Ford F-450 Sd Recalls

The Ford F-450 SD has 54 recalls spanning 2009 through 2026, with the most serious recent issue being a 2025 steering column shifter that can detach from the column, preventing the driver from shifting into park and creating a rollaway risk.

The 2025 model year also has a brake booster pushrod that can disconnect from the brake pedal if a retaining spring was not installed, causing sudden complete brake failure. On 2025 and 2026 models, the instrument panel cluster can fail at startup, leaving the driver without a speedometer or warning lights.

The 2023 model year carries several concerns: steering column upper shaft bolts may be missing or loose, allowing the column to separate and leaving the driver with no steering input; the driver's airbag clock spring may have a weld defect that prevents deployment in a crash; and power windows may not reverse when contacting an obstruction. Wiper arms on 2022 and 2023 models can fracture and fail in wet conditions. On 2022 and 2023 models, front wheel hub extender fasteners may be insufficiently tightened, allowing a wheel to detach while driving. A software error on 2022 models can prevent trailer brakes from functioning when towing.

From 2020 through 2022, the high-pressure diesel fuel pump can fail due to biodiesel deposits, cutting drive power. The 2020 and 2021 steering column upper shaft can detach, causing complete loss of steering. A 2020 transmission washer can disintegrate and lodge debris in the park mechanism, preventing the vehicle from holding park. The 2021 model year has a secondary diesel fuel filter cap that can develop a pinhole leak near ignition sources, a cracked fifth wheel mounting bracket that can allow a towed trailer to detach, and front wheel hub extenders that may not be properly secured, risking wheel separation. Windshields on 2020 and 2021 models may not have been properly bonded and can separate from the body in a crash.

The 2017 through 2019 era has a dense cluster of issues. On 2017 models, highway-speed vibration can fracture driveline components or the transmission. On 2017 and 2018 four-wheel-drive models, a driveshaft damper can shift out of position over time and cause the shaft to fracture, cutting drive power. Front seat belt pretensioners on 2017 through 2019 SuperCrew Cab models with carpet flooring can ignite nearby materials when they deploy in a crash. The 2017 model year also has door latches that can freeze and allow doors to swing open while driving, a seat belt anchor weld on front passenger seats that can fail in a crash, and a seat back recliner frame weld that may not hold the occupant in a collision. A 2016 driver's airbag clock spring can accumulate dust and lose its electrical connection, preventing airbag deployment.

Going further back, 2009 through 2014 models modified with certain Muncie power take-off assemblies have a pressure switch that can leak oil onto exhaust heat shielding, creating a fire risk. The 2011 model year has a body control module that can develop an electrical short and overheat, also raising the risk of fire.