2020 Ford F-450 problems and recalls

Owners have filed 24 complaints on the 2020 Ford F-450, and NHTSA has issued 1 recall. The most cited component is the Fuel System (8 complaints).

24
Complaints
1
Recalls
2
Crash reports
2
Fire reports
1
Injuries
71.7
Severity index

Severity index 71.7 Medium. The index weights crashes, fires, injuries and fatalities per 100 complaints. How it is calculated.

Middle half of all tracked vehiclesThis vehicle: 71.7p25 46p75 80cleanestworst
Severity index against the quartile range for all tracked vehicles.

Components cited in complaints

Fuel SystemFuel System: 8 complaints (33.3%)8 33%DieselDiesel: 7 complaints (29.2%)7 29%Power TrainPower Train: 5 complaints (20.8%)5 21%Unknown Or OtherUnknown Or Other: 4 complaints (16.7%)4 17%Electrical SystemElectrical System: 3 complaints (12.5%)3 12%EngineEngine: 2 complaints (8.3%)2 8%Vehicle Speed ControlVehicle Speed Control: 2 complaints (8.3%)2 8%SteeringSteering: 1 complaints (4.2%)1 4%
A single complaint can cite more than one component, so shares total over 100%.
ComponentComplaintsShare of complaints citing it
FUEL SYSTEM833.3%
DIESEL729.2%
POWER TRAIN520.8%
UNKNOWN OR OTHER416.7%
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM312.5%
ENGINE28.3%
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL28.3%
STEERING14.2%

Complaints filed per year

0482021: 42022: 52023: 42024: 22025: 82026: 1 (partial year)2122232425826
Complaints by the calendar year they were filed. The hatched bar is the current year to date.
YearComplaints
20214
20225
20234
20242
20258
2026 (year to date)1
Filings in 2023 to 2025 ran 1.6x those in 2021 to 2022 (14 against 9).

Recall campaigns

CampaignReportedComponentSummary
19V63300028/08/2019SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINERFord 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

Other Ford F-450 model years

Severity index for every other model year on file. Compare all 4 years side by side.

Source. NHTSA public complaint and recall APIs (api.nhtsa.gov), retrieved 2026-07-25. Complaints are unverified consumer reports. Totals vary with units sold and years on the road. Not affiliated with NHTSA or any manufacturer.