2000 Ford F-350 Recalls, Complaints & Specs

4 safety recalls list the 2000 Ford F-350, and owners have filed 304 complaints with NHTSA. Check your own VIN below.

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4 safety recalls for the 2000 Ford F-350

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 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)

2. 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…

3. Tank assembly (fuel system)

   NHTSA 99V311000 Reported November 4, 1999 107,540 vehicles potentially affected FORD MOTOR COMPANY

   Vehicle description: pickup trucks equipped with gasoline engines and 8 foot boxes, may not fully satisfy the requirements of FMVSS no. 301, "fuel system integrity." in a 30 MPH frontal barrier crash test, a fuel tank vapor recovery valve separated internally. During the subsequent static rollover test, fuel spillage exceeded the…

   Remedy: Dealers will install a stop plate assembly on the vehicle frame to prevent recovery valve contact with a frame crossmember during the impact sequence.

4. Tank assembly (fuel system)

   NHTSA 99V219000 Reported August 12, 1999 245,300 vehicles potentially affected FORD MOTOR COMPANY

   Vehicle description: gasoline and diesel engine pickup trucks equipped with 8 foot beds, do not fully satisfy the requirements of FMVSS no. 301, "fuel system integrity." the fuel tank front strap isolator may not be properly positioned which could result in the strap cutting the tank during a 30 MPH front barrier test, resulting in fuel…

   Remedy: Dealers will reposition the front strap isolator.

304 owner complaints filed with NHTSA

Owners of the 2000 Ford F-350 have filed 304 complaints with NHTSA; 36 describe a crash and 9 describe a fire. Reports cite 41 injuries and 0 deaths. The average mileage at failure in those reports is 96,140 miles. Complaints peaked in 2001 with 91 filed that year.

Most-reported components

• Tires60
• Tires: tread/belt34
• Service brakes, hydraulic: antilock/traction control/electronic limited slip22
• Steering: hydraulic power assist system18
• Tires: sidewall18
• Steering16
• Air bags: frontal10
• Suspension10

What owners are reporting

“On [XXX], I rented a Class C motorhome from Cruise America at their Duluth, Georgia branch (Reservation #[XXX]). When I picked up the vehicle, the Cruise America employee pointed to a handwritten note”

Owner complaint to NHTSA, November 13, 2025 · Tires

“The first and only notification received was the April 5, 2025 email. The 2000 F350 did experience issues of stalling on the road many times. After several thousand dollars of repairs, the camshaft po”

Owner complaint to NHTSA, April 26, 2025 · Power train

Compare Ford F-350 model years

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

Checking a specific 2000 Ford F-350

Other Ford models

• F-15037,961 complaints
• Explorer34,566 complaints
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• 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.