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Ford F53

Every Ford F53 model year on file, 2018 to 2021. Pick a year for its recalls, investigations, service bulletins and the full text of owner complaints.

Owner complaints, all model years291 involved a crash, fire, injury or death
Model years42018 to 2021
Recall campaigns2Distinct campaigns listing it
Service bulletins7Summed across model years
By model year

The 2020 model year drew the most complaints, 16, 55% of the model's total

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

05101520201820192020162021
Source: NHTSA ODI. Complaints are not verified by NHTSA, and NHTSA publishes no sales volumes, so counts are not rates.
Components

Suspension leads the Ford F53 complaint record

Owner complaints across all model years, by component.

Suspension
14
Powertrain
8
Electrical system
6
Structure
5
Steering
5
Brakes
4
Engine and cooling
2
Wheels
2
Visibility and wipers
2
Seat belts
2
Source: NHTSA ODI complaints file.
Model years

The record for each Ford F53 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 F53 by model year
YearBodyComplaintsSeverity indexPeer indexRecallsInvestigationsBulletins
2021Other50.0250102
2020Other160.0800103
2019Other30.0150001
2018Other520.0250101
Source: NHTSA ODI. Body class from NHTSA's VIN decoder where decoded.
Latest recalls

Recent campaigns covering the Ford F53

  • 22V-731 Sep 30, 2022
    Rear stabilizer bar attachment brackets may break and separate from the vehicle
    Suspension · 13k vehicles
  • 18V-470 Jul 16, 2018
    Front wheel hub assembly may have wheel studs that were not properly heat treated
    Wheels · 162 vehicles
Source: NHTSA ODI recalls file.