Enter a Ford F-350 VIN for a free NHTSA vPIC decode: build details and the NHTSA recalls for its model year. Owner reports follow below.
Free decode plus the NHTSA recalls for its model year. 17 characters, no I, O or Q.
Ford has sold the F-350 in the US since the 1990 model year. Across those years NHTSA lists 143 vehicle recall campaigns and 6,547 owner complaints. The 2017 has the most complaints of any model year (573). A free VIN decode gives you NHTSA vPIC’s record for the car (model year, engine, plant) and the NHTSA recalls for its model year. It won’t show theft, flood or lemon-law history.
One generation in the data, 1990–2026: 143 NHTSA recall campaigns and 6,547 owner complaints.
Mentions in 6,547 NHTSA complaints.
1FT8W3BT?HE······NHTSA vPIC decodes it as a 2017 Ford F-350, built in Jefferson County, KentuckyNHTSA has 143 campaigns on file for F-350 model years 1990–2026, and the 2020 and 2022 show up in the most (17 each). Move the line to your model year to see which apply.
Source: NHTSA recall database, vehicle campaigns only; row text is NHTSA’s summary. A listed year does not mean every car is covered, so check the VIN.
Canada rows: Transport Canada recalls database. Transport Canada recalls that match an NHTSA campaign are folded into that row by VinNumber.net; rows with the Canadian flag have no NHTSA match. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Canada · Transport Canada.
Complaints peak with the 2017 (573 of 6,547). Tap any bar or generation.
Mentions in 6,547 complaints, 1990–2026.
The 2017 is the outlier. On its own it has 573 of the ’s 6,547 complaints (9%), more than any other F-350 model year. By area, nothing stands out. Steering leads with 1,648, with the suspension (1,275) and engine and cooling (1,150) close behind.
Death wobble dominates NHTSA complaints for the 2017, with owners describing violent shaking of the steering and front end after hitting a bump at highway speed. CarComplaints, with about 30 reports for 2017, ranks a truck that died while driving because of a corroded PCV part first, followed by a failed high pressure fuel pump and violent shaking over bumps. Recalls cover a block heater cable splice on 2017–2019 trucks that can corrode, and accessory door handle covers on some 2017 trucks that may let doors unlatch in a side crash. [1] [2]
Complaints are moderate for this generation. On the 2015, death wobble and steering shake are the most common NHTSA theme. CarComplaints, with about 30 reports for 2011, ranks a blown fuel injector first, followed by death wobble and engine failure. A recall covers the rearview camera on some 2015 trucks. [3] [4]
Counts: NHTSA complaints file, records to October 1, 2026, one count per complaint; areas are NHTSA component groups.
Owner summary updated September 25, 2026.
Every F-350 version is counted together. Tap a year to see its top systems.
Crashes 0 · fires 4 · injuries 6 · complaints reporting a death 1
Crashes 3 · fires 4 · injuries 0
Crashes 1 · fires 5 · injuries 0 · complaints reporting a death 1
Crashes 5 · fires 5 · injuries 1
Crashes 4 · fires 6 · injuries 4
Crashes 8 · fires 13 · injuries 13 · complaints reporting a death 1
Crashes 9 · fires 15 · injuries 5
Crashes 10 · fires 12 · injuries 3
Crashes 1 · fires 1 · injuries 1 · complaints reporting a death 1
Crashes 57 · fires 12 · injuries 35 · complaints reporting a death 3
Crashes 44 · fires 16 · injuries 48
Crashes 30 · fires 23 · injuries 21 · complaints reporting a death 1
Crashes 18 · fires 15 · injuries 15 · complaints reporting a death 2
Crashes 17 · fires 10 · injuries 11
Crashes 16 · fires 7 · injuries 15 · complaints reporting a death 2
Crashes 12 · fires 11 · injuries 6 · complaints reporting a death 1
Crashes 16 · fires 5 · injuries 15 · complaints reporting a death 2
Crashes 2 · fires 1 · injuries 4
Crashes 14 · fires 13 · injuries 10
Crashes 2 · fires 0 · injuries 1
Crashes 1 · fires 2 · injuries 1
Crashes 6 · fires 3 · injuries 5
Crashes 7 · fires 2 · injuries 5
Crashes 1 · fires 4 · injuries 2
Crashes 4 · fires 1 · injuries 2
Crashes 3 · fires 7 · injuries 1
Crashes 5 · fires 4 · injuries 12
Crashes 7 · fires 6 · injuries 3
Crashes 1 · fires 5 · injuries 5
Crashes 9 · fires 6 · injuries 9
Crashes 7 · fires 3 · injuries 3
Crashes 1 · fires 4 · injuries 3
Crashes 2 · fires 1 · injuries 0
Crashes 2 · fires 0 · injuries 2
Crashes 4 · fires 2 · injuries 2
Crashes 2 · fires 1 · injuries 1
Crashes 0 · fires 0 · injuries 0
Systems as NHTSA names them; a complaint can list several. Source: NHTSA complaints data, records to October 1, 2026.
4 heavy-duty alternative-fuel Ford F-350 listings in the Department of Energy’s Alternative Fuels Data Center.
Source: DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center (heavy-duty vehicle search).
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Locate the F-350's primary VIN on the dashboard plate, readable through the windshield from outside. Door jamb sticker and, on some configurations, an engine block stamp complete the set. The frame rail near the front suspension crossmember carries a stamped VIN.
The 2017 leads with 573, ahead of the 1999 (553) and 2019 (467). Those first two alone make up 17% of the 6,547 F-350 complaints filed with NHTSA, not adjusted for sales.
NHTSA’s recall records show 143 vehicle campaigns for model years 1990–2026, leaving out equipment and tire campaigns.
07V-541 covers an air bag inflator module and how it deploys. NHTSA’s record names a fire risk in 89V-141, 93V-125, 94V-040, 96V-071, 92V-112, 00V-424, 07V-336, 09V-399 and 36 more. Do-not-drive advisories came with 21V-390, 23V-758 and 25V-401. Each should show as closed on a VIN check.