Ford F-450 Super Duty Recalls

The Ford F-450 Super Duty has 7 recalls spanning 2008 through 2023, with the most serious being a cracked fifth wheel hitch mounting bracket on 2021 dual rear wheel models with the 6.7L diesel and a pickup box, where the trailer hitch assembly can loosen and detach, separating the trailer from the truck.

The 2023 model year has three recalls. On trucks with a digital instrument cluster, the cluster can go completely blank, taking all warning lights, gauges, and alerts with it. A separate 2023 recall covers the steering wheel clockspring wiring, which can disconnect and disable the driver's front airbag in a crash while also potentially knocking out the horn and steering wheel controls. There is also a 2023 issue where water enters the tailgate camera connector, corrodes the interface module over time, and causes the rearview camera image to fail or display incorrectly, sometimes alongside a loss of automatic reverse braking assistance.

Going back to 2021, alongside the fifth wheel bracket recall, certain 6.7L diesel trucks have a secondary fuel filter cap that can develop a pinhole and leak fuel from the top of the filter housing in the engine compartment, which creates a fire risk.

On 2017 models with the 6.7L diesel and a middle fuel tank, the protective shield over the fuel conditioning module can come loose when struck by road debris or water spray and force open the module's drain valve, potentially allowing fuel to escape.

The 2008 model year has a recall covering 6.4L diesel trucks where the positive battery cable runs too close to a splash shield bolt, allowing the insulation to chafe through and create a short that can generate heat or fire under the hood or at other points along the vehicle.