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Ford F-450 SD

Every Ford F-450 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 years649 involved a crash, fire, injury or death
Model years122015 to 2026
Recall campaigns51Distinct campaigns listing it
Service bulletins2,490Summed across model years
By model year

The 2022 model year drew the most complaints, 24, 38% of the model's total

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

010203020152016201720182019202020212022242023202420252026
Source: NHTSA ODI. Complaints are not verified by NHTSA, and NHTSA publishes no sales volumes, so counts are not rates.
Components

Electrical system leads the Ford F-450 SD complaint record

Owner complaints across all model years, by component.

Electrical system
16
Brakes
15
Engine and cooling
10
Powertrain
9
Fuel system
6
Structure
5
Steering
4
Speed control
4
Equipment
3
Lighting
3
Source: NHTSA ODI complaints file.
Model years

The record for each Ford F-450 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-450 SD by model year
YearBodyComplaintsSeverity indexPeer indexRecallsInvestigationsBulletins
2026Pickup10.0133050
2025Pickup20.01140119
2024Pickup850.01830209
2023Pickup520.09130284
2022Pickup2412.525140238
2021Pickup185.621122235
2020Not decoded0NoneNone103300
2019Pickup30.0393247
2018Not decoded0NoneNone73226
2017Other10.050113320
2016Pickup10.0231124
2015Other10.05042138
Source: NHTSA ODI. Body class from NHTSA's VIN decoder where decoded.
Latest recalls

Recent campaigns covering the Ford F-450 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-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-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-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
  • 25V-572 Sep 3, 2025
    Rearview camera may display a distorted, inverted, or blank image when the vehicle is in reverse
    Back-over prevention · 1.46M vehicles
  • 25V-540 Aug 22, 2025
    Instrument Panel Cluster (IPC) may fail at startup
    Electrical system · 356k vehicles
  • 25V-455 Jul 7, 2025
    Low-pressure fuel pump may fail, which can result in an engine stall while driving
    Fuel system · 850k vehicles
Source: NHTSA ODI recalls file.