Ford F-250 recalls & problems by year

150 recalls and 4,363 owner complaints across 25 model years (1990–2014).

Most complaints1999581 complaints

Most recalls199919 recalls

Crashes reported236in owner complaints

Injuries reported16617 deaths

Owner complaints by model year

Year	NHTSA stars	EPA mpg	Recalls	Complaints	Crashes	Fires	Injuries	Deaths
2014	4★	—	0	142	2	1	0	0
2013	4★	—	0	95	2	1	1	0
2012	4★	—	1	266	4	5	5	0
2011	—	—	2	248	6	3	1	0
2010	—	—	0	73	2	2	4	0
2009	—	—	0	54	0	1	0	0
2008	—	—	7	197	10	4	3	1
2007	—	—	7	60	2	0	1	0
2006	—	—	6	221	10	5	10	0
2005	—	—	5	144	3	3	1	0
2004	—	—	7	154	8	4	5	0
2003	—	—	7	116	6	8	4	1
2002	—	—	7	156	12	9	12	1
2001	—	—	9	220	16	24	19	4
2000	—	—	10	326	33	14	27	7
1999	—	12–14 mpg	19	581	55	13	38	2
1998	—	11–15 mpg	9	56	2	1	0	0
1997	—	13–15 mpg	13	304	20	19	12	0
1996	—	13–14 mpg	5	176	10	25	3	0
1995	—	13–14 mpg	4	184	10	17	5	0
1994	—	13–14 mpg	9	123	5	23	3	0
1993	—	12–15 mpg	7	130	5	4	4	0
1992	—	12–15 mpg	5	119	4	6	3	1
1991	—	11–16 mpg	5	107	5	9	4	0
1990	—	12–15 mpg	6	111	4	14	1	0

Crash, fire, injury and death figures are what owners reported in their complaints; NHTSA does not verify them. A year with more complaints is not necessarily worse: newer and best-selling years collect more reports.

Most-reported problem areas, all years

Steering — 848 complaints
Suspension — 809 complaints
Tires — 521 complaints
Engine and engine cooling — 506 complaints
Service brakes, hydraulic — 474 complaints
Power train — 439 complaints
Electrical system — 327 complaints
Fuel system, gasoline — 288 complaints