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Ford F-250 SD

Every Ford F-250 SD model year on file, 2015 to 2026. Pick a year for its recalls, investigations, service bulletins and the full text of owner complaints.

Owner complaints, all model years3,959137 involved a crash, fire, injury or death

Model years122015 to 2026

Recall campaigns62Distinct campaigns listing it

Service bulletins2,535Summed across model years

By model year

The 2019 model year drew the most complaints, 1,164, 29% of the model's total

Owner complaints filed with NHTSA, all years filed, by model year.

Source: NHTSA ODI. Complaints are not verified by NHTSA, and NHTSA publishes no sales volumes, so counts are not rates.

Components

Steering leads the Ford F-250 SD complaint record

Owner complaints across all model years, by component.

Steering

2,068

Suspension

1,753

Fuel system

328

Powertrain

252

Engine and cooling

234

Wheels

228

Electrical system

223

Structure

146

Back-over prevention

Brakes

Source: NHTSA ODI complaints file.

Model years

The record for each Ford F-250 SD model year

Peer index compares complaints with the median vehicle of the same model year and body class (100 is the median). It corrects for age, not for how many were sold.

Ford F-250 SD by model year
Year	Body	Complaints	Severity index	Peer index	Recalls	Investigations	Bulletins
2026	Pickup	9	33.3	113	6	0	51
2025	Pickup	16	18.8	84	7	0	118
2024	Pickup	38	10.5	86	4	0	211
2023	Pickup	43	11.6	80	16	0	284
2022	Pickup	124	5.6	131	17	0	242
2021	Pickup	165	1.8	190	13	1	240
2020	Pickup	263	2.3	302	15	3	297
2019	Pickup	1,164	3.0	1,109	12	3	248
2018	Pickup	397	3.8	555	10	3	251
2017	Pickup	1,155	2.8	1,604	15	3	327
2016	Pickup	289	3.8	490	4	1	124
2015	Pickup	296	4.4	722	3	2	142

Source: NHTSA ODI. Body class from NHTSA's VIN decoder where decoded.

Latest recalls

Recent campaigns covering the Ford F-250 SD

26V-606 Sep 22, 2026
Headlight assemblies may contain a contaminated LED chip, which can result in a loss of daytime running lights, parking lights, high beams or low…
Lighting · 42k vehicles
26V-489 Jul 28, 2026
Software error may cause the rearview camera image to be obstructed by the infotainment home screen menu when the vehicle is placed in reverse
Back-over prevention · 48k vehicles
26V-204 Mar 31, 2026
Windshield wiper arms may break, causing the wipers to fail
Visibility and wipers · 423k vehicles
26V-158 Mar 17, 2026
Biodiesel deposits may form on the pump drivetrain roller components, which could lead to failure of the high pressure fuel pump
Fuel system · 9,839 vehicles
26V-119 Mar 3, 2026
Driveshaft friction weld may fail, resulting in rear driveshaft separation and a sudden loss of drive power
Powertrain · 11k vehicles
26V-104 Feb 20, 2026
When towing a trailer, the integrated trailer module (ITRM) may lose communication with the vehicle, possibly causing a loss of brake and turn…
Electrical system · 4.38M vehicles
25V-866 Dec 12, 2025
Right rear axle shaft may have been improperly heat-treated during manufacturing and may break
Powertrain · 6,819 vehicles
25V-729 Oct 24, 2025
Moonroof wind deflector clips may be inadequately attached to the moonroof frame, which can result in the wind deflector detaching from the vehicle
Visibility and wipers · 175k vehicles
25V-686 Oct 10, 2025
360-degree view camera system may not display a rearview image properly in certain lighting conditions
Back-over prevention · 292k vehicles
25V-626 Sep 19, 2025
Steering column upper shaft may detach from the steering column and result in a loss of steering control
Steering · 116k vehicles

Source: NHTSA ODI recalls file.