Ford F-150 Recalls

The Ford F-150 has 275 recalls spanning 1978 through the 2026 model year; the most serious recent issue affects 2024-2025 models, where a misaligned engine cup plug in the 3.5L turbo engine can cause a rapid oil leak, stalling the engine while driving.

The 2024-2025 model years carry several other notable concerns. A transmission valve body machined incorrectly can cause reverse gear failure or unexpected forward movement when in reverse or neutral. On 2024 trucks, a steering gear assembled with an incorrect rack can fracture internally, causing the steering to bind or lock up entirely, and a separate recall covers a lower steering shaft fastener that can loosen and disconnect the steering. The 2025 model year adds a lower steering shaft that can also detach, a wiring harness that can chafe against the coolant hose and stall the engine on 2.7L-equipped trucks, an electronic brake booster that can lose power assist unexpectedly, a connecting rod defect that can cause engine failure, and a hybrid-specific fuse issue that can cut drive power suddenly in electric-only mode.

The 2021-2023 range has an unusually dense recall history. Driveshaft issues on 2021-2022 trucks cover both improperly assembled two-piece shafts and underbody insulators that can contact and fracture the driveshaft, each causing a loss of drive power or loss of control if the shaft contacts the ground. On 2021 trucks, a powertrain control module programmed incorrectly can shift the transmission to neutral without warning, and a transmission park pawl defect can prevent the vehicle from holding in park, with prior repair attempts on some vehicles requiring a second fix. Rear axle hub bolts on 2021-2025 trucks equipped with the Trailer Tow Max Duty package can fatigue and break, leading to drive power loss or rollaway. The 2021-2023 electric parking brake wiring can chafe against the axle housing and cause the parking brake to apply on its own while driving. The 2023 F-150 Lightning adds a front upper control arm ball joint that can separate and cause a loss of steering control, and a high-voltage battery with loose hardware that can arc or short-circuit. The 2022 F-150 Lightning has a high-voltage battery that can overheat and short-circuit internally, creating a fire risk. On 2022 Raptor models with 37-inch tires, wheel lug nuts may not have been properly torqued and can loosen until a wheel separates. A transmission park bolt on 2022-2023 models can be loose, preventing the park gear from engaging. There is also a front axle pinion on 2023 trucks that can fracture, locking up the front wheels.

The 2017-2021 period produced a cluster of transmission downshift recalls. On 2011-2017 trucks, an output shaft speed sensor signal loss can trigger an unintended downshift to first gear regardless of road speed, causing the rear tires to suddenly slow or lock; this problem generated multiple repair attempts across 2011, 2013, and 2014 model years, with some prior fixes proving incomplete and requiring additional repairs. The 2017-2018 model years have a roll pin that may not have been installed in the 10-speed transmission, allowing the vehicle to roll away from a parked position even when the shifter indicates Park. On 2018 trucks with the 3.3L engine and 6