2019 Ford F-450 SD Recalls, Complaints & Specs

9 safety recalls list the 2019 Ford F-450 SD, and owners have filed 3 complaints with NHTSA. Check your own VIN below.

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9 safety recalls for the 2019 Ford F-450 SD

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

Camera (back over prevention)

NHTSA 25V572000 Reported September 3, 2025 1,456,417 vehicles potentially affected Ford Motor Company

Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2015-2019 Lincoln MKC, Mustang, F-350 SD, F-250 SD, F-450 SD, 2015-2017 Lincoln Navigator, Expedition, 2015-2018 Edge, Transit Connect, 2016-2019 F-550 SD, Transit, 2017-2019 Econoline, and 2019 Ranger vehicles. The rearview camera may display a distorted, inverted, or blank image when the…

Remedy: Dealers will inspect and replace the rearview camera as necessary, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed January 13, 2026. Ford owners will receive letters in phases, beginning January 2026 and June…
Owners/service/other manual (equipment)

NHTSA 23V420000 Reported June 9, 2023 691,133 vehicles potentially affected Ford Motor Company

Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2018-2023 Expedition and Lincoln Navigator vehicles equipped with third-row seating; and 2019-2023 F-Super Duty F-250, F-350, F-450, and F-550 SuperCab vehicles. The owner's manual does not include instructions for adjusting or removing certain head restraints. As such, these vehicles fail…

Remedy: Ford will mail the Owner's Manual addendums that describe how to adjust and remove the head restraints for the center seating positions, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed July 21, 2023. Owners may…
Camera (back over prevention)

NHTSA 22V644000 Reported August 26, 2022 277,040 vehicles potentially affected Ford Motor Company

Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2017-2020 F-Super Duty F-250, F-350, F-450, and 2017-2020 Lincoln Continental vehicles equipped with the 360-degree camera system. Degradation of the camera's anit-reflective lens coating can lead to a foggy or cloudy rearview camera image.

Remedy: Dealers will replace the rearview camera, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed July 14, 2023. Owners may contact Ford customer service at 1-800-1-866-436-7332. Ford's number for this recall is 22S51.
Camera (back over prevention)

NHTSA 22V252000 Reported April 14, 2022 21,904 vehicles potentially affected Ford Motor Company

Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2019 F-150, Super Duty F-250, F-350, F-450, and F-550 vehicles. Due to a poor electrical connection, the rearview camera may intermittently display a blank or distorted image. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard number 111,…

Remedy: Dealers will replace the rearview camera, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed June 2, 2022. Owners may contact Ford customer service at 1-866-436-7332. Ford's number for this recall is 20C19.
Pretensioner (seat belts) and roof and pillars (structure)

NHTSA 19V880000 Reported December 11, 2019 490,574 vehicles potentially affected Ford Motor Company

Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2017-2019 F-Super Duty F-250, F-350, F-450, and F-550 SuperCrew Cab vehicles with carpet flooring. 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 apply heat resistant tape to the carpet and its insulation, and modify the B-Pillar insulation as necessary, free of charge. The recall is expected to begin January 20, 2020.…
Latch (latches/locks/linkages)

NHTSA 19V864000 Reported December 4, 2019 231,664 vehicles potentially affected Ford Motor Company

Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2017-2019 Super Duty F-250, F-350, and F-450 trucks equipped with an electric tailgate latch release switch mounted in the tailgate handle. Water may enter the electrical wiring system and cause a short circuit, activating the switch and releasing the tailgate latches.

Remedy: Ford will notify owners, and dealers will modify the tailgate/frame wiring harnesses by adding jumper pigtails to isolate the tailgate release control circuits and will install a new tailgate handle release switch,…
Headlights (exterior lighting)

NHTSA 19V808000 Reported November 12, 2019 86,296 vehicles potentially affected Ford Motor Company

Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2018-2019 F-250, F-350 and F-450 Super Duty trucks. The Daytime Running Lights (DRL) may not dim when the headlight switch is moved into the "On" position. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) number 108, "Lamps,…

Remedy: Ford has notified owners, and dealers will reprogram the Body Control Module (BCM) software, free of charge. The recall began November 25, 2019. Owners may contact Ford customer service at 1-866-436-7332. Ford's number…
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,…
Automatic transmission (power train)

NHTSA 18V802000 Reported November 14, 2018 4 vehicles potentially affected Ford Motor Company

Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2019 Ford F-250 Super Duty, F-350 Super Duty and F-450 Super Duty vehicles. An incorrect transmission case casting may cause the park pawl assembly to not be secured, possibly resulting in unintended vehicle movement.

Remedy: Ford will notify owners and dealers will inspect the transmission case, replacing the transmission as necessary, free of charge. The recall began December 7, 2018. Owners may contact Ford customer service at…

3 owner complaints filed with NHTSA

Owners of the 2019 Ford F-450 SD have filed 3 complaints with NHTSA. The average mileage at failure in those reports is 21,277 miles. Complaints peaked in 2019 with 2 filed that year.

Most-reported components

Equipment1
Power train1
Service brakes1
Tires1
Unknown or other1

What owners are reporting

“Wire harness for transmission was not secured properly,came loose and wrapped around driveshaft ripping it off, and caused an coolant line to also pull off, noted on tow bill. Vehicle was running fine”
Owner complaint to NHTSA, May 19, 2020 · Power train

“2019 f-450 that came with continental hsr tires as the oem tire. The truck has had 2 separate incidents where a steer tire (one passenger side, one driver side) has had chunks of tread break off of th”
Owner complaint to NHTSA, September 27, 2019 · Tires

Compare Ford F-450 SD model years

Recall and complaint counts for every Ford F-450 SD model year in NHTSA's database.

Model year	Recalls	Complaints
1991 Ford F-450 SD	0	6
1992 Ford F-450 SD	1	3
1993 Ford F-450 SD	3	5
1994 Ford F-450 SD	2	3
1995 Ford F-450 SD	2	2
1996 Ford F-450 SD	2	2
1997 Ford F-450 SD	3	4
1998 Ford F-450 SD	2	1
1999 Ford F-450 SD	9	66
2000 Ford F-450 SD	5	43
2001 Ford F-450 SD	7	23
2002 Ford F-450 SD	4	14
2003 Ford F-450 SD	5	16
2004 Ford F-450 SD	2	33
2005 Ford F-450 SD	4	40
2006 Ford F-450 SD	1	35
2007 Ford F-450 SD	1	16
2008 Ford F-450 SD	3	68
2009 Ford F-450 SD	5	3
2010 Ford F-450 SD	6	3
2011 Ford F-450 SD	8	6
2012 Ford F-450 SD	7	3
2013 Ford F-450 SD	8	2
2014 Ford F-450 SD	4	1
2015 Ford F-450 SD	4	1
2016 Ford F-450 SD	3	1
2017 Ford F-450 SD	11	1
2018 Ford F-450 SD	7	0
2019 Ford F-450 SD	9	3
2020 Ford F-450 SD	10	0
2021 Ford F-450 SD	12	18
2022 Ford F-450 SD	14	24
2023 Ford F-450 SD	13	5
2024 Ford F-450 SD	3	8
2025 Ford F-450 SD	4	2
2026 Ford F-450 SD	3	1

Checking a specific 2019 Ford F-450 SD

How do I know if my 2019 Ford F-450 SD 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. 9 campaigns currently list the 2019 Ford F-450 SD; 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 18V802000).

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

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.