Ford F-450 Super Duty Recalls & Complaints by Model Year

NHTSA lists 3 safety recalls and 3 owner complaints across 6 model years of the Ford F-450 Super Duty (2009–2014). The most-complained-about year is 2011.

Pick your Ford F-450 Super Duty model year

• 2009
• 2010
• 2011
• 2012
• 2013
• 2014

What Ford F-450 Super Duty owners complain about

Across all model years, owners have filed 3 complaints with NHTSA. The 2011 model year has the most, with 2.

• Tires1
• Electrical system1
• Engine and engine cooling: radiator assembly1

All Ford F-450 Super Duty recalls (3)

Every NHTSA safety campaign that lists a Ford F-450 Super Duty, most recent first, with the model years each one covers.

1. Equipment

   NHTSA 14V507000 Reported August 18, 2014 76 vehicles potentially affected Jerr-Dan Corporation

   Jerr-Dan Corporation (Jerr-Dan) is recalling certain model year 2009-2014 Ford F-350 Super Duty, F-450 Super Duty, and F-550 Superduty chassis modified by Jerr-Dan 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: Jerr-Dan will notify owners, and dealers will install a new pressure switch kit that moves away from the exhaust system, free of charge. The recall began in October 2014. Owners may contact Jerr-Dan customer service at…

   Model years: 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

2. Equipment

   NHTSA 14V496000 Reported August 11, 2014 88 vehicles potentially affected Versalift East, LLC

   Versalift East, LLC (Versalift) is recalling certain Aerial devices manufactured on 2009-2013 Ford, F-350, F-450, and F-550 Super Duty 6.8L gas engine chassis, modified by Versalift and equipped with certain Muncie Power Products FR67 PTO Assemblies. In the affected vehicles, oil may leak from the PTO pressure switch onto a thermal…

   Remedy: Versalift will notify 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 September 14, 2014. Owners may contact Versalift…

   Model years: 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013

3. Equipment

   NHTSA 14V494000 Reported August 8, 2014 49 vehicles potentially affected Vanair Manufacturing, Inc.

   Vanair Manufacturing, Inc. (Vanair) is recalling certain model year 2009-2013 Ford F-350, F-450, and F-550 SuperDuty chassis modified by Vanair and equipped with certain Muncie Power Products PTO Assemblies used with model 60-85 UDSM, 125-185 USDM, and Genair 125-185 driven air compressor systems. In the affected vehicles, oil may leak…

   Remedy: Vanair will notify owners, and dealers will inspect and install a new pressure switch kit that moves the switch away from the exhaust system, free of charge. The recall began in November 2014. Owners may contact Vanair…

   Model years: 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013

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.