2023 Ford F-350 Sd problems, complaints & recalls
Most-reported problem areas: Electrical System (6) · Structure:body (3) · Power Train (3)
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Safety recalls (15)
Visibility:windshield Wiper/Washer:linkages 2026-03-31 · campaign 26V204000 · 422,613 vehicles
Defect: Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2021-2023 Lincoln Navigator, Expedition, and 2022-2023 F-250 SD, F-350 SD, F-450 SD, F-550 SD, and F-600 SD vehicles. The windshield wiper arms may break, causing the wipers to fail.
Risk: Windshield wiper failure can reduce visibility, increasing the risk of a crash.
Fix: Dealers will inspect and replace the wiper arms, as necessary, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed August 5, 2026. Owners may contact Ford customer service at 1-866-436-7332. Ford's number for this recall is 26S24.Vehicle Identification Numbers (VINs) involved in this recall became searchable on NHTSA.gov on April 1, 2026.
Electrical System: Integrated Trailer Brake Control 2026-02-20 · campaign 26V104000 · 4,381,878 vehicles
Defect: Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2021-2026 F-150, 2022-2026 F-250 SD, F-350 SD, F-450 SD, F-550 SD, Maverick, 2024-2026 Ranger, 2023-2026 F-600 SD, 2022-2027 Lincoln Navigator, Expedition, and 2026 E-Transit vehicles. When towing a trailer, the integrated trailer module (ITRM) may lose communication with the vehicle, possibly causing a loss of brake and turn signal lights, or a loss of brake function. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Veh
Risk: Trailer lights or brakes that do not function can reduce the driver’s ability to control the trailer and decrease the trailers visibility to other road users, increasing the risk of a crash.
Fix: The integrated trailer module software will be updated by a dealer, or through an over-the-air (OTA) update, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed March 25, 2026. Owners may contact Ford customer service at 1-866-436-7332. Ford's number for this recall is 26C10. Vehicle Identification Numbers (VINs) involved in this recall will be searchable on NHTSA.gov beginning March 17, 2026.
Fuel System, Gasoline:delivery:fuel Pump 2025-07-07 · campaign 25V455000 · 850,318 vehicles
Defect: Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2021-2023 Bronco, Explorer, Lincoln Aviator, F-250 SD, F-350 SD, F-450 SD, F-550 SD, 2021-2022 Lincoln Navigator, Mustang, F-150, and 2022 Expedition vehicles. The low-pressure fuel pump may fail, which can result in an engine stall while driving.
Risk: An engine stall increases the risk of a crash.
Fix: Dealers will replace the low pressure fuel pump on super duty vehicles and update the powertrain control module (PCM) software on all other affected vehicles, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed July 27, 2026. Owners may contact Ford customer service at 1-866-436-7332. Ford's number for this recall is 25S75.
Back Over Prevention:software 2025-05-09 · campaign 25V315000 · 1,076,138 vehicles
Defect: Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2021-2024 Bronco, F-150, 2021-2024 Edge, 2022-2025 Escape, F-250, F-350, F-450, F-550, F-600, 2022-2024 Expedition, 2022-2025 Transit, 2021-2023 Mach-E, 2024 Ranger, Mustang, 2021-2023 Lincoln Nautilus, 2022-2024 Navigator, and 2023-2024 Corsair vehicles. A software error may cause the rearview camera image to delay, freeze, or not display when the vehicle is in reverse.
Risk: A frozen or missing rearview camera image can reduce the driver's view behind the vehicle, increasing the risk of a crash.
Fix: The accessory protocol interface module (APIM) software will be updated by a dealer or through an over-the-air update, free of charge. This will be a phased campaign, with the remedy becoming available in different phases based on model and model years. Interim letters notifying owners of the safety risk were mailed on June 26, 2025. Additional letters will be mailed once the final remedy is available on each phase. Owner notification letters were sent on October 8, 2025. Owners may contact Ford
Visibility:power Window Devices And Controls 2025-03-14 · campaign 25V157000 · 9 vehicles
Defect: Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2023 Super Duty F-250 and F-350 vehicles previously repaired incorrectly under recall number 23V-507. The driver and front passenger windows may fail to detect an obstacle while closing and not reverse direction as intended.
Risk: A window that does not automatically reverse when an obstruction is encountered increases the risk of injury.
Fix: Dealers will update the software, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed April 18, 2025. Owners may contact Ford customer service at 1-866-436-7332. Ford's number for this recall is 25S25.
