32 recalls covering model years 2019, 2020, 2021, 2026. To check whether your vehicle is affected, look up your 17-character VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls — a recall may apply only to some vehicles of a given year.
These heavy-duty Ford trucks were repaired under an earlier recall, but that fix was not done correctly. Deposits from biodiesel fuel can build up on moving parts inside the high-pressure fuel pump and cause the pump to fail. If that happens, the truck can lose engine power while you are driving. Dealers will update the engine computer software for free. Your truck needs this even though the earlier recall work was already done.
The driveshaft is the spinning steel tube that carries power from the engine and transmission back to the rear wheels. On these trucks, a welded joint in that shaft may not have been made properly and can fail. If it does, the rear driveshaft can come apart and the truck suddenly stops pulling, even though the engine is still running. Dealers will check the serial number stamped on your driveshaft and install a new one if yours is one of the bad ones.
These Ford and Lincoln trucks and SUVs have a built-in trailer brake controller. On the affected vehicles, that controller can stop communicating with the rest of the vehicle while you are towing. When that happens, the trailer's brake lights and turn signals can go dark, and the trailer's brakes may stop working. That makes the trailer harder to control and makes it harder for drivers behind you to see when you are braking or turning. A free software update fixes it.
On certain 2026 Ford Super Duty F-250 and F-350 trucks, the axle shaft on the right rear wheel may not have been heat-treated properly when it was made, which can leave it weak enough to snap. If it breaks while you are driving, the truck can suddenly stop pulling itself forward. It can also roll away after you shift into park, because a broken shaft means park no longer holds that wheel. A dealer checks the part and replaces it if needed.
On these F-250, F-350 and F-450 trucks, the 360-degree camera system may fail to show a proper rearview picture in certain lighting. If the image behind the truck does not come up correctly, you cannot see what is back there while backing up, which raises the risk of hitting something or someone. Dealers will update the camera software free of charge. The fix is being released in stages by model year; Ford mailed a first warning letter October 30, 2025.
On certain F-250, F-350 and F-450 Super Duty trucks, the upper shaft in the steering column can come apart from the column itself. If that happens, turning the steering wheel may no longer steer the truck. Dealers will inspect the steering column and repair or replace the upper shaft if it needs it, at no cost to you. Ford mailed owner notification letters on February 20, 2026, and this repair should not be put off.
When you put the vehicle in reverse, the backup camera may show a picture that is upside down, distorted, or completely blank. That leaves you with less of a view behind you, so it is easier to miss a person or an object while backing up. Dealers will inspect the camera and replace it if needed at no cost. Ford is mailing owner letters in phases, starting January 2026 with more going out in June 2026.
On certain 2025-2026 Ford Super Duty trucks — F-250, F-350, F-450 and F-550 — plus some 2025 F-150s, the instrument cluster can fail to come on when you start the truck. The cluster is the screen and gauges directly in front of the driver. If it does not turn on, you cannot see your speed or any of the warning lights that tell you about a problem. The software fix is free.
On these Ford and Lincoln trucks, SUVs and Mustangs, the low-pressure fuel pump, which is the part that moves gasoline out of the tank, can fail. If it does, the engine can stall and shut off while you are driving. The repair depends on what you own: on Super Duty pickups the dealer replaces the fuel pump itself, and on all the other vehicles the dealer reprograms the engine computer. Either repair is free. Owner letters were mailed July 27, 2026.
The camera that shows what is behind you when you back up may go blank or show a scrambled picture. When that happens you cannot see people, pets or objects behind the vehicle on the screen, which makes backing up riskier. A dealer will check the camera and replace it if needed, at no charge. Ford mailed letters to owners in September 2025, so you may already have one.
These trucks have a diesel engine with a high-pressure pump that pushes fuel to the engine. Deposits left behind by biodiesel fuel can build up on moving parts inside that pump. Over time the buildup wears the parts out and the pump can quit working. If the pump fails, the engine stops making power, so the truck can slow down or stop while you are driving. Dealers will reprogram the truck's computers to ease the strain on the pump.
The owner's manual for these Ford and Lincoln vehicles is missing instructions. It does not explain how to adjust or remove certain head restraints — the padded rests at the top of the seats. Federal rules require those instructions to be included. Without them, an owner may leave a head restraint in the wrong position, which could mean less protection for someone's head and neck in a crash. Ford is mailing a free printed addendum that covers the center seating positions. Nothing on the vehicle itself needs repair.
These trucks and cars came with a 360-degree camera system. The anti-glare coating on the rear camera lens can break down over time, which makes the picture on your dashboard screen look foggy or cloudy. When the image is unclear, you cannot see what is behind you as well when backing up, and you could hit something or someone. Dealers will replace the rearview camera at no cost to you.
The metal arms that hold your windshield wipers can break. If an arm snaps, that wiper stops moving and part of the glass no longer gets cleared. In rain, snow or road spray you could suddenly lose much of your view through the windshield. Ford dealers will replace both front wiper arms at no cost. Owners were warned by letter in May 2022, and letters went out again in October 2022 once repair parts were available.
A weak electrical connection to the backup camera on these 2019 Ford trucks can make the screen go blank or show a scrambled picture, and it can come and go, so it may look fine one day and not the next. When the picture is missing you lose your view of what is behind the truck while backing up. A Ford dealer will install a new rearview camera at no cost. Owner letters were mailed in June 2022.
A small washer inside the automatic transmission can break apart, and the metal pieces can get lodged in the parking mechanism, the part that locks the transmission when you shift into Park. If debris jams it, the truck may never fully go into Park or may slip out of it, and can roll away after you step out. This affects 2020 Super Duty trucks built with the 6.7-liter diesel engine. The dealer replaces a gearset inside the transmission.
