2019 Ford F-550 problems and recalls

Owners have filed 14 complaints on the 2019 Ford F-550, and NHTSA has issued 4 recalls. The most cited component is the Engine (5 complaints).

14
Complaints
4
Recalls
1
Crash reports
3
Fire reports
0
Injuries
72.8
Severity index

Severity index 72.8 Medium. The index weights crashes, fires, injuries and fatalities per 100 complaints. How it is calculated.

Middle half of all tracked vehiclesThis vehicle: 72.8p25 46p75 80cleanestworst
Severity index against the quartile range for all tracked vehicles.

Components cited in complaints

EngineEngine: 5 complaints (35.7%)5 36%StructureStructure: 4 complaints (28.6%)4 29%Electrical SystemElectrical System: 3 complaints (21.4%)3 21%SteeringSteering: 2 complaints (14.3%)2 14%Fuel/Propulsion SystemFuel/Propulsion System: 2 complaints (14.3%)2 14%Power TrainPower Train: 1 complaints (7.1%)1 7%Trailer HitchesTrailer Hitches: 1 complaints (7.1%)1 7%Engine And Engine Cooli…Engine And Engine Cooling: 1 complaints (7.1%)1 7%
A single complaint can cite more than one component, so shares total over 100%.
ComponentComplaintsShare of complaints citing it
ENGINE535.7%
STRUCTURE428.6%
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM321.4%
STEERING214.3%
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM214.3%
POWER TRAIN17.1%
TRAILER HITCHES17.1%
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING17.1%

Complaints filed per year

0242019: 12022: 22023: 32024: 42025: 32026: 1 (partial year)1922232442526
Complaints by the calendar year they were filed. The hatched bar is the current year to date.
YearComplaints
20191
20222
20233
20244
20253
2026 (year to date)1
Filings in 2023 to 2025 ran 3.3x those in 2019 to 2022 (10 against 3).

Recall campaigns

CampaignReportedComponentSummary
18V89400018/12/2018ENGINEFord 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
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
19V39800029/05/2019EQUIPMENTLGE 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
19V22600022/03/2019EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTSWatts Manufacturing, LLC (Watts Manufacturing) is recalling certain 2019 First responder vehicles built on Ford F-550 chassis and equipped with Whelen brake lights. Depending on the specific wiring of the vehicle, these brake lights may illuminate when the brake pedal has not be

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 2026-08-25. Complaints are unverified consumer reports. Totals vary with units sold and years on the road. Not affiliated with NHTSA or any manufacturer.