2017 Ford F-150 Recalls, Complaints & Specs

17 safety recalls list the 2017 Ford F-150, and owners have filed 1,445 complaints with NHTSA. Check your own VIN below.

safety recalls

1,445

owner complaints to NHTSA

42 / 21

complaints citing a crash / fire

16–22

MPG combined (EPA)

17 safety recalls for the 2017 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.

Instrument cluster/panel (electrical system)

NHTSA 26V370000 Reported June 9, 2026 4,445 vehicles potentially affected Ford Motor Company

Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2017 F-150 vehicles previously repaired incorrectly under recall number 17V053. The instrument cluster may lose power after initial vehicle start-up in cold ambient temperatures. Several gauges, including the transmission gear position indicator, may not illuminate. As such, these vehicles…

Remedy: Dealers will update the Instrument Panel Cluster Assembly (IPC) software, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed July 17, 2026. Owners may contact Ford customer service at 1-866-436-7332. Ford's number…
Automatic transmission (power train)

NHTSA 26V237000 Reported April 14, 2026 1,392,935 vehicles potentially affected Ford Motor Company

Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2015-2017 F-150 vehicles. A loss of signal between the transmission range sensor and the powertrain control module can cause the transmission to unexpectedly downshift into second gear.

Remedy: Dealers will update the powertrain control module software, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed July 24, 2026. Owners may contact Ford customer service at 1-866-436-7332. Ford's number for this…
Master cylinder (service brakes) and power assist (service brakes)

NHTSA 25V236000 Reported April 11, 2025 123,611 vehicles potentially affected Ford Motor Company

Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2017-2018 F-150, Expedition, and Lincoln Navigator vehicles. The brake master cylinder may allow brake fluid to leak from the front wheel circuit into the brake booster.

Remedy: Dealers will replace the brake master cylinder. If the master cylinder is leaking, the brake booster will also be replaced. Repairs will be performed free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed September 25,…
Master cylinder (service brakes) and power assist (service brakes)

NHTSA 22V150000 Reported March 11, 2022 195,864 vehicles potentially affected Ford Motor Company

Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2016-2017 Ford Expedition, Lincoln Navigator, and 2016-2018 F-150 vehicles equipped with 3.5L Ecoboost engines. The brake master cylinder may allow brake fluid to leak from the front wheel circuit into the brake booster.

Remedy: Dealers will replace the brake master cylinder. If the master cylinder is leaking, the brake booster will also be replaced. Repairs will be performed free of charge. An interim owner notification letter notifying…
Master cylinder (service brakes) and power assist (service brakes)

NHTSA 20V332000 Reported June 8, 2020 292,311 vehicles potentially affected Ford Motor Company

Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2014-2017 F-150 pickup trucks equipped with 3.5L Ecoboost engines. The brake master cylinder may leak brake fluid into the brake booster.

Remedy: Ford will notify owners, and dealers will replace the brake master cylinder and inspect the brake booster, replacing it as necessary, free of charge. Ford issued owners an interim notification on June 30, 2020. The…
Engine and electrical (equipment)

NHTSA 19V278000 Reported April 8, 2019 131,068 vehicles potentially affected Ford Motor Company

Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2015-2019 Ford F-150 and 2017-2019 Ford F-250 Super Duty, F-350 Super Duty, F-450 Super Duty, and F-550 Super Duty pick-up trucks equipped with an engine block heater and previously remedied under recall 18V894. During the previous repair, the block heater cable's splice connector may have…

Remedy: Ford will notify owners, and dealers will disable the engine block heater from being used. When replacement cables become available, a second notice will be mailed and dealers will replace the engine block heater cord,…
Engine

NHTSA 18V894000 Reported December 18, 2018 410,289 vehicles potentially affected Ford Motor Company

Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2015-2019 Ford F-150 and 2017-2019 Ford F-250 Super Duty, F-350 Super Duty, F-450 Super Duty, and F-550 Super Duty pick-up trucks equipped with an engine block heater. Water and contaminants may get into the block heater cable's splice connector causing corrosion and damage.

Remedy: Ford will notify owners, and dealers will disable the block heater cable, free of charge. Once parts are available, Dealers will replace the engine block heater cable, free of charge. The recall began June 3, 2019.…
Pretensioner (seat belts) and roof and pillars (structure)

NHTSA 18V568000 Reported August 31, 2018 1,619,112 vehicles potentially affected Ford Motor Company

Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2015-2018 Ford F-150 Regular Cab and SuperCrew Cab vehicles. If a front seat belt pretensioner deploys as the result of a crash, the sparks may ignite materials such as carpeting or insulation within the B-pillar area.

