NHTSA Data Explorer

Ford F-150

Data refreshed September 6, 2026

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Complaints

39,050

Active records

Recalls

197

Active records

TSBs

2,718

Active records

Filing history

Monthly totals over the last 20 years. Click a legend item to show or hide that series.

Reported severity

Based on consumer complaints filed since 2000. Recalls and TSBs do not include severity data.

Deaths

71

Injuries

1,488

Crashes

1,661

Fires

1,994

Top reported issues — Ford F-150

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Operating state

15,688

Condition issue

12,642

Transmission/drivetrain behavior

8,581

Reporting mechanism

5,499

Performance issue

4,269

Noise

3,780

Braking behavior

3,743

Fluid issue

3,706

Vibration/harshness

3,187

Thermal issue

3,110

Engine behavior

3,050

Driver assistance issue

2,398

Access/entry issue

2,300

Steering behavior

1,867

Safety restraint issue

1,672

Safety restraint behavior

1,075

Electrical issue

859

Lighting behavior

786

Starting behavior

641

Infotainment behavior

616

Ride/handling behavior

551

Wiper/washer behavior

451

Smell

434

Recent change

398

Powering on/off behavior

393

HVAC behavior

302

Communication/network issue

39

Electrified system issue

24

Charging behavior

2

Recent filings

The 10 most recent filings for each type.

2015 FORD F-150

Filed Sep 3, 2026


I had Ford Safety Recall 26S28 performed on my 2015 F-150 for the unintended transmission downshift issue. Since the recall, my truck has experienced multiple unintended downshift events. Today, this happened twice — the second time I nearly lost control of the vehicle and almost had an accident. My [XXX] son rides in this vehicle frequently, including on many of the trips where this defect has occurred. I have had the vehicle scanned twice since the recall service. Both scans showed stored…

2021 FORD F-150

Filed Sep 3, 2026


I am reporting a serious safety-related transmission issue involving my 2021 Ford F-150 equipped with the 10R80 automatic transmission. On multiple occasions during normal driving, the transmission has behaved unpredictably and, at times, dangerously. The transmission has suddenly lost the selected gear, slipped or failed to engage, shifted violently, experienced significant RPM flares, unexpectedly downshifted, and harshly clunked into first and second gear while coming to a stop. These…

2020 FORD F-150

Filed Sep 3, 2026


We purchased a used 2020 F­150 in late summer 2024. We brought it in for issues in November 2024, but the Ford dealership found no repairs were needed. We returned in March 2025 when the CDF drum failed requiring a transmission rebuild, a known issue with Technical Service Bulletin but not a recall. The engine continued consuming oil after this despite Ford completing all applicable service bulletins and advising there was nothing further to do. We took the vehicle in for service in May, 2026…

2008 FORD F-150

Filed Sep 3, 2026


1 injured

The driver side air bag went off while reversing out of my home. The air bag went off while my arm was across the steering wheel. Powder went in my eyes from it and my arm was bruised and burned from the impact. It hurt so bad that my I had someone pick me up from home and drive me to the hospital. I also had my ear drums ringing for a good while. No police has inspected it as it happened at my home and there were no warning lights for it on. I didn’t hit anything either. I was simply reversing…

2015 FORD F-150

Filed Sep 3, 2026


I was driving on a 2 lane highway at approximately 50 mph and my truck started blowing white smoke and suddenly decelerated to 5 mph and a wrench appeared on my dashboard. I luckily was able to limp the vehicle to a parking lot. I then called AAA for a tow to my Certified Mechanic. He informed me the next day that the transmission line to the cooler failed. He replaced the cooler lines ($250). I definitely feel this problem should have a safety recall issued. If my wife and I were on a freeway…

2023 FORD F-150

Filed Sep 3, 2026


I am reporting a safety-related transmission problem I experienced with my 2023 Ford F-150 equipped with the 10R80 automatic transmission. While driving normally, the transmission suddenly lost the selected gear and rims spiked and then it violently slammed into gear. It feels like it thru my truck into a limp mode. It lost 5th would not catch it going up and down thru the gears. It happened randomly. This occurred while while accelerating to merge on the highway. It also kept going it in stop…

2019 FORD F-150

Filed Sep 2, 2026


The contact owns a 2019 Ford F-150. The contact stated that the windshield wipers failed to activate, and no warning lights were illuminated. The vehicle was taken to a local dealer, where it was diagnosed, and the contact was advised that the control stalk, wiper motor, and the motor linkage were inoperable and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 103,000.

2021 FORD F-150

Filed Sep 2, 2026


Ford has a VERY well-documented flaw in their LED headlight assemblies on 14th generation F150s (2021 +). The daytime running lights regularly burn out within several years / 35,000 miles, and each headlight costs over $2000 per side to replace with OEM components! They cannot be repaired; they can only be replaced. Ford specifically excludes these headlight assemblies from their extended warranty as well. The problem is so common that, when you see a 14th generation F150 on the road that's a…

2018 FORD F-150

Filed Sep 2, 2026


1st problem transmission: Hard shifting up and down in certain gears. 3 gear seems the worst. When slowing down to almost stop it down shifts and lurks forward which can cause a safety issue. Loud banging noise when it does this hard shift. 2nd problem when starting the truck up get a loud chain rattle. Think it’s the phaser/cam rattle I keep reading about with no fix. Mileage on my truck is 63,000 miles never tow or haul anything. Crazy ford can sell something like this and be ok with it.

2013 FORD F-150

Filed Sep 2, 2026


Known issues with design and life expectancy of the exhaust manifolds and bolts thousands of owners are replacing manifolds due to warping and shearing of bolts when exhaust overheats. I’m currently getting quotes to replace due to failure on a gently used truck. Failure happened during a highway trip of a couple hundred miles under no additional load.

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Updated September 6, 2026. Refreshed nightly.