2016 Ford F-550 problems, complaints & recalls
Most-reported problem areas: Engine And Engine Cooling (2) · Air Bags (2) · Wheels (1)
🧭 Reliability snapshot
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Safety recalls (0)
No recalls on record for this model year (campaigns announced since 2010).
Service bulletins (2)
Technical service bulletins are repair instructions manufacturers send dealers for known issues. Unlike recalls, the fix is not automatically free — but naming the bulletin at the service desk can save diagnosis time and support goodwill repairs.
Electrical System:software 2020-08-06 · TSB 20-2255 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
some 2016 mks, 2016-2017 navigator, 2016-2018 f150/focus/cmax/edge/fiesta/mkx/ transit connect/mustang, 2017-2018 continental/fusion/mkz, 2017-2019 explorer, 2016-2019 escape/mkc/flex/mkt/taurus/transit/expedition/f-super duty, and 2018-2019 ecosport vehicles equipped with sync 3 may experience vari
Electrical System 2016-04-05 · 16B10 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
in some of the affected vehicles, the front control/display interface module (fcdim) may have been unintentionally programmed for the european market instead of the north american market
What owners report
2026-02-11 · Engine And Engine Cooling · 85,006 mi“the contact called on behalf of the owner of a 2016 ford f550. the contact stated that while one of the employees was driving 30 mph and making a turn, a diesel fuel-burning odor was coming from the engine and entered the inside of the cabin through the a/c vents. no warning lights were illuminated. the driver was three hundred feet away from the b…”
2025-12-30 · Back Over Prevention · 160,000 mi“the contact owns a 2016 ford f-550. the contact stated that while in reverse(r), the rearview camera displayed a black image. the vehicle was taken to the dealer, who informed the contact that the vin was not included in the nhtsa campaign number: 25v572000 (back over prevention). the vehicle was not repaired. the manufacturer was not notified of t…”
2024-11-04 · Engine And Engine Cooling · 83,000 mi“the contact owns a 2016 ford f-550. the contact stated while operating the vehicle, the check engine warning light illuminated and remained illuminated. the vehicle was taken to the local dealer who replaced nox sensor, but the failure persisted. the cause of the failure was not yet determined. the manufacturer was notified of the failure, but no a…”
2023-06-08 · Air Bags“the contact owns a 2016 ford f-550. the contact received notification of nhtsa campaign number: 22v337000 (air bags) however the part to do the recall repair was unavailable. the contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. the manufacturer was not notified of the issue. the contact had not ex…”
2023-05-16 · Air Bags“the contact owns a 2016 ford f-550. the contact received notification of nhtsa campaign number: 22v337000 (air bags) however, the part to do the recall repair was unavailable. the contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. the manufacturer was made aware of the issue. the contact had not exp…”
2023-02-20 · Forward Collision Avoidance: Adaptive Cruise Control“nhtsa recall 22v337 no horn, no air bags it has been almost a year and i can't get it fixed…”
2021-07-20 · Fuel/Propulsion System · 🔥 fire“unknown issue causes the fuse box to over heat melting the harness and fuse box killing the fule pump and engine. truck turned of and immediately restarted on the highway…”
2020-09-17 · Wheels · 6,736 mi“purchased new f550 2016 had 6736 miles on truck and aluminum wheels started to bubble and crack,ford agreed to replace all 4 wheels,3215 miles and the wheels are doing the same thing,this truck has never been driven in the winter and barely in the rain,these wheels should all be recalled for safety concerns because sooner or later they will come ap…”
2020-05-14 · Structure:body · 85,000 mi · 💥 crash · 🔥 fire“truck was in motion and was in serious impact with a tree after it went down a steep embankment off a rural section of highway 4 near stockton california.*dt*jb *tr…”
Excerpts of consumer complaints filed with NHTSA, lightly truncated. They are owner statements, not verified findings.