1998 Ford F-250 Recalls, Complaints & Specs

6 safety recalls list the 1998 Ford F-250, and owners have filed 56 complaints with NHTSA. Check your own VIN below.

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6 safety recalls for the 1998 Ford F-250

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 06V286000 Reported August 1, 2006 1,200,000 vehicles potentially affected FORD MOTOR COMPANY

   On certain trucks equipped with speed control, gasoline or natural gas engines, the speed control deactivation switch may overheat.

   Remedy: Dealers will install a fused wiring harness into the speed control system free of charge. The recall began on august 7, 2006. Owners may contact ford at 1-866-436-7332. (note: also see recalls 05v017 and 05v388)

3. 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…

4. Labels (equipment)

   NHTSA 00V284000 Reported September 21, 2000 4,500 vehicles potentially affected FORD MOTOR COMPANY

   Vehicle description: bi-fuel cng pickup trucks and bi-fuel cng vans, modified by cfi control systems, inc., fail to conform to the requirements of FMVSS no. 303, "fuel system integrity of compressed natural gas vehicles." the label affixed to the fuel filler door by the vehicle modifier contains the inspection date and expiration date…

   Remedy: Owners will be provided a label with the required statement, along with instructions for affixing the label at the fuel filler door. Owner notification began november 2, 2000. Owners who take their vehicles to an…

5. Lugs/nuts/bolts/studs (wheels)

   NHTSA 98V095000 Reported May 13, 1998 1,520,000 vehicles potentially affected FORD MOTOR COMPANY

   Vehicle description: multi-purpose vehicles and light duty pickup trucks. The lug nuts on these vehicles may not create sufficient clamp load allowing wheel movement in relation to the hub/rotor mounting surface.

   Remedy: Owners of these vehicles will be receiving two notifications. The first notification, which began in may 1998, will provide an interim repair procedure until parts become available. This interim procedure can be…

6. Gear position indication (prndl) (power train)

   NHTSA 97V171000 Reported October 7, 1997 866,000 vehicles potentially affected FORD MOTOR COMPANY

   Vehicle description: light duty pickup trucks and multi-purpose passenger vehicles. If the automatic transmission shift cable assembly was not fully attached to the steering column bracket, the shift cable assembly can come out of the bracket. The vehicle operator would then not be able to shift the transmission from one of the drive…

   Remedy: Dealers will make the proper attachment of the transmission shift control cable to the steering column bracket and add a tie strap to that connection.

56 owner complaints filed with NHTSA

Owners of the 1998 Ford F-250 have filed 56 complaints with NHTSA; 2 describe a crash and 1 describe a fire. The average mileage at failure in those reports is 119,457 miles. Complaints peaked in 1999 with 12 filed that year.

Most-reported components

• Service brakes, hydraulic: antilock/traction control/electronic limited slip7
• Suspension: torsion bar6
• Engine and engine cooling: gasoline4
• Fuel system, gasoline4
• Structure: frame and members4
• Tires4
• Engine and engine cooling: engine3
• Structure: door3

What owners are reporting

“Tl* the contact owns a 1998 ford f-250. The contact took the vehicle to an independent tire store and the mechanic refused to mount the rear driver side tire because the rim was severely rusted. All o”

Owner complaint to NHTSA, November 5, 2018 · Wheels

“Sailun is not a currently a valid choice as a tire brand name:, nor is tarramax h/t a valid choice as a tire line:, why i have submitted this report under the unknowncategory for both of these cell in”

Owner complaint to NHTSA, January 18, 2018 · Tires

Fuel economy and specs

EPA ratings for the 1998 Ford F250 (F250 Pickup 2WD, F250 Pickup 2WD CNG, F250 Pickup 4WD). Ranges cover every tested configuration.

Compare Ford F-250 model years

Recall and complaint counts for every Ford F-250 model year in NHTSA's database.

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• F-15037,961 complaints
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• Edge14,065 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.