2012 Ford F-550 SD Recalls, Complaints & Specs

10 safety recalls list the 2012 Ford F-550 SD, and owners have filed 6 complaints with NHTSA. Check your own VIN below.

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10 safety recalls for the 2012 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. Power train: control module (tcm/pcm/tecm)

   NHTSA 15V175000 Reported March 25, 2015 6,322 vehicles potentially affected Ford Motor Company

   Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain model year 2011-2015 Ford F-350, F-450, and F-550 trucks manufactured February 22, 2010, to January 30, 2015, and equipped with ambulance or fire engine preparation packages. The affected vehicles may detect an incorrect Exhaust Gas Temperature Sensor (EGT) fault indicating that the vehicle…

   Remedy: Ford will notify owners, and dealers will update the Powertrain Control Module (PCM) software, free of charge. The recall began on April 22, 2015. Owners may contact Ford customer service at 1-866-436-7332. Ford's…

2. Equipment adaptive/mobility

   NHTSA 15V112000 Reported February 25, 2015 117 vehicles potentially affected Farber Specialty Vehicles

   Farber Specialty Vehicles (Farber) is recalling various specialty vehicles modified by Farber and equipped with model S2005, S2010, S5005, S5010, S5505, and S5510 wheelchair lifts manufactured by Ricon Corporation. The platform side plate of the affected wheelchair lifts may crack.

   Remedy: Farber will notify owners to take their vehicles to a Ricon dealer or service center who will install supplemental platform support bumpers. Any platform that has already started cracking will be replaced, free of…

3. Equipment

   NHTSA 14V360000 Reported June 23, 2014 10 vehicles potentially affected Palfleet Truck Equipment Company, LLC

   Palfleet Truck Equipment Company, LLC (Palfleet) is recalling certain model year 2009-2013 Ford F-350, F-450, and F-550 super duty vehicles modified by Palfleet 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: Palfleet 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 July 29, 2014. Owners may contact Palfleet…

4. Equipment

   NHTSA 14V336000 Reported June 18, 2014 42 vehicles potentially affected Dual-Tech, Inc.

   Dual-Tech, Inc. (Dual-Tech) is recalling certain model year 2009-2014 Ford F-550 Super Duty trucks modified by Dual-Tech, 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: Dual-Tech 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 June 20, 2014. Owners may contact Dual-Tech customer…

5. Equipment

   NHTSA 14V326000 Reported June 13, 2014 10 vehicles potentially affected Manning Equipment Inc. LLC

   Manning Equipment Inc. LLC (Manning) is recalling certain model year 2012-2013 Ford F-350 Super Duty, F-450 Super Duty, and F-550 Super Duty vehicles modified by Manning 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…

   Remedy: Manning will notify owners, and dealers will install a new pressure switch kit that moves the switch away from the exhaust system, free of charge. This action is the same as the service campaign action. The recall…

6. Equipment

   NHTSA 14V328000 Reported June 13, 2014 21 vehicles potentially affected Iowa Mold Tooling Co., Inc.

   Iowa Mold Tooling Co., Inc. will notify owners and dealers to inspect the Muncie PTO pressure switch to determine if it is from the range of defective switches and if required, remove the pressure switch assembly and put a plug in the port where the PTO switch had been installed. This switch was never being utilized. This will be done…

   Remedy: Iowa Mold Tooling Co., Inc. 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 July 28, 2014. Owners may…

7. Equipment

   NHTSA 14V327000 Reported June 12, 2014 10 vehicles potentially affected Stahl

   Stahl is recalling certain model year 2009-2014 Ford F-350 Super Duty, F-450 Super Duty, and F-550 Super Duty vehicles modified by Stahl 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: Stahl will notify owners, and dealers will install a new pressure switch kit that moves the switch away from the exhaust system, free of charge. Owners may contact Stahl customer service at 1-800-277-8245, or Muncie at…

8. Equipment and gasoline (engine and engine cooling)

   NHTSA 14V379000 Reported June 10, 2014 16 vehicles potentially affected Utility Truck Equipment Company, LLC

   Utility Truck Equipment Company, LLC (Utility Truck) is recalling certain model year 2010-2013 UTLI41A, 2011 UTLN41, and 2012 UTLN46 aerial trucks manufactured December 2010 to September 2013 equipped with certain Muncie Power Products PTO Assemblies installed on 2010-2013 Ford F-350, F-450 and F-550 vehicles. In the affected vehicles,…

   Remedy: Utility Truck 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 in June 2014. Owners may contact Utility Truck…

9. Equipment and gasoline (engine and engine cooling)

   NHTSA 14V382000 Reported June 10, 2014 4 vehicles potentially affected SOMERSET WELDING & STEEL, INC.

   Somerset Welding & Steel, doing business as J&J Truck equipment (J&J), is recalling certain model year 2009-2013 Ford F-350, F-450, and F-550 Super Duty chassis with 6.8L gasoline engines modified by J&J to be equipped with certain Muncie Power Products PTO Assemblies. In the affected vehicles, oil may leak from the PTO pressure switch…

   Remedy: Somerset 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 August 2014. Owner's may contact Somerset customer…

10. Equipment

    NHTSA 14V307000 Reported June 4, 2014 19 vehicles potentially affected Tactical Vehicle Outfitters

    Tactical Vehicle Outfitters (Tactical) is recalling certain model year 2010-2014 Ford F-350 and F-550 vehicles modified by Tactical 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: Tactical will notify owners, and dealers will install a new PTO pressure switch, free of charge. The recall began on August 1, 2014. Owners may contact Tactical customer service at 1-405-603-6700.

6 owner complaints filed with NHTSA

Owners of the 2012 Ford F-550 SD have filed 6 complaints with NHTSA. The average mileage at failure in those reports is 56,943 miles. Complaints peaked in 2015 with 3 filed that year.

Most-reported components

• Engine3
• Electrical system1
• Equipment1
• Equipment: labels1
• Exterior lighting1
• Tires1

What owners are reporting

“Vehicle shut down completely during normal highway driving at approximately 65 MPH. Lost engine power and all interior power, including ignition power.”

Owner complaint to NHTSA, August 19, 2016 · Engine

“We just had to pay an $800.00+ bill for pinched wires under the cab of the truck caused by the manufacturer not properly routing the harness, therefore causing a dead short in the truck and causing th”

Owner complaint to NHTSA, October 26, 2015 · Electrical system

Compare Ford F-550 SD model years

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

Checking a specific 2012 Ford F-550 SD

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• 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.