Remedy: Ford will notify owners, and dealers will remove the B-pillar insulation material and wiring harness tape, and install heat resistant tape, free of charge. The recall began September 28, 2018. Owners may contact Ford…
Automatic transmission (power train)

NHTSA 18V213000 Reported April 4, 2018 142 vehicles potentially affected Ford Motor Company

Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2017-2018 Ford F-150 and 2018 Ford Expedition and Mustang and Lincoln Navigator vehicles equipped with 10-speed automatic transmissions. A roll pin may not have been installed in the transmission, potentially causing a loss of the "Park" function.

Remedy: Ford will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the transmission to make sure it has the roll pin, installing one if it is missing, free of charge. The recall began on April 13, 2018. Owners may contact Ford customer…
Floor shift (power train) and column shift (power train)

NHTSA 17V671000 Reported October 24, 2017 11,783 vehicles potentially affected Ford Motor Company

Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2017 F-150 vehicles equipped with ten-speed transmissions. The pin that attaches the transmission shift linkage to the transmission may come out, preventing the transmission from responding to movement of the shift lever.

Remedy: Ford will notify owners, and dealers will replace the roll pin with an updated part, free of charge. The recall is expected to begin December 2017. Owners may contact Ford customer service at 1-866-436-7332. Ford's…
Latch (latches/locks/linkages)

NHTSA 17V652000 Reported October 16, 2017 1,101,107 vehicles potentially affected Ford Motor Company

Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2015-2017 Ford F-150, and 2017 F-250, F-350, F-450, and F-550 Super Duty trucks. The doors on these vehicles may have a bent or kinked actuation cable or the door latches may freeze after water gets into the latch. Either condition can result in the doors opening while driving although they…

Remedy: Ford will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the door latch actuation cables and repair if necessary, and install water shields over the door latches, free of charge. The recall began October 12, 2018. Owners may…
Seats and anchorage (seat belts)

NHTSA 17V599000 Reported September 25, 2017 504 vehicles potentially affected Ford Motor Company

Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2017 Ford F-150, F-250, F-350, F-450, and F-550 trucks with manually-adjusted front passenger seats. The seat belt anchor may not be adequately welded to the seat cushion frame. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS)…

Remedy: Ford will notify owners, and dealers will replace the front passenger manual seat track, free of charge. The recall is expected to begin November 6, 2017. Owners may contact Ford customer service at 1-866-436-7332.…
Seat belts: rear/other

NHTSA 17V526000 Reported August 28, 2017 117,423 vehicles potentially affected Ford Motor Company

Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2015-2017 F-150, and 2017 F-250 and F-350 trucks equipped with a crew cab. The left rear inflatable seat belt buckle assembly may be inadequately attached to its mounting bracket. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS)…

Remedy: Ford will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the seat belt assembly, replacing the attaching rivet as necessary, free of charge. Interim notices informing owners of the safety risk were mailed October 18, 2017.…
Inflator module (air bags)

NHTSA 17V529000 Reported August 28, 2017 650 vehicles potentially affected Ford Motor Company

Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2017 F-150 and Mustang vehicles. The air bag inflator within the passenger frontal air bag module may rupture in the event of a crash.

Remedy: Ford will notify owners, and dealers will replace the passenger frontal air bag module, free of charge. The recall began October 11, 2017. Owners may contact Ford customer service at 1-866-436-7332. Ford's number for…
Latch (latches/locks/linkages) and door (structure)

NHTSA 17V331000 Reported May 22, 2017 14,410 vehicles potentially affected Ford Motor Company

Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2015-2017 F-150, and 2017 F-250, F-350, F-450, and F-550 vehicles originally produced with black or body colored exterior door handles that may have been subsequently equipped with a chrome exterior door handle cover accessory kit purchased from a Ford dealer. These accessory door handle…

Remedy: Ford will notify owners, and dealers will remove the accessory covers and refund the purchase price. The recall began July 13, 2017. Owners may contact Ford at 1-866-436-7332. Ford's number for the recall is 17C09.
Recliner (seats) and seats

NHTSA 17V332000 Reported May 22, 2017 2,204 vehicles potentially affected Ford Motor Company

Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2017 Ford Explorer, F-150, F-250, F-350, F-450 and F-550 vehicles equipped with a manual driver's seat back recliner mechanism. In the event of a crash, the seat back frame may not restrain the occupant due to having inadequate welds. As such, these vehicles may not meet the requirements of…

Remedy: Ford will notify owners, and dealers will inspect and, if necessary, replace the seat back frame, free of charge. The recall began on June 7, 2017. Owners may contact Ford at 1-866-436-7332. Ford's number for this…
Instrument cluster/panel (electrical system) and gear position indication (prndl) (power train)

NHTSA 17V053000 Reported January 24, 2017 6,792 vehicles potentially affected Ford Motor Company

Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2017 F-150 trucks equipped with an eight-inch productivity screen. In these vehicles, the instrument cluster may lose power after the initial vehicle start-up in cold ambient temperatures. Several gauges, including the transmission gear position indicator, may not illuminate. As such, these…

Remedy: Ford will notify owners, and dealers will reprogram the instrument cluster, free of charge. The recall began February 20, 2017. Owners may contact Ford customer service at 1-866-436-7332. Ford's number for this recall…

1,445 owner complaints filed with NHTSA

Owners of the 2017 Ford F-150 have filed 1,445 complaints with NHTSA; 42 describe a crash and 21 describe a fire. Reports cite 34 injuries and 0 deaths. The average mileage at failure in those reports is 61,710 miles. Complaints peaked in 2025 with 280 filed that year.

Most-reported components

Power train538
Engine313
Unknown or other161
Electrical system126
Structure: body97
Service brakes85
Vehicle speed control63
Engine and engine cooling61

What owners are reporting

“Sudden downshifts too 1st gear and 3rd gear from highway speeds. Also goes into limp mode. The codes needed to replace the molded lead frame are present, was at the dealer yesterday and Ford will not”
Owner complaint to NHTSA, October 6, 2026 · Power train

“The contact owns a 2017 Ford F-150. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 25V236000 (Service Brakes, Hydraulic). The local dealer was contacted and informed the contact that part”
Owner complaint to NHTSA, October 5, 2026 · Service brakes, hydraulic

Fuel economy and specs

EPA ratings for the 2017 Ford F150 (F150 2.7L 2WD GVWR>6649 LBS, F150 2.7L 4WD GVWR>6799 LBS, F150 2WD BASE PAYLOAD LT TIRE, F150 3.5L 2WD GVWR>7599 LBS, …). Ranges cover every tested configuration.

Combined	16–22 mpg
City / Highway	14–19 / 18–26
Fuel	Gasoline or E85, Regular
EPA class	Standard Pickup Trucks 2WD, Standard Pickup Trucks 4WD
Engine	6/8 cyl, 2.7/3.5/5 L
Transmission	Automatic (S10); Automatic (S6); Automatic 6-spd

Compare Ford F-150 model years

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

Model year	Recalls	Complaints
1984 Ford F-150	0	2
1987 Ford F-150	0	2
1989 Ford F-150	0	14
1990 Ford F-150	0	21
1991 Ford F-150	3	304
1992 Ford F-150	3	470
1993 Ford F-150	7	586
1994 Ford F-150	6	676
1995 Ford F-150	2	626
1996 Ford F-150	2	324
1997 Ford F-150	14	2,758
1998 Ford F-150	8	1,381
1999 Ford F-150	7	1,044
2000 Ford F-150	6	1,075
2001 Ford F-150	8	1,236
2002 Ford F-150	2	821
2003 Ford F-150	4	423
2004 Ford F-150	5	2,029
2005 Ford F-150	3	1,112
2006 Ford F-150	4	585
2007 Ford F-150	2	488
2008 Ford F-150	1	369
2009 Ford F-150	2	324
2010 Ford F-150	1	843
2011 Ford F-150	6	2,191
2012 Ford F-150	4	1,783
2013 Ford F-150	3	2,986
2014 Ford F-150	8	1,535
2015 Ford F-150	13	1,724
2016 Ford F-150	13	2,066
2017 Ford F-150	17	1,445
2018 Ford F-150	18	2,316
2019 Ford F-150	9	1,332
2020 Ford F-150	11	733
2021 Ford F-150	29	1,023
2022 Ford F-150	23	595
2023 Ford F-150	13	410
2024 Ford F-150	11	192
2025 Ford F-150	13	106
2026 Ford F-150	5	11
2027 Ford F-150	1	0

Checking a specific 2017 Ford F-150

How do I know if my 2017 Ford F-150 has an open recall?

Enter your 17-character VIN above. The VIN is on the driver's side dashboard (visible through the windshield), the driver's door jamb sticker, and your registration or insurance card. The check runs against NHTSA's live database and tells you which campaigns list your vehicle. 17 campaigns currently list the 2017 Ford F-150; your car may already have been repaired under some of them.

Is the recall repair free?

Yes. Under federal law, manufacturers must fix safety recalls at no charge for vehicles up to 15 years old from the date of sale to the first owner. Contact any authorised Ford dealer with your VIN and the NHTSA campaign number (for example 17V053000).

What is the difference between a recall and a complaint?

A recall is a safety campaign filed by the manufacturer or ordered by NHTSA, with a defined defect and remedy. A complaint is a report an owner sent to NHTSA; it is not verified, but patterns of complaints are what trigger NHTSA investigations and, eventually, recalls.

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.