21V390000
POWER TRAIN:AXLE HUBS
A detached wheel and wheel extender can increase the risk of a crash.
2021 FORD F-550 SD
9 safety recall campaigns, 1 carrying NHTSA's "park it" advisory, 1 defect investigation (1 open), 15 owner complaints filed with NHTSA.
Do not drive
1 campaign covering the 2021 FORD F-550 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 campaigns9
Park it1stop driving until repaired
Investigations11 open
Owner complaints15
Complaints citing a crash0
Complaints citing a fire5
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
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.
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.
24V957000
FUEL SYSTEM, DIESEL:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP
High pressure fuel pump failure can cause a loss of drive power, increasing the risk of a crash.
23V420000
EQUIPMENT:OTHER:OWNERS/SERVICE/OTHER MANUAL
Without instructions, the head restraints may be improperly adjusted, increasing the risk of injury in the event of a crash.
What owners report most
- 7FUEL SYSTEM, DIESEL
- 2ENGINE
- 1FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:FUEL FILTER
- 1FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
- 1POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY:AXLE SHAFT
- 1POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DIFFERENTIAL UNIT
- 1STEERING
- 1ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:DIESEL
This page is about a model, not a car
Two 2021 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.