The 2010 Ford F-550 SD has 4 recalls, all centered on the same fire risk: oil leaking from a power take-off pressure switch onto the exhaust system, where it can ignite.
These recalls were filed by four different upfitters that modified F-550 vehicles with Muncie Power Products power take-off assemblies, but the underlying hazard is the same across all of them. The power take-off unit, which draws mechanical power from the transmission to run auxiliary equipment like aerial lifts or utility bodies, includes a pressure switch that can leak oil. That oil drips onto a thermal blanket wrapped around the exhaust, and the combination of soaked insulation and exhaust heat creates a fire risk under the vehicle. Because these recalls stem from upfitter modifications rather than the base truck itself, affected vehicles are working trucks that were converted for utility, aerial, or specialty use. Prior repair attempts by an earlier upfitter campaign did not fully resolve the issue across all affected configurations, which is why multiple separate filings exist for what is effectively the same defect.
At a glance
What can fail
Oil can leak from the PTO pressure switch onto a thermal blanket covering the exhaust system in certain modified 2009-2014 Ford F-550 Super Duty trucks with Muncie Power Products PTO Assemblies.
What the fix does
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Dealers will install a new pressure switch kit that relocates the switch away from the exhaust system.
Summarized — see the official notice for exact wording, dates, and contacts.
At a glance
What can fail
Oil can leak from the PTO pressure switch onto the thermal blanket covering the exhaust system in affected vehicles.
What the fix does
Dealers will install a new pressure switch kit that relocates the switch away from the exhaust system at no cost.
Summarized — see the official notice for exact wording, dates, and contacts.
At a glance
What can fail
Oil may leak from the PTO pressure switch onto the thermal blanket covering the exhaust system in certain aerial trucks.
What the fix does
Dealers will install a new pressure switch kit that repositions the switch away from the exhaust system.
Summarized — see the official notice for exact wording, dates, and contacts.
At a glance
What can fail
Oil can leak from the PTO pressure switch onto the exhaust thermal blanket in certain 2010-2014 Ford F-350 and F-550 vehicles modified by Tactical and equipped with Muncie Power Products PTO assemblies.
What the fix does
Dealers will install a new PTO pressure switch at no cost to address the oil leak.
Summarized — see the official notice for exact wording, dates, and contacts.
