2011 Ford F-350 Recalls, Complaints & Specs

4 safety recalls list the 2011 Ford F-350, and owners have filed 136 complaints with NHTSA. Check your own VIN below.

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4 safety recalls for the 2011 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. Equipment

   NHTSA 14V498000 Reported August 13, 2014 3 vehicles potentially affected PJ's Truck Bodies & Equipment Co.

   PJ's Truck Bodies & Equipment Co., (PJ's) is recalling certain 2009-2013 Ford F-350, F-450, and F-550 Super Duty chassis modified by PJ's and equipped with certain Muncie Power Products PTO Assemblies. In the affected vehicles, oil may leak from the PTO pressure switch onto a thermal blanket covering the exhaust.

   Remedy: PJ's has notified owners and dealers will install a new pressure switch kit that moves the switch away from the exhaust system, free of charge. The recall began on August 28, 2014. Owners may contact PJ's customer…

2. Engine

   NHTSA 13V535000 Reported October 30, 2013 2,951 vehicles potentially affected Ford Motor Company

   Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain model year 2011-2012 F-350/450/550 Ambulance Package vehicles manufactured February 22, 2010, through October 19, 2012 and equipped with a 6.7L diesel engine. Due to an exhaust sensor problem, the vehicles may experience loss of power followed by an engine stall.

   Remedy: Ford will notify owners, and dealers will replace the exhaust gas temperature sensor, free of charge. The recall began on November 25, 2013. Owners may contact Ford Motor Company Customer Relationship Center at…

3. Software (electrical system)

   NHTSA 11V128000 Reported February 24, 2011 8,022 vehicles potentially affected FORD MOTOR COMPANY

   Ford is recalling certain model year 2011 ford f-150, f-250, f-350, f-450, f-550, edge, and lincoln mkx trucks manufactured from october 25, 2010, through november 20, 2010. These vehicles were inspected using integrated diagnostic system (ids) that had a custom software routine to read the suspect body control module (BCM) serial…

   Remedy: Dealer will inspect the body control module and if necessary replace it free of charge. The safety recall began on march 7, 2011. Owners may contact ford motor company customer relationship center at 1-866-436-7332.

4. Body (structure)

   NHTSA 10V659000 Reported December 29, 2010 14,737 vehicles potentially affected FORD MOTOR COMPANY

   Ford is recalling certain model year 2011 f-150, f-250, f-350, f-450, f-550, edge and lincoln mkx vehicles. During a six-day production period, the supplier of the body control module manufactured modules that may have the potential for an internal short.

   Remedy: Dealer will replace the body control module if necessary free of charge. The safety recall began on january 11, 2011. Owners may contact ford at 1-866-436-7332.

136 owner complaints filed with NHTSA

Owners of the 2011 Ford F-350 have filed 136 complaints with NHTSA; 4 describe a crash and 3 describe a fire. Reports cite 5 injuries and 0 deaths. The average mileage at failure in those reports is 75,862 miles. Complaints peaked in 2020 with 16 filed that year.

Most-reported components

• Steering49
• Suspension44
• Engine21
• Fuel/propulsion system13
• Electrical system10
• Power train8
• Unknown or other8
• Wheels7

What owners are reporting

“On this day, I financed the vehicle and was promised that it was safe to be on the road. This is the second vehicle. He’s done this to me with. He gets these vehicles and just put stickers in the wind”

Owner complaint to NHTSA, December 24, 2025 · Engine

“Odometer Fraud. The contact called on behalf of his client, who purchased a 2011 Ford F-350. The contact stated that while the client was in the process of selling the vehicle to a dealer, the dealer”

Owner complaint to NHTSA, November 19, 2025 · Electrical system

Compare Ford F-350 model years

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

Checking a specific 2011 Ford F-350

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.