Back Over Prevention:software 2025-02-28 · campaign 25V134000 · 355 vehicles
Defect: Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2023 F-Super Duty F-250, F-350, and F-450 vehicles previously repaired incorrectly under recall number 23V-573. The default rearview camera image may not be displayed when using the Pro Trailer Hitch Assist feature.
Risk: An incorrect rearview camera image can reduce the driver's view of what is behind the vehicle, increasing the risk of a crash or injury.
Fix: Dealers will update the Advanced Drive Assistance System (ADAS) module software, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed April 4, 2025. Owners may contact Ford customer service at 1-866-436-7332. Ford's number for this recall is 25S17.
Back Over Prevention: Sensing System: Camera 2024-10-25 · campaign 24V806000 · 24,950 vehicles
Defect: Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2023-2024 F-250, F-350, and F-450 vehicles. Water may enter the Tailgate Park Assist Sensor Interface Module (TPASIM) and cause the rearview camera image to display intermittently or appear blue or black.
Risk: A rearview camera image that does not display can decrease the driver's visibility, increasing the risk of injury or crash.
Fix: Dealers will replace the tailgate top camera, wire harness, TPASIM module, and update the Image Processing Module A (IPMA) software, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed August 6, 2025. Owners may contact Ford customer service at 1-866-436-7332. Ford's number for this recall is 24S66.
Air Bags:frontal:driver Clockspring/Spiral Cassette 2023-12-15 · campaign 23V847000 · 17,970 vehicles
Defect: Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2023 F-150 and Ford SD F250, F350, F450, F550, and F600 vehicles. The steering wheel clock spring may have an insufficient weld, causing a loss of electrical connection to the driver's frontal air bag.
Risk: A deactivated air bag will not deploy during a crash, increasing the risk of injury.
Fix: Dealers will inspect and replace the clock spring as necessary, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed on May 3, 2024. Owners may contact Ford customer service at 1-866-436-7332.
Wheels:lugs/Nuts/Bolts/Studs 2023-11-09 · campaign 23V758000 · 13 vehicles ⚠ DO NOT DRIVE
Defect: Ford Motor Company is recalling certain 2022-2023 Ford Super Duty F-350, F-450, F-550, and F-600 vehicles. The fasteners for the front wheel hub extender may be insufficiently tightened, which can result in the wheel and wheel extender detaching from the vehicle.
Risk: Wheel detachment can result in a loss of vehicle control and create a road hazard, increasing the risk of a crash.
Fix: Owners are advised not to drive their vehicle until the repair has been performed. Dealers will inspect the front wheel hub extender retaining nuts. If the retaining nuts are loose, dealers will replace the wheel hub extender, retaining nuts, and hub assembly. Repairs will be performed free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed December 7, 2023. Owners may contact Ford customer service at -866-436-7332. Ford's number for this recall is 23S59.
Power Train:axle Assembly:axle Shaft 2023-08-25 · campaign 23V595000 · 41,555 vehicles
Defect: Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2023 Super Duty F250 and F350 vehicles equipped with single rear wheels and a 10.5-inch rear axle shaft. The left rear axle shaft may have been improperly heat-treated during manufacturing and may break.
Risk: A broken rear axle shaft can result in a loss of drive power or vehicle rollaway when the vehicle is placed in park. Either of these scenarios can increase the risk of a crash.
Fix: Dealers will inspect the left rear axle shaft date code and replace the axle shaft as necessary, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed October 17, 2023. Owners may contact Ford customer service at 1-866-436-7332. Ford's number for this recall is 23S49.
Back Over Prevention:display Function 2023-08-11 · campaign 23V573000 · 18,513 vehicles
Defect: Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2023 F-Super Duty F250, F350, and F450 vehicles equipped with the Pro Trailer Hitch Assist feature. The default rearview camera image may not be displayed when using the Pro Trailer Hitch Assist feature.
Risk: An incorrect rearview camera image can reduce the driver's view of what is behind the vehicle, increasing the risk of a crash or injury.
Fix: Dealers will update the Advanced Drive Assistance System (ADAS) module software, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed December 5, 2023. Owners may contact Ford customer service at 1-866-436-7332. Ford's number for this recall is 23S46.
Electrical System: Instrument Cluster/Panel 2023-07-21 · campaign 23V506000 · 38,695 vehicles
Defect: Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2023 Escape, Super Duty F-250, Super Duty F-350, Super Duty F-450, and Super Duty F-550 vehicles equipped with a digital instrument panel cluster. The module may have been improperly soldered, preventing the instrument panel from illuminating. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard number 101, "Control and Displays."
