Ford F-250 Recalls

The Ford F-250 has 30 recalls spanning 1975 through 2020, with the most serious recent issue being a front seat back recliner mechanism on 2019-2020 models that can fail to hold an occupant in a crash, raising the risk of injury.

The 2019-2020 model years also have a front axle wheel end yoke that was not properly welded and can affect vehicle control, and a 2019-specific issue on 4x4 models with electronically locking rear differentials where the passenger-side rear axle shaft can break, causing loss of drive power and an inability to hold the vehicle in Park. On 2017-2019 models with an engine block heater, moisture can corrode the cable splice connector, overheat the wiring, and start a fire. The 2017 model year also has a transmission park rod that can prevent the parking pawl from engaging and allow the vehicle to roll, and a chrome door handle accessory kit that can cause doors to unlatch in a side impact. The 2016 model year has tires whose inner sidewalls may have been damaged during assembly and can rupture while driving. On 2015 models, the rearview camera circuit board connector can come loose, producing a blank or distorted image when backing up.

On 1999 models, the intermediate steering shaft yoke may not be fully seated on the steering gear input shaft and can separate, causing total loss of steering control, and the lower steering shaft flex coupling has rivets that can pull free with the same result. The 1997 model year has a similar steering shaft separation risk. The 1989 model has a fuel system integrity issue where the transfer case can contact fuel reservoirs in a frontal impact.

Further back, the 1983 model year has a fuel pump circuit diode that can fail and stall the engine without warning. The 1982 model has rear axle lock wedges that can disengage and allow the left rear axle, wheel, and brake drum to partially or fully separate from the vehicle. On 1980 models, a missing or improperly torqued steering shaft pinch bolt leaves the intermediate shaft inadequately attached to the steering column, and SuperCab variants built without exhaust heat shields can develop floor pan temperatures high enough to cause floor covering material to smolder. The 1979 model year has steering arm knuckles on four-wheel-drive trucks that can fracture and detach the tie rod, a missing fuel tank shield that allows tank contact with the driveshaft in a frontal impact, and incorrect brake hub and rotor assemblies that can allow inner brake linings to slip out of position as they wear. The 1977 model has a transmission park cam plate that can prevent parking pawl engagement, and the 1976 model has a brake master cylinder outlet tube that can contact the steering shaft, leak fluid, and reduce braking effectiveness. The 1975 model year has front brake caliper mounting bolts that can back out, increasing pedal travel and reducing braking performance.