2012 Ford F-550 problems and recalls

69% of owner complaints on the 2012 Ford F-550 related to the Engine (9 of 13).

13
Complaints
5
Recalls
1
Crash reports
1
Fire reports
1
Injuries
69.9
Severity index

Severity index 69.9 Medium. The index weights crashes, fires, injuries and fatalities per 100 complaints. How it is calculated.

Middle half of all tracked vehiclesThis vehicle: 69.9p25 46p75 80cleanestworst
Severity index against the quartile range for all tracked vehicles.

Components cited in complaints

EngineEngine: 9 complaints (69.2%)9 69%Service BrakesService Brakes: 2 complaints (15.4%)2 15%Fuel/Propulsion SystemFuel/Propulsion System: 2 complaints (15.4%)2 15%SteeringSteering: 1 complaints (7.7%)1 8%Engine And Engine Cooli…Engine And Engine Cooling: 1 complaints (7.7%)1 8%Power TrainPower Train: 1 complaints (7.7%)1 8%Fuel SystemFuel System: 1 complaints (7.7%)1 8%GasolineGasoline: 1 complaints (7.7%)1 8%
A single complaint can cite more than one component, so shares total over 100%.
ComponentComplaintsShare of complaints citing it
ENGINE969.2%
SERVICE BRAKES215.4%
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM215.4%
STEERING17.7%
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING17.7%
POWER TRAIN17.7%
FUEL SYSTEM17.7%
GASOLINE17.7%

Complaints filed per year

0232012: 12013: 12015: 12016: 12017: 12018: 32019: 22020: 12022: 12024: 1121315161718319202224
Complaints by the calendar year they were filed. The hatched bar is the current year to date.
YearComplaints
20121
20131
20151
20161
20171
20183
20192
20201
20221
20241
Filings in 2020 to 2024 ran 0.5x those in 2017 to 2019 (3 against 6).

Recall campaigns

CampaignReportedComponentSummary
13V38000023/08/2013ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPEManning Equipment Inc. LLC (Manning) is recalling certain model year 2012 Ford F-350, F-450 and F-550 gasoline engined dual rear wheel chassis vehicles manufactured October 2011 through June 2012. The tailpipe on the exhaust system does not extend out beyond the edge of the body
11V58200008/12/2011POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSIONFORD IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2011 F-150 VEHICLES MANUFACTURED FROM SEPTEMBER 9, 2011, THROUGH SEPTEMBER 22, 2011, AND MODEL YEAR 2012 F-250, F-350, F-450 AND F-550 HEAVY DUTY VEHICLES MANUFACTURED FROM SEPTEMBER 12, 2011, THROUGH SEPTEMBER 22, 2011. THESE VEHICLES FAIL T
13V53500030/10/2013ENGINEFord Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain model year 2011-2012 F-350/450/550 Ambulance Package vehicles manufactured February 22, 2010, through October 19, 2012 and equipped with a 6.7L diesel engine. Due to an exhaust sensor problem, the vehicles may experience loss of pow
14V04000006/02/2014FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY:MOUNTINGAlmared, Inc., dba A-1 Alternative Fuel Systems, is recalling certain model year 2011-2012 Ford F-550 transit buses manufactured May 2011 through April 2013, altered to operate on compressed natural gas (CNG). In the affected vehicles, the brackets securing the passenger side CN
14V49800013/08/2014EQUIPMENTPJ's Truck Bodies & Equipment Co., (PJ's) is recalling certain 2009-2013 Ford F-350, F-450, and F-550 Super Duty chassis modified by PJ's and equipped with certain Muncie Power Products PTO Assemblies. In the affected vehicles, oil may leak from the PTO pressure switch onto a th

Other Ford F-550 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.