2019 Ford F-450: owner complaints and recalls
Analysis of 19 owner complaints filed with NHTSA and 4 recall campaigns. Updated 2026-07-25.
19
Complaints
4
Recalls
0
Crash reports
0
Fire reports
1
Injuries
42.1
Severity index
Severity index 42.1 - Medium. This weights crashes, fires, injuries and fatalities per 100 complaints; see methodology.
What actually fails
| Component | Complaints | Share of complaints citing it |
|---|---|---|
| STEERING | 8 | 42.1% |
| SUSPENSION | 5 | 26.3% |
| ENGINE | 4 | 21.1% |
| POWER TRAIN | 4 | 21.1% |
| STRUCTURE | 2 | 10.5% |
| WHEELS | 2 | 10.5% |
| FUEL SYSTEM | 1 | 5.3% |
| DIESEL | 1 | 5.3% |
The single most-reported system is STEERING, cited in 8 of 19 complaints (42.1%). One complaint can name several systems, so these shares overlap and do not total 100%.
Complaints filed per year
| Year | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 2018 | 1 |
| 2019 | 1 |
| 2020 | 3 |
| 2021 | 2 |
| 2022 | 4 |
| 2023 | 3 |
| 2024 | 4 |
| 2025 | 1 |
Complaint volume is broadly steady year over year.
Recall campaigns
| Campaign | Reported | Component | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18V894000 | 18/12/2018 | ENGINE | Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2015-2019 Ford F-150 and 2017-2019 Ford F-250 Super Duty, F-350 Super Duty, F-450 Super Duty, and F-550 Super Duty pick-up trucks equipped with an engine block heater. Water and contaminants may get into the block heater cable's sp |
| 19V633000 | 28/08/2019 | SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER | Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2018-2020 F-150 and 2019-2020 F-250, F-350, F-450, and F-550 Super Duty pickup trucks, and 2018-2019 Ford Explorer, 2019-2020 Expedition, and 2020 Escape vehicles equipped with driver and/or passenger's manual front seat back recline |
| 19V398000 | 29/05/2019 | EQUIPMENT | LGE Coachworks, Inc. (LGE Coachworks) is recalling certain 2018-2019 Ford E-450, F-550, and Freightliner M2-based vehicles equipped with ASA Electronics Voyager back-up camera displays. The displays may unexpectedly revert back to the factory default settings which may cause the |
| 21V114000 | 25/02/2021 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING | Life Line Emergency Vehicles (Life Line) is recalling one 2020 Ford F450 vehicle and one 2017 Navistar Durastar vehicle, equipped with 7x9 combination LED Stop-Tail-Turn reverse lights. The lights may be too bright, exceeding the maximum light output allowed which may adversely |
Source. US National Highway Traffic Safety Administration public complaint and recall APIs (api.nhtsa.gov), retrieved 2026-07-25. Complaints are unverified consumer reports; volume is influenced by how many units were sold and how long the vehicle has been on the road. Not affiliated with NHTSA or any manufacturer.