2018 Ford F-150 Recalls, Complaints & Specs

18 safety recalls list the 2018 Ford F-150, and owners have filed 2,316 complaints with NHTSA. Check your own VIN below.

safety recalls

2,316

owner complaints to NHTSA

64 / 33

complaints citing a crash / fire

16–25

MPG combined (EPA)

18 safety recalls for the 2018 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.

Headlights (exterior lighting)

NHTSA 26V373000 Reported June 9, 2026 91,198 vehicles potentially affected Ford Motor Company

Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2018-2020 F-150 vehicles previously repaired incorrectly under recall number 20V097. When the headlight switch is turned from "Autolamps" to "Headlamps On," the Daytime Running Lamps (DRLs) may remain fully bright instead of dimming to parking lamps as intended. As such, these vehicles fail…

Remedy: ,Dealers will reprogram the body control module software, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed July 17, 2026. Owners may contact customer service at 1-866-436-7332. Ford's number for this recall is…
Power train: control module (tcm/pcm/tecm)

NHTSA 26V375000 Reported June 9, 2026 10,742 vehicles potentially affected Ford Motor Company

Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2018 F-150 vehicles previously repaired incorrectly under recall number 17V669. Quickly moving the shift lever from Park to Drive may cause a loss of gear indication on the instrument cluster display and a momentary selection of an unintended gear, such as Reverse or Neutral.

Remedy: Dealers will update the powertrain control module software, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed July 9, 2026. Owners may contact customer service at 1-866-436-7332. Ford's number for this recall is…
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,…
Labels (equipment)

NHTSA 24V852000 Reported November 8, 2024 27,678 vehicles potentially affected Ford Motor Company

Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2020-2025 Explorer, Lincoln Aviator, 2020-2024 Escape, Lincoln Corsair, 2018-2024 F-150, Expedition and Lincoln Navigator vehicles. The air bag warning label may be missing from the dashboard. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirement Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard…

Remedy: Ford will mail owners the warning labels, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed December 19, 2024. Owners may call Ford customer service at 1-866-436-7332. Ford's number for this recall is 24C39.
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…
Latch (latches/locks/linkages)

NHTSA 21V983000 Reported December 16, 2021 57,591 vehicles potentially affected Ford Motor Company

Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2018 F-150 vehicles with manual and power release tailgates. The tailgate latches may unlatch unexpectedly while driving.

Remedy: Dealers will replace the left-hand and right-hand tailgate latches, free of charge. An interim notification letter was mailed January 31, 2022. Owner notification letters were mailed on May 31, 2022. Owners may contact…
Tires

NHTSA 21V155000 Reported March 10, 2021 15,769 vehicles potentially affected Ford Motor Company

Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2018 F-150, 2018-2020 F-250, F-350, and 2019 Escape vehicles equipped with Continental tires. On the affected vehicles, it is possible that one or more tires were cured for too long during tire production.

Remedy: Ford will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the tires, and replace them as necessary, free of charge. The recall began on March 27, 2021. Owners may contact Ford customer service at 1-866-436-7332. Ford's number…
Headlights (exterior lighting)

NHTSA 20V097000 Reported February 21, 2020 166,196 vehicles potentially affected Ford Motor Company

Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2018-2020 F-150 trucks equipped with high series LED headlamps with Autolamp (On/Off) functionality. The Daytime Running Lamps (DRL) may remain activated instead of dimming to parking lamps when the Master Lighting Switch (MLS) is manually rotated from the "Autolamps" switch position to…

Remedy: Ford will notify owners, and dealers will reprogram the body control module, free of charge. The recall began March 10, 2020. Owners may contact Ford customer service at 1-866-436-7332. Ford's number for this recall is…
Mid/rear assembly (seats) and recliner (seats)

NHTSA 19V633000 Reported August 28, 2019 639,137 vehicles potentially affected Ford Motor Company

Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2018-2020 F-150 and 2019-2020 F-250, F-350, F-450, and F-550 Super Duty pickup trucks, and 2018-2019 Ford Explorer, 2019-2020 Expedition, and 2020 Escape vehicles equipped with driver and/or passenger's manual front seat back recliner mechanisms. Also included are certain 2020 Ford Explorer…

Remedy: Ford will notify owners, and Ford and Lincoln dealers will inspect the seat structure and replace them, as necessary, free of charge. The recall began October 21, 2019. Owners may contact Ford customer service at…
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…
Fuel pump (fuel system)

NHTSA 18V392000 Reported June 12, 2018 5,645 vehicles potentially affected Ford Motor Company

Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2018 Ford Expedition, F-150, and Lincoln Navigator vehicles equipped with 3.5L GTDI V6 engines. These vehicles have high pressure fuel pump assemblies with welds that can fracture, which may cause an oil or fuel leak.

