25V572000
BACK OVER PREVENTION: SENSING SYSTEM: CAMERA
A rearview camera that displays an inverted, distorted, or blank image can reduce the driver’s view behind the vehicle, increasing the risk of a crash.
2018 FORD F-250 SD
9 safety recall campaigns, 3 defect investigations (1 open), 23 owner complaints filed with NHTSA.
The record
Recall campaigns9
Park it0stop driving until repaired
Investigations31 open
Owner complaints23
Complaints citing a crash3
Complaints citing a fire3
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 6 of 9
22V880000
POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DRIVESHAFT
A fractured driveshaft can cause a loss of drive power. Additionally, a vehicle rollaway could occur while parked if the parking brake is not engaged. Either of these scenarios increases the risk of a crash.
22V644000
BACK OVER PREVENTION: SENSING SYSTEM: CAMERA
Lack of a clear rearview camera image can reduce the driver's visibility of what is behind the vehicle, increasing the risk of a crash.
22V087000
POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DRIVESHAFT
A fractured driveshaft can cause a loss of drive power, or a loss of vehicle control if the driveshaft contacts the ground. Additionally, unintended movement could occur while parked if the parking brake is not engaged. Any of these scenarios can increase the risk of a crash.
21V155000
TIRES
Over cured tires may develop a break in the sidewall, resulting in sudden air loss or belt edge separation which could lead to tread/belt loss. Either condition can cause a loss of vehicle control, increasing the risk of a crash.
19V880000
SEAT BELTS:PRETENSIONER
A vehicle fire could result if materials ignite inside the vehicle.
What owners report most
- 9STEERING
- 5SUSPENSION
- 2POWER TRAIN
- 2UNKNOWN OR OTHER
- 1BACK OVER PREVENTION
- 1WHEELS
- 1ENGINE
- 1FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
This page is about a model, not a car
Two 2018 FORD F-250 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.