On these gasoline F-250 and F-350 Super Duty trucks with aluminum driveshafts, the heat and noise insulation panels under the truck can come loose. A loose panel can rub against the spinning driveshaft, damage it, and cause it to snap. If that happens, the truck can lose power, and a broken driveshaft dragging on the road can make the truck hard to control. A parked truck could also roll away if the parking brake is not set.
These trucks have a 6.7-liter diesel engine. The cap on the secondary fuel filter under the hood may have a tiny void at its top center. Over time that weak spot can turn into a pinhole, letting diesel fuel leak out of the top of the filter. Fuel leaking near anything hot or sparking can start a fire. Dealers will replace both the primary and secondary fuel filters at no charge.
On certain 2020-2021 Ford F-350 Super Duty pickups with the 6.7L diesel engine and a Dana 275 rear axle, the rear axle housing may not be strong enough to carry the truck's load. It can bend out of shape. If that happens, the driveshaft, the spinning bar that sends power to the rear wheels, can come apart. The truck can lose power while driving, or roll on its own if parked without the parking brake set.
These trucks have dual rear wheels and extenders on the front wheel hubs. The extenders may not have been bolted on correctly, so a front wheel and its extender could come off while you are driving. Ford is telling owners not to drive these trucks until a dealer checks how tight the extender nuts are. The dealer will inspect and tighten them at no charge. Letters went out to owners in June 2021.
⚠ NHTSA advises: do not drive this vehicle until repaired.
The metal bracket that holds the left side of your fifth-wheel trailer hitch to the truck may be cracked. If it gives way while you are pulling a trailer, the hitch can come loose and the trailer can separate from the truck. You cannot tell from the driver's seat whether the bracket is cracked, so a dealer needs to inspect it and install a new bracket if there is a problem.
Some of the Continental tires on these vehicles were cured, or baked, for too long when they were made. An over-cured tire can break open at the sidewall and lose air all at once, or the tread can start separating and peel off the tire. Either one can make the vehicle hard to control. Only some tires are affected, so the dealer will look at the tires on your vehicle and replace any bad ones at no charge.
When these trucks were built, the windshield may not have been glued to the body correctly. If the bond is weak, the windshield can come loose and separate from the truck in a crash, which raises the chance of injury to people inside. The notice says these trucks do not meet the federal safety rule for windshield mounting. A dealer will remove the windshield and reinstall it the right way, at no cost to you.
Certain 2020 Ford F-350 Super Duty trucks with the 6.7L diesel have stickers and paperwork that claim the truck can carry more weight than it really can. The tire and loading label, the safety certification label, and the truck camper loading document all list numbers that are too high. If you load the truck to the printed figure, you can go over its safe weight limit and overload it. Your dealer will replace the labels and document for free.
These trucks have an aftermarket Icon steering stabilizer kit, a shock-like part that helps steady the steering. Inside it is a foam ring that can move out of place and block the small ports the fluid flows through. If that happens, the steering can lock up and you may not be able to turn. Icon is replacing the whole shock with a redesigned one that has a new foam ring and a steel support disc. The replacement is free.
A poor electrical connection to the backup camera can make the screen go blank or show a fuzzy, distorted picture when you shift into reverse. It may happen on and off rather than all the time. If you cannot see what is behind you, it is easier to back into a person or an object. Federal rules require a working rear camera on these vehicles. Dealers will replace the camera at no charge.
A metal plate inside the transmission's torque converter was not heat-treated properly, which makes it brittle. It can crack and break apart. If that happens, the engine may shut off while you are driving, or the brake pedal may suddenly take much more force to push down to stop the truck. Either one can happen without warning and makes the truck much harder to control. The dealer will replace the whole transmission at no cost to you.
These Super Duty SuperCrew trucks have carpet flooring and front seat belts with a tightener that fires in a crash to pull the belt snug. When that tightener goes off, it can throw sparks. The sparks can set the carpet or the padding inside the pillar next to the front doors on fire. That means a crash could be followed by a fire inside the truck. A dealer will add heat resistant tape over the carpet and padding and change the pillar insulation.
These trucks have a button in the tailgate handle that releases the tailgate electrically. Water can get into the wiring behind it and cause a short circuit, which acts like someone pressing that button. The tailgate can then drop open by itself, including while you are driving. Anything loose in the bed can slide out onto the road behind you and become a hazard for the drivers following you.
Your truck's daytime running lights — the lights that stay on whenever the truck is running — are supposed to dim when you turn the headlight switch to "On." On these trucks, they may stay at full brightness instead. That breaks a federal lighting rule. Bright, undimmed lights can glare into the eyes of drivers coming toward you or ahead of you, making it harder for them to see. A dealer fixes it with a free software update.
These trucks have an engine block heater, a plug-in cord that warms the engine in cold weather. They were already fixed once under an earlier recall, but that repair may have damaged a connector in the cord. A damaged cord can short out, overheat the wiring and start a fire. Dealers will first disable the block heater so it cannot be used, then replace the cord for free once new parts are available. You will get a second letter when the new cords are ready.
The transmission case in some of these trucks may have been made incorrectly. Because of that, the small locking part inside that holds the truck still when you shift into park may not be secured the way it should be. If it is not held properly, the truck can move on its own even though it is in park. Ford dealers will inspect the transmission case and replace the whole transmission if it is the wrong one, at no cost.
Complaints owners have filed with NHTSA about the Ford F-350 SD. These are unverified reports; better-selling years collect more.
| Model year | Complaints | Crashes | Fires | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 2020 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2026 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Recalls and complaint record for one model year at a time: