NHTSA lists 9 complaints for the 2011 Ford F-450, 0 of them mention a crash and 2 mention a fire. 0 complaints mention an injury, with 0 injuries and 0 deaths reported.
Data build 2026-10-09.
NHTSA lists this vehicle as FORD F-450.
At a glance
Complaints
9
With crash
0
With fire
2
With injury (complaints)
0
Injuries
0
Deaths
0
Recalls
2
Do not drive recalls
0
Park outside recalls
0
Recall potential units (maximum)
2,951
Investigations
1
Open investigations
0
Manufacturer communications
7
Complaints per 100k sold unavailable. The available sales group does not match this vehicle variant.
Where the complaints are
Top systems
System
Complaints
Share of this vehicle's complaints
ENGINE
3
33.3%
STEERING
2
22.2%
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
1
11.1%
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
1
11.1%
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
1
11.1%
POWER TRAIN
1
11.1%
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
1
11.1%
WHEELS
1
11.1%
Top subsystems
System
Subsystem
Complaints
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
ENGINE
1
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
EXHAUST SYSTEM
1
One complaint can name several systems, so shares can add to more than 100 percent.
Model-generated complaint tags: This model year has not been tagged.
Defect: PJ's Truck Bodies & Equipment Co., (PJ's) is recalling certain 2009-2013 Ford F-350, F-450, and F-550 Super Duty chassis modified by PJ's 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.
Consequence: The leaking oil may soak into the thermal blanket covering the exhaust, which when combined with heat from exhaust, may result in an increased risk of fire.
Remedy: PJ's has notified 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 August 28, 2014. Owners may contact PJ's customer service at 1-866-475-8782.
Defect: Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain model year 2011-2012 F-350/450/550 Ambulance Package vehicles manufactured February 22, 2010, through October 19, 2012 and equipped with a 6.7L diesel engine. Due to an exhaust sensor problem, the vehicles may experience loss of power followed by an engine stall.
Consequence: An unexpected engine stall increases the risk of a crash. Additionally, if this were to occur when the ambulance is transporting a patient, there is an increased risk of injury to the patient.
Remedy: Ford will notify owners, and dealers will replace the exhaust gas temperature sensor, free of charge. The recall began on November 25, 2013. Owners may contact Ford Motor Company Customer Relationship Center at 1-866-436-7332. Ford's recall campaign number is 13S10.
Do not drive: No. Park outside: No.
Investigations
1 investigations; 0 open.
RQ14005
Opened: 2015-01-13. Closed: 2016-03-15.
Vehicle Commanded Engine Shutdown
The Office of Defects Investigation (ODI) opened this RQ to investigate allegations that the scope and remedy of safety recall 13V-535 were inadequate. Recall 13V-535 was limited to a relatively small population of Ambulance Package vehicles and ODI received complaints of pickup trucks and Fire Engine Prep Package vehicles being affected by the same defect. Ford manufactured approximately 555,985
Systems: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING.
Some 2011-2012 F-250/F-350 and 2011-2015 F-450/F-550 vehicles equipped with a 6.7L diesel engine built on or before 9-Dec-2014 may exhibit an illuminated malfunction indicator lamp (MIL) with diagnostic trouble codes (DTCs) P2043, P205C and/or P205D. Follow the Service Procedure steps to correct the
10058677
Date: 2015-08-10. Type: Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions. Systems: ENGINE.
FORD: 2011-2014 F-SUPER DUTY VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH 6.7L DIESEL ENGINE MAY EXPERIENCE A RUNNING ROUGH OR MISFIRE DURING EXHAUST REGENERATION PROCESS *CN
10057834
Date: 2015-07-01. Type: Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions. Systems: VISIBILITY.
FORD: NO SERVICE ACTION IS RECOMMENDED FOR THIS CONDITION. PLEASE USE AT YOUR DISCRETION. VARIOUS 2010-2015 VEHICLES MAY EXPERIENCE A TURBULENCE NOISE, SIMILAR TO AN HELICOPTER NOISE, AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS WHEN THE REAR DOOR WINDOW(S) OR SUNROOF ARE OPEN. *TA
10057811
Date: 2015-01-09. Type: Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions. Systems: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING.
FORD: CERTAIN 2011-2015 FORD F-SUPER DUTY WITH 6.7 DIESEL ENGINES MAY EXPERIENCE A VIBRATION BUZZ NOISE FROM THE DIESEL FUEL CONDITIONING MODULE (DFCM) AND/OR MAY 10/1/1 PRESSURE FUEL LINES W/O DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODE POOSA. *TA
10056202
Date: 2014-05-01. Type: Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions. Systems: ENGINE.
FORD: AFTER COLD START IN AMBIENT TEMPERATURES, THE ENGINE MAY EXPERIENCE A GROWLING, HISSING, METALLIC KIND OF NOISE. MODEL 2011-2015 F-SUPER DUTY. *PE
10055571
Date: 2014-02-01. Type: Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions. Systems: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, POWER TRAIN.
FORD: STARTING TRUCK IN COLD AMBIENT TEMPERATURES THAT IS BELOW 20F/-7C, CAUSES DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODE (DTC) TO BE STORED IN POWERTRAIN CONTROL MODULE (PCM) AND MALFUNCTION INDICATOR LAMP (MIL) IS ON. MODEL 2011-2014 F SUPER DUTY. *PE
10057858
Date: 2011-10-11. Type: Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions. Systems: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM.
FORD 2011-2012 F250, F350, F450, F550 : INFORMATION REGARDING F-SUPER DUTY VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH A 6.7L ENGINE AND BUILT BEFORE 10/11/2011 MAY EXHIBIT A MIL ON WITH DTCS, P207F, P20EE, P2200, P2201, P2209, P164A, P2A00 OR P0133. *LJ
Notes on this record
Complaints from the API and bulk file are merged and deduplicated by ODI number; the API alone misses records.
System and subsystem counts are numbers of distinct complaints, recalls or communications that name them. One record can name several systems, so shares across systems can add to more than 100 percent; a single share never exceeds 100 percent.
Recalls are counted once per campaign, investigations once per action and manufacturer communications once per NHTSA id, even when NHTSA lists several model names for the same record.
A sales denominator is a calendar-year proxy, not the population of vehicles still in use. Rates are copied from verified pipeline output.