2019 Ford F-450 Recalls, Complaints & Specs
4 safety recalls list the 2019 Ford F-450, and owners have filed 20 complaints with NHTSA. Check your own VIN below.
4 safety recalls for the 2019 Ford F-450
Most recent first. Recall repairs are free at any authorised dealer. Click a recall for the full defect, consequence and remedy text.
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Exterior lighting
Life Line Emergency Vehicles (Life Line) is recalling one 2020 Ford F450 vehicle and one 2017 Navistar Durastar vehicle, equipped with 7x9 combination LED Stop-Tail-Turn reverse lights. The lights may be too bright, exceeding the maximum light output allowed which may adversely affect the vision of drivers. As such, these lamps fail to…
Remedy: ECCO will provide a filter kit that will ensure the lights perform in the correct photometric intensity ranges, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed on March 15, 2021. Owners may contact Life Line…
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Mid/rear assembly (seats) and recliner (seats)
Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2018-2020 F-150 and 2019-2020 F-250, F-350, F-450, and F-550 Super Duty pickup trucks, and 2018-2019 Ford Explorer, 2019-2020 Expedition, and 2020 Escape vehicles equipped with driver and/or passenger's manual front seat back recliner mechanisms. Also included are certain 2020 Ford Explorer…
Remedy: Ford will notify owners, and Ford and Lincoln dealers will inspect the seat structure and replace them, as necessary, free of charge. The recall began October 21, 2019. Owners may contact Ford customer service at…
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Equipment
LGE Coachworks, Inc. (LGE Coachworks) is recalling certain 2018-2019 Ford E-450, F-550, and Freightliner M2-based vehicles equipped with ASA Electronics Voyager back-up camera displays. The displays may unexpectedly revert back to the factory default settings which may cause the camera image to be reversed.
Remedy: ASA will notify LGE Coachworks owners, and dealers will replace the displays, free of charge. The recall began May 9, 2019. Owners may contact ASA customer service at 1-800-384-4400 or LGE Coachworks at 1-800-209-3985.
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Engine
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. Water and contaminants may get into the block heater cable's splice connector causing corrosion and damage.
Remedy: Ford will notify owners, and dealers will disable the block heater cable, free of charge. Once parts are available, Dealers will replace the engine block heater cable, free of charge. The recall began June 3, 2019.…
20 owner complaints filed with NHTSA
Owners of the 2019 Ford F-450 have filed 20 complaints with NHTSA; 1 describe a crash. Reports cite 4 injuries and 0 deaths. The average mileage at failure in those reports is 37,170 miles. Complaints peaked in 2022 with 4 filed that year.
Most-reported components
What owners are reporting
“We were hit on I20, when the vehicles front air bags as well as the sos safety equipment (horns emergency hazard lights) failed. When hit we were pushed across three travel lanes into several cement b”
Owner complaint to NHTSA, September 21, 2026 · Air bags
“The contact owns a 2019 Ford F450. The contact stated that when the vehicle was started, the check engine warning light illuminated. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the”
Owner complaint to NHTSA, April 14, 2025 · Fuel system, diesel
Compare Ford F-450 model years
Recall and complaint counts for every Ford F-450 model year in NHTSA's database.
| Model year | Recalls | Complaints |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 Ford F-450 | 1 | 0 |
| 2004 Ford F-450 | 1 | 0 |
| 2005 Ford F-450 | 1 | 0 |
| 2006 Ford F-450 | 1 | 0 |
| 2007 Ford F-450 | 1 | 0 |
| 2008 Ford F-450 | 1 | 0 |
| 2009 Ford F-450 | 1 | 0 |
| 2010 Ford F-450 | 1 | 0 |
| 2011 Ford F-450 | 2 | 9 |
| 2012 Ford F-450 | 4 | 14 |
| 2013 Ford F-450 | 1 | 6 |
| 2014 Ford F-450 | 0 | 3 |
| 2015 Ford F-450 | 2 | 6 |
| 2016 Ford F-450 | 0 | 4 |
| 2017 Ford F-450 | 4 | 21 |
| 2018 Ford F-450 | 3 | 10 |
| 2019 Ford F-450 | 4 | 20 |
| 2020 Ford F-450 | 1 | 24 |
Checking a specific 2019 Ford F-450
How do I know if my 2019 Ford F-450 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. 4 campaigns currently list the 2019 Ford F-450; 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 18V894000).
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.