19V401000
EQUIPMENT
The driver may inadvertently turn the wrong direction to avoid an object behind the vehicle, increasing the risk of a crash.
2017 FORD F-450
4 safety recall campaigns, 2 defect investigations, 26 owner complaints filed with NHTSA.
The record
Recall campaigns4
Park it0stop driving until repaired
Investigations2
Owner complaints26
Complaints citing a crash2
Complaints citing a fire1
Complaints are reports from owners of this model year, not findings about any particular vehicle, and a model that sold in large numbers will collect more of them. They are counted here as filed; nothing is inferred from them.
Recall campaigns 4 of 4
19V342000
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS
If the brake lights incorrectly illuminate, it can confuse other drivers, possibly increasing the risk of a crash.
18V894000
ENGINE
When the heater is plugged in, prolonged corrosion could cause a resistive short, increasing the risk of overheated or melted wiring which can increase the risk of a fire.
17V331000
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH
If the doors unlatch and open in a side impact collision, the occupants have an increased risk of injury.
What owners report most
- 6POWER TRAIN
- 5STRUCTURE:BODY
- 3ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
- 2STRUCTURE:BODY:TAILGATE
- 2LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES
- 1STRUCTURE
- 1STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
- 1AIR BAGS
This page is about a model, not a car
Two 2017 FORD F-450s can have entirely different histories, and a recall campaign usually covers a build-date window rather than a whole model year — which a VIN does not encode, so only the door-jamb label settles it. Scanning the VIN adds the decode, the crash tests, the fuel economy and the complaints matched to that exact engine, trim and assembly plant.