21V390000
POWER TRAIN:AXLE HUBS
A detached wheel and wheel extender can increase the risk of a crash.
2021 FORD F-450 SD
12 safety recall campaigns, 1 carrying NHTSA's "park it" advisory, 2 defect investigations (1 open), 26 owner complaints filed with NHTSA.
Do not drive
1 campaign covering the 2021 FORD F-450 SD carries NHTSA’s “park it” advisory — the federal government telling owners to stop driving the vehicle until the remedy has been performed. Whether it was performed on any particular car is not something NHTSA publishes in a form anyone can query; a franchised dealer can run the VIN and print the record in a minute, and the repair is free.
The record
Recall campaigns12
Park it1stop driving until repaired
Investigations21 open
Owner complaints26
Complaints citing a crash0
Complaints citing a fire2
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 12
26V158000
FUEL SYSTEM, DIESEL:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP
High pressure fuel pump failure can cause a loss of drive power, increasing the risk of a crash.
25V686000
BACK OVER PREVENTION:SOFTWARE
A rearview camera image that does not display properly can reduce the driver’s view behind the vehicle, increasing the risk of a crash.
25V626000
STEERING:COLUMN
A loss of steering control increases the risk of a crash.
25V455000
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP
An engine stall increases the risk of a crash.
25V048000
BACK OVER PREVENTION: SENSING SYSTEM: CAMERA
Rearview camera failure can reduce the driver's view of what is behind the vehicle, increasing the risk of a crash.
What owners report most
- 5ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
- 3POWER TRAIN
- 3STRUCTURE:BODY
- 2LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:TAILGATE:LATCH
- 2UNKNOWN OR OTHER
- 2FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
- 2SERVICE BRAKES
- 2ENGINE
This page is about a model, not a car
Two 2021 FORD F-450 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.