2017 FORD F-550 SD

8 safety recall campaigns, 1 defect investigation (1 open), 5 owner complaints filed with NHTSA.

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The record

Recall campaigns8
Park it0stop driving until repaired
Investigations11 open
Owner complaints5
Complaints citing a crash0
Complaints citing a fire0

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 8

25V5720002025-09-03

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.

19V8800002019-12-11

SEAT BELTS:PRETENSIONER

A vehicle fire could result if materials ignite inside the vehicle.

19V2780002019-04-08

ENGINE

A damaged cable could cause a resistive short, increasing the risk of overheated or melted wiring, increasing the risk of a fire.

17V6520002017-10-16

LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH

A door that opens while driving can increase the risk of injury.

17V5990002017-09-25

SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE

The seat belt buckle weld may fail, preventing the occupants from being properly restrained in the event of a crash, increasing the risk of injury.

17V3320002017-05-22

SEATS

If the occupant is not adequately restrained in the event of a crash, they have an increased risk of injury.

What owners report most

  • 1FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
  • 1POWER TRAIN
  • 1SERVICE BRAKES
  • 1STEERING
  • 1SUSPENSION

This page is about a model, not a car

Two 2017 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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