1999 Ford F-550 SD Recalls, Complaints & Specs

8 safety recalls list the 1999 Ford F-550 SD, and owners have filed 61 complaints with NHTSA. Check your own VIN below.

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8 safety recalls for the 1999 Ford F-550 SD

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 09V399000 Reported October 13, 2009 4,500,000 vehicles potentially affected FORD MOTOR COMPANY

   Ford is recalling model years 1995-2003 windstar, 2000-2003 excursion diesel, 1993-1997 and 1999-2003 f-250 sd through f-550 sd diesel, 1992-2003 e-150 through e-550, 1995-2002 explorer, 1997 and 2002 mercury mountaineer, 1995-1997 and 2001-2003 ranger, and 1994 f53 vehicles equipped with the texas instruments speed control deactivation…

   Remedy: Ford will notify owners that dealers will install a fused wiring harness in line with the scds. On 1999-2003 windstar vehicles with a leaking scds, dealers will also inspect the ABS control module connector and repair…

2. Diesel (engine and engine cooling)

   NHTSA 07V553000 Reported December 5, 2007 1,176,000 vehicles potentially affected FORD MOTOR COMPANY

   On certain heavy duty trucks equipped with 7.3l diesel engines, the camshaft position sensor located on the engine of the vehicle may function intermittently, possibly resulting in an engine stall.

   Remedy: Dealers will inspect the sensor and replace it with an improved camshaft position sensor free of charge. The recall began on december 29, 2007. Owners may contact ford at 1-866-436-7332.

3. 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)

4. Linkage and cable (parking brake)

   NHTSA 02V068000 Reported March 11, 2002 51,846 vehicles potentially affected FORD MOTOR COMPANY

   On certain pickup trucks equipped with manual transmissions, failure of the front parking brake cable input button could result in failure of the parking brake system to hold the vehicle stationary.

   Remedy: Dealers will replace the front parking brake cable and the controller and verify the performance of the parking brake system. Owner notification began april 5, 2002. Owners who take their vehicles to an authorized…

5. Valve (tires)

   NHTSA 01V046000 Reported February 14, 2001 102,000 vehicles potentially affected FORD MOTOR COMPANY

   Vehicle description: trucks equipped with commercial truck tires that have steel cords in the tire sidewall. The valve stems may have been torn or damaged during assembly and could leak causing sidewall damage.

   Remedy: Dealers will inspect the valve stems for leakage, and will replace both the valve stem and the tire if leakage is present. Owner notification began march 28, 2001. Owners who take their vehicles to an authorized dealer…

6. Vehicle speed control

   NHTSA 99V062001 Reported March 30, 1999 898,739 vehicles potentially affected FORD MOTOR COMPANY

   Vehicle description: certain 1997-1999 rhd explorer equipped with 4.0l ohv/sohc engines and cruise control built from may 29, 1996 through march 4, 1999; 1998-1999 explorer/mountaineers equipped with 4.0l ohv/sohc or 5.0l engines or 1998-1999 rangers equipped with 2.5l, 3.0l ffv/efi or 4.0l engines and cruise control built from january…

   Remedy: Dealers will replace the cruise control cables. At the present time, the replacement cables are not available. Customers are being advised not to use the cruise control system until a replacement can be made.

7. Air bags: sensor/control module-inactive

   NHTSA 98V303000 Reported December 1, 1998 20 vehicles potentially affected FORD MOTOR COMPANY

   Vehicle description: light duty trucks. The cast tow hooks changes the crash pulse of the vehicle in frontal barrier impacts and the air bag sensor was not calibrated to this new crash pulse which may cause the air bags to deploy in lower speed impacts than design intent.

   Remedy: Dealers will replace the cast tow hooks with forged hooks.

8. Gear box (other than rack and pinion) (steering)

   NHTSA 98V116000 Reported May 29, 1998 90,000 vehicles potentially affected FORD MOTOR COMPANY

   Vehicle description: medium duty trucks and chassis-cabs. One or more of the four rivets on the lower steering shaft flex coupling may not have been crimped during the sub-assembly process.

   Remedy: Dealers will inspect the lower steering shaft rivets and replace any shafts with uncrimped rivets.

61 owner complaints filed with NHTSA

Owners of the 1999 Ford F-550 SD have filed 61 complaints with NHTSA; 3 describe a fire. Reports cite 2 injuries and 0 deaths. The average mileage at failure in those reports is 77,709 miles. Complaints peaked in 2004 with 11 filed that year.

Most-reported components

• Power train: clutch assembly13
• Wheels: lugs/nuts/bolts/studs10
• Tires6
• Engine and engine cooling: engine4
• Tires: valve4
• Power train: automatic transmission3
• Suspension: stabilizer bar3
• Electrical system: front underhood2

What owners are reporting

“Fuel tank is rusting. I understand ford had a recall for this, but my VIN does not show one. My vehicle only has 48,000 miles and i am having to replace my fuel filter every 1000 miles!”

Owner complaint to NHTSA, January 23, 2018 · Fuel/propulsion system

“Tl* the contact owns a 1999 ford f-550 sd. While parked, the contact noticed that the frame was fractured where the shocks were located on the passenger side. The vehicle was not taken to the dealer f”

Owner complaint to NHTSA, March 20, 2012 · Suspension

Compare Ford F-550 SD model years

Recall and complaint counts for every Ford F-550 SD model year in NHTSA's database.

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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.