Summary
The Ford F-350 Super Duty has 29 recalls spanning 1999 through 2025, with the most serious recent issue being a 2025 model year defect where the gear shifter can detach from the steering column, leaving the driver unable to select Park and allowing the truck to roll away if the parking brake is not applied.
The 2022 model year has a separate concern: the steering wheel airbag cover can become brittle and shatter when the airbag fires in a crash, sending fragments toward the occupants. On 2023 models with the Pro Trailer Hitch Assist feature, a software error can display the hitch or trailer camera view instead of the standard rearview image while reversing. Also on 2023 vehicles, the power windows can fail to detect an obstruction while closing and not reverse, risking a pinch injury.
The 2020 model year has multiple drivetrain concerns. On trucks with the 6.7L diesel, a broken transmission washer can let metal debris disable the park pawl, allowing the truck to roll. On single rear wheel diesel models, the rear axle tube can deform at the spring seat, causing the driveshaft to detach and leaving the truck without drive power. There is also a rearview camera software issue on 2020 vehicles equipped with a 360-degree system where the image may not display correctly while backing up. A separate label error on some 2020 models overstates payload and accessory reserve capacity, which can lead to overloading and tire failure.
The 2019 model year has two structural issues: the passenger-side rear axle shaft on trucks with an electronic locking rear differential can break and cut power to the rear wheels, and front axle yokes that were not properly welded can cause the steering to pull or suddenly change direction during hard braking.
Several 2017 model year recalls cover a range of systems. A driveshaft damper can migrate and cause vibration severe enough to eventually break the shaft on certain 4x4 models with specific wheelbase and axle ratio combinations. Separately, loose underbody insulation can contact and damage the driveshaft on other 2017 trucks, with the same loss-of-drive and park-rollaway consequences. A missing fuel tank strap support bracket can allow the tank to contact the ground and leak. On SuperCrew cab models, a front seatbelt pretensioner deploying in a crash can ignite nearby carpet. Front passenger seat tracks on certain 2017 configurations may not meet seat and seatbelt anchorage standards. The electric tailgate latch can also unlatch spontaneously while driving, dropping unsecured cargo onto the road. On 2017 trucks with a 360-degree camera, the rearview lens coating can degrade and produce a foggy image, reducing rear visibility.
The 2018 model year has a daytime running light software issue where the lights stay at full brightness instead of dimming when the headlights are switched on, creating glare for oncoming drivers.
Going back further, 2011 trucks can develop an internal short in the body control module that overheats and can start a vehicle fire. On 2009-2014 trucks modified with certain power take-off assemblies by Jerr-Dan or Vanair, oil can leak from a PTO pressure switch onto an exhaust thermal blanket, creating a fire hazard from exhaust heat.
The 2008 model year has three separate concerns: fuel tank damage in certain 4x4 crash conditions on 156-inch wheelbase trucks can
