2001 Ford F-150 Recalls, Complaints & Specs

8 safety recalls list the 2001 Ford F-150, and owners have filed 1,236 complaints with NHTSA. Check your own VIN below.

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8 safety recalls for the 2001 Ford F-150

Most recent first. Recall repairs are free at any authorised dealer. Click a recall for the full defect, consequence and remedy text.

1. Mounting (fuel system)

   NHTSA 11V385000 Reported July 29, 2011 1,100,000 vehicles potentially affected FORD MOTOR COMPANY

   Ford is recalling certain 1997 through 2003 model year ford f-150, 2004 model year ford f-150 heritage, 1997 through 1999 model year f-250 less than 8,500 lbs. Gross vehicle weight rating (gvwr), and 2002 and 2003 lincoln blackwood vehicles manufactured from june 20, 1995, through august 4, 2004, originally sold, or currently registered…

   Remedy: Ford will notify owners and instruct them to take their vehicles to a ford or lincoln dealer to have the fuel tank straps replaced with straps that have increased corrosion protection. Early in this campaign, if…

2. Vehicle speed control

   NHTSA 05V388000 Reported September 7, 2005 4,500,000 vehicles potentially affected FORD MOTOR COMPANY

   On certain pickup trucks and sport utility vehicles equipped with speed control, the speed control deactivation switch may overheat, smoke, or burn.

   Remedy: By letter dated september 12, 2005, owners were instructed to return their vehicles to their dealers to have the speed control deactivation switch disconnected. Owners who have had their speed control deactivated are…

3. Motor (visibility)

   NHTSA 01V258000 Reported August 8, 2001 1,083,000 vehicles potentially affected FORD MOTOR COMPANY

   Vehicle description: passenger cars, sport utility vehicles, and light and medium duty pickup trucks. A switch located in the plastic cover of the wiper motor gear case could malfunction and overheat, potentially resulting in loss of intermittent wiper function, loss of wiper park function, complete loss of wiper function, or ignition…

   Remedy: Dealers will inspect the date code on the wiper motor. Motors built with the suspect time frame will have the wiper motor gear case cover replaced. Owner notification began august 20, 2001. Owners who take their…

4. Buckle assembly (seat belts)

   NHTSA 01V227001 Reported July 16, 2001 1,400,000 vehicles potentially affected FORD MOTOR COMPANY

   Vehicle description: passenger and sport utility vehicles, pickup trucks, and minivans. Equipped with seat belts supplied by trw. It is possible that the driver's and/or front passenger's outboard seat belt buckle may not fully latch. Ford crown victoria built at st. Thomas assembly plant from 4/17/00 - 5/29/01 mercury grand marquis…

   Remedy: Dealers will inspect the front outboard seat belt buckles and if the buckle fails the inspection process, it will be replaced. Owner notification began july 25, 2001. Owners who take their vehicles to an authorized…

5. Hoses, lines/piping, and fittings (service brakes)

   NHTSA 01V095000 Reported March 23, 2001 670 vehicles potentially affected FORD MOTOR COMPANY

   Vehicle description: light duty pickup trucks. The left front brake hose was damaged during final assembly.

   Remedy: Dealers will install a new left front brake hose assembly. Owner notification began march 20, 2001. Owners who take their vehicles to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and do not receive the free…

6. Air bags: frontal

   NHTSA 01V082000 Reported March 12, 2001 268 vehicles potentially affected FORD MOTOR COMPANY

   Vehicle description: passenger and sport utility vehicles. The inflator canister in the driver air bag module may have an inadequate weld near the igniter.

   Remedy: Dealers will install a driver air bag module. Owner notification began march 19, 2001. Owners who take their vehicles to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and do not receive the free remedy within a…

7. Owners/service/other manual (equipment)

   NHTSA 00V396000 Reported November 28, 2000 495,000 vehicles potentially affected FORD MOTOR COMPANY

   Vehicle description: certain sport utility vehicles, pickup trucks, and passenger vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of FMVSS 225, "child restraint anchorage systems." the affected expedition/navigator owner guides do not identify the locations of seating positions equipped with tether anchorages, and do not provide…

   Remedy: Owners will be provided with owner guide inserts revised to provide the required information, and instructions for affixing these inserts to their owner guides. Customers will also be advised that if they prefer, their…

8. Retractor (seat belts)

   NHTSA 00V348000 Reported October 30, 2000 830 vehicles potentially affected FORD MOTOR COMPANY

   Vehicle description: regular cab pickup trucks. The driver side seat belt retractor may not fully retract the belt.

   Remedy: Dealers will replace the driver's side seat belt assembly.

1,236 owner complaints filed with NHTSA

Owners of the 2001 Ford F-150 have filed 1,236 complaints with NHTSA; 91 describe a crash and 248 describe a fire. Reports cite 87 injuries and 7 deaths. The average mileage at failure in those reports is 102,641 miles. Complaints peaked in 2011 with 136 filed that year.

Most-reported components

• Vehicle speed control101
• Engine and engine cooling: engine97
• Electrical system96
• Fuel system, gasoline92
• Engine and engine cooling91
• Seats: head restraint78
• Vehicle speed control: cruise control65
• Engine44

What owners are reporting

“The contact owned a 1996 N/A Ford F-150. The contact stated that while the vehicle was parked and turned off, the firewall located on the driver's side had caught on fire. The fire was extinguished by”

Owner complaint to NHTSA, July 17, 2025 · Engine

“The contact owns a 2001 Ford F-150. The contact stated that the rear doors failed to open due to a fractured cable. The contact added WD-40 to the doors. The contact stated that the battery was draini”

Owner complaint to NHTSA, July 15, 2025 · Latches/locks/linkages

Fuel economy and specs

EPA ratings for the 2001 Ford F150 (F150 CNG, F150 Dual-fuel 2WD (CNG), F150 Dual-fuel 2WD (LPG), F150 Dual-fuel 4WD (CNG), …). Ranges cover every tested configuration.

Compare Ford F-150 model years

Recall and complaint counts for every Ford F-150 model year in NHTSA's database.

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Other Ford models

• Explorer34,566 complaints
• Escape27,430 complaints
• Fusion22,405 complaints
• Focus22,096 complaints
• Taurus18,159 complaints
• Windstar14,158 complaints
• Edge14,065 complaints
• Expedition9,359 complaints

Source: NHTSA recall and complaint databases and EPA fuel economy data, October 2026. Complaint counts are owner reports to NHTSA, not verified defects. Recall counts are safety campaigns that list this model year; whether a particular car was already repaired depends on its VIN. How this data is compiled.