014equipment2011–2013fire3
13V535000October 30, 2013engine2011–2012crash and injury2,951
13V380000August 23, 2013engine and engine cooling: exhaust system: manifold/header/muffler/tail pipe2012fire37
11V582000December 8, 2011power train: automatic transmission2012crash and injury16,091

Vehicles: NHTSA's count of potentially affected vehicles in the whole campaign, not only the Ford F-450. Each campaign page has the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words.

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Newest record on this page: September 29, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted

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