Risk: An inoperable instrument panel cannot show critical safety information, such as the speedometer or warning lights, which may increase the risk of a crash.
Fix: Dealers will replace the module or instrument panel as necessary, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed on November 4, 2023. Owners may contact Ford customer service at 1-866-436-7332. Ford's number for this recall is 23C25.
Structure:body:door 2023-07-21 · campaign 23V507000 · 1,339 vehicles
Defect: Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2023 Super Duty F250, F350, F450, and F550 vehicles. If the driver and front passenger door module experiences a low power condition and resets while the window is moving, the anti-pinch function may not detect an obstacle near the top edge and may not automatically reverse direction.
Risk: A window that does not automatically reverse when an obstruction is encountered increases the risk of injury.
Fix: Dealers will update the software, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed August 28, 2023. Owners may contact Ford customer service at 1-866-436-7332. Ford's number for this recall is 23S37.
Equipment:other:owners/Service/Other Manual 2023-06-09 · campaign 23V420000 · 691,133 vehicles
Defect: Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2018-2023 Expedition and Lincoln Navigator vehicles equipped with third-row seating; and 2019-2023 F-Super Duty F-250, F-350, F-450, and F-550 SuperCab vehicles. The owner's manual does not include instructions for adjusting or removing certain head restraints. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard number 202, "Head Restraints."
Risk: Without instructions, the head restraints may be improperly adjusted, increasing the risk of injury in the event of a crash.
Fix: Ford will mail the Owner's Manual addendums that describe how to adjust and remove the head restraints for the center seating positions, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed July 21, 2023. Owners may contact Ford customer service at 1-866-436-7332. Ford's number for this recall is 23C20.
Steering:column 2023-05-12 · campaign 23V344000 · 19 vehicles
Defect: Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2023 Super Duty F-250, F-350, and F-450 vehicles. The steering column upper shaft bolts may be missing or improperly tightened, resulting in possible separation of the steering column from the adjoining components.
Risk: A disconnected steering column can result in a loss of steering control, increasing the risk of a crash.
Fix: Dealers will inspect and tighten the steering column upper shaft coupler bolts, or install any missing bolts, as necessary, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed June 1, 2023. Owners may contact Ford customer service at 1-866-436-7332. Ford's number for this recall is 23S22.
Service bulletins (285)
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.
Unknown Or Other 2026-10-14 · TSB 26-2442 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
this bulletin supersedes 26-2297. reason for update: add 2022-2025 transit vehicles. some of the vehicles listed in the model statement above equipped with sync4 may experience a blank center display screen or black center display screen after welcome animation. the rear-view camera will still funct
Unknown Or Other 2026-10-12 · SSM 55239 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
some 2023-2026 f-super duty vehicles equipped with a trailer brake control module and built on or before 08-may-2026 may exhibit a "trailer disconnected" message after cycling the ignition off and back on with a trailer connected. this may be due to the presence of an integrated battery charger on a
Unknown Or Other 2026-10-06 · SSM 55218 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
for 2020 2026 vehicles equipped with the 10r140 transmission, a new transmission clutch circuit leak test has been introduced in the ford diagnosis and repair system (fdrs). this test utilizes the pressure and vacuum transducer (pvt) when available. workshop manual (wsm) updates related to this di
Unknown Or Other 2026-09-17 · TCU-26.2.12.2.1 · Over The Air
quality improvements include: -addresses a bug that may cause updates to fail
Unknown Or Other 2026-09-09 · ECG-26.2.12.3 Bronco,Esca · Over The Air
quality improvements include: -eprivacy enhancements
Unknown Or Other 2026-08-25 · SSM 55118 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
some of the following vehicles: * 2023-2025 f-super duty built on or before 02-feb-2025 * 2024-2026 ranger/bronco/mustang * 2024-2025 f-150 built on or before 15-jul-2025 * 2024-2025 nautilus built on or before 16-feb-2025 * 2025 explorer/aviator built on or before 01-feb-2025 may exhibit all of t
Showing the 6 most recent of 285 bulletins. Search all of them free at nhtsa.gov.
What owners report
2026-09-09 · Tires“while on the interstate on friday, the vehicle started violently shaking, and felt like i was driving on an egg-shaped tire. a ford shop said the belt was separating from the driver’s side front tire, and they pulled it off and put the spare on. on sunday, again on the