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Ford F-550 Recalls by Year

NHTSA's files hold 22 recall campaigns for the Ford F-550, across 8 model years from 2011 to 2020. The 2018 has the most (10); the fewest among years with a recall is 2014 (1).

Model years
8

2011–2020, with a recall

Recall campaigns
22
Most recalls
2018

10 recalls

Owner complaints
94

all model years, NHTSA

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Owners have filed 94 complaints with NHTSA about the Ford F-550 across 9 model years; the most, 17, concern the 2020.

Owners marked a crash on 6 of the Ford F-550 complaints (6%) and a fire on 10.

Across all Ford F-550 model years, owners name the engine most often (at least 28 complaints), then the structure (11).

NHTSA received the most complaints about the Ford F-550 in 2024: 15, across all model years.

The component recalled most often on the Ford F-550 is exterior lighting: brake lights, in 9 model-year listings.

The newest Ford F-550 recall, 20V099000, was reported on February 21, 2020 and concerns the power train: driveline: differential unit.

NHTSA's recall file lists no recall for the 2016 Ford F-550, model year owners have filed complaints about.

Ford F-550 years to avoid

Too few Ford F-550 model years have a complete complaint window to rank them: 0 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-550, by model year
YearRecallsComplaintsFirst yearsvs median year
20202175not ranked
20194143not ranked
20181084not ranked
20175133not ranked
2016090not ranked
2014120not ranked
2013163not ranked
20125133not ranked
20115124not ranked

First years: complaints received from the year before the model year to three years after it.Ford F-550 years without a link have no recall page on this site.

What gets recalled most on the Ford F-550

  • EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS9
  • EQUIPMENT8
  • ENGINE5
  • SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER2
  • FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY:MOUNTING2
  • ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE1
  • ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE1
  • ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM1
  • LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH1
  • POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION1

Ford F-550 model-year listings per recall component; one campaign can cover several years.

Every Ford F-550 recall campaign (22)

NHTSA recall campaigns covering the Ford F-550, newest first
CampaignComponentYearsRisk namedVehicles
20V099000February 21, 2020power train: driveline: differential unit2020crash and injury319
19V633000August 28, 2019seats: front assembly: recliner2019–2020crash and injury639,137
19V414000June 5, 2019equipment2018crash4
19V398000May 29, 2019equipment2018–2019crash13
19V401000May 29, 2019equipment2017–2018crash22
19V358000May 13, 2019exterior lighting: brake lights2017–2018crash4
19V342000May 3, 2019exterior lighting: brake lights2017–2018crash17
19V269000April 3, 2019exterior lighting: brake lights2018crash1
19V251000March 28, 2019exterior lighting: brake lights2018crash2
19V254000March 28, 2019exterior lighting: brake lights2018crash1
19V236000March 26, 2019exterior lighting: brake lights2018crash36
19V226000March 22, 2019exterior lighting: brake lights2019crash8
18V894000December 18, 2018engine2017–2019fire410,289
17V331000May 22, 2017latches/locks/linkages: doors: latch2017crash and injury14,410
15V371000June 15, 2015engine and engine cooling: exhaust system2014injury8
15V052000January 30, 2015engine and engine cooling: engine2011fire1
14V498000August 13, 2014equipment2011–2013fire3
14V411000July 8, 2014engine and engine cooling: engine: gasoline2011fire2
14V040000February 6, 2014fuel system, other: storage: tank assembly: mounting2011–2012crash and fire18
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-550. Each campaign page has the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words.

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Newest record on this page: October 5, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted

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