2003 FORD F-550 SD

1 safety recall campaign, 3 defect investigations, 40 owner complaints filed with NHTSA.

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The record

Recall campaigns1

Park it0stop driving until repaired

Investigations3

Owner complaints40

Complaints citing a crash2

Complaints citing a fire6

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 1 of 1

11V3520002011-07-13

EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS

NON-FUNCTIONING LIGHTS COULD INCREASE THE RISK OF A CRASH.

What owners report most

12FUEL SYSTEM, DIESEL
3FUEL SYSTEM, DIESEL:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY
2ENGINE
2ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
2ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
2FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
1ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE:TURBO/SUPERCHARGER
1ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:DIESEL

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Two 2003 FORD F-550 SDs 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.

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