1999 Ford F-350 SD Recalls, Complaints & Specs

2 safety recalls list the 1999 Ford F-350 SD, and owners have filed 142 complaints with NHTSA. Check your own VIN below.

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2 safety recalls for the 1999 Ford F-350 SD

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

1. Vehicle speed control

   NHTSA 09V399000 Reported October 13, 2009 4,500,000 vehicles potentially affected FORD MOTOR COMPANY

   Ford is recalling model years 1995-2003 windstar, 2000-2003 excursion diesel, 1993-1997 and 1999-2003 f-250 sd through f-550 sd diesel, 1992-2003 e-150 through e-550, 1995-2002 explorer, 1997 and 2002 mercury mountaineer, 1995-1997 and 2001-2003 ranger, and 1994 f53 vehicles equipped with the texas instruments speed control deactivation…

   Remedy: Ford will notify owners that dealers will install a fused wiring harness in line with the scds. On 1999-2003 windstar vehicles with a leaking scds, dealers will also inspect the ABS control module connector and repair…

2. Diesel (engine and engine cooling)

   NHTSA 07V553000 Reported December 5, 2007 1,176,000 vehicles potentially affected FORD MOTOR COMPANY

   On certain heavy duty trucks equipped with 7.3l diesel engines, the camshaft position sensor located on the engine of the vehicle may function intermittently, possibly resulting in an engine stall.

   Remedy: Dealers will inspect the sensor and replace it with an improved camshaft position sensor free of charge. The recall began on december 29, 2007. Owners may contact ford at 1-866-436-7332.

142 owner complaints filed with NHTSA

Owners of the 1999 Ford F-350 SD have filed 142 complaints with NHTSA; 13 describe a crash and 3 describe a fire. Reports cite 11 injuries and 0 deaths. The average mileage at failure in those reports is 98,060 miles. Complaints peaked in 2003 with 19 filed that year.

Most-reported components

• Tires19
• Engine and engine cooling: diesel12
• Engine and engine cooling: engine11
• Wheels9
• Engine and engine cooling8
• Steering8
• Service brakes, hydraulic7
• Electrical system6

What owners are reporting

“I wias traveling on hwy. 27 outside of blakely ga on 09-17-15. My front drivers side tire tread belt separated. I lost control of the vehicle and narrowly avoided a severe accident. The tire was a pro”

Owner complaint to NHTSA, October 19, 2015 · Tires

“Tl* the contact owns a 1999 ford f-350 diesel equipped with nitto low range e tires, size: lt 245/75/r17. The contact stated that the rear driver and passenger side tires blew. The front driver's side”

Owner complaint to NHTSA, April 11, 2013 · Tires

Compare Ford F-350 SD model years

Recall and complaint counts for every Ford F-350 SD model year in NHTSA's database.

Checking a specific 1999 Ford F-350 SD

Other Ford models

• F-15037,961 complaints
• Explorer34,566 complaints
• Escape27,430 complaints
• Fusion22,405 complaints
• Focus22,096 complaints
• Taurus18,159 complaints
• Windstar14,158 complaints
• 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.