Remedy: Ford will notify owners, and dealers will replace the high pressure fuel pump and associated components, free of charge. The recall began July 17, 2018. Owners may contact Ford customer service at 1-866-436-7332.…
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…
Gear position indication (prndl) (power train) and automatic transmission (power train)

NHTSA 18V214000 Reported April 4, 2018 292,909 vehicles potentially affected Ford Motor Company

Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2018 F-650 and F-750 vehicles equipped with 6-speed automatic transmissions and 2018 Ford F-150 and Expedition vehicles equipped with 10-speed automatic transmissions (excluding Expedition vehicles with a Rotary Gear Shift Dial on the console). The gear shift cable clip may not be properly…

Remedy: Ford will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the shift cable locking clip and properly seat it, if necessary, free of charge. The recall began on April 13, 2018. Owners may contact Ford customer service at…
Column shift (power train) and power train: control module (tcm/pcm/tecm)

NHTSA 17V669000 Reported October 23, 2017 12,429 vehicles potentially affected Ford Motor Company

Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2018 F-150 vehicles equipped with a 3.3L engine, a 6-speed transmission and a column mounted shift lever. Quickly moving the shift lever from Park to Drive may cause a loss of gear indication on the instrument cluster display and a momentary selection of an unintended gear, such as Reverse…

Remedy: Ford will notify owners, and dealers will reprogram the powertrain control module, free of charge. Owners may contact Ford Customer Service at 1-866-436-7332. Ford's number for this recall is 17S35.
Engine

NHTSA 17V672000 Reported October 23, 2017 22 vehicles potentially affected Ford Motor Company

Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2018 F-150 vehicles equipped with 3.5L engines. The cylinder heads may have been machined without lubrication supply holes for the camshaft bearing journals.

Remedy: Ford is not aware of any affected vehicles outside of dealer control. Should owner contact subsequently be required, arrangements will be made to transport their vehicle to a Ford or Lincoln dealer to have the engine…
Roof and pillars (structure)

NHTSA 17V598000 Reported September 25, 2017 39 vehicles potentially affected Ford Motor Company

Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2018 Ford F-150 Raptor Super Cab pick-up trucks not equipped with a moonroof. The structural roof braces may be missing rivets at the attachment of the roof rail, thereby reducing the structural integrity.

Remedy: Ford will notify owners, and dealers will install the rivets for the roof brace attachments, free of charge. The recall began October 17, 2017. Owners may contact Ford customer service at 1-866-436-7332. Ford's number…

2,316 owner complaints filed with NHTSA

Owners of the 2018 Ford F-150 have filed 2,316 complaints with NHTSA; 64 describe a crash and 33 describe a fire. Reports cite 52 injuries and 3 deaths. The average mileage at failure in those reports is 50,928 miles. Complaints peaked in 2025 with 525 filed that year.

Most-reported components

Power train999
Engine507
Unknown or other234
Structure: body174
Electrical system162
Steering83
Engine and engine cooling72
Service brakes71

What owners are reporting

“Hello, so while driving I am noticing a loud, hard thunk between gears. It is really noticeable when pulling our camper. When pulling our camper it is so loud and so hard I that if I have coffee in my”
Owner complaint to NHTSA, October 6, 2026 · Power train

“Premature transmission failure under 45k miles. While driving transmission will not shift gears causing the vehicle to stall and then suddenly engaging propulsing the vehicle forward unexpectedly. Mul”
Owner complaint to NHTSA, October 6, 2026 · Power train

Fuel economy and specs

EPA ratings for the 2018 Ford F150 (F150 2.7L 2WD GVWR>6649 LBS, F150 2.7L 4WD GVWR>6799 LBS, F150 2WD BASE PAYLOAD LT TIRE, F150 2WD FFV BASE PAYLOAD LT, …). Ranges cover every tested configuration.

Combined	16–25 mpg
City / Highway	15–22 / 18–30
Fuel	Diesel, Gasoline or E85, Regular
EPA class	Standard Pickup Trucks 2WD, Standard Pickup Trucks 4WD
Engine	6/8 cyl, 2.7/3/3.3/3.5/5 L
Transmission	Automatic (S10); Automatic (S6)

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 2018 Ford F-150

How do I know if my 2018 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. 18 campaigns currently list the 2018 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 17V598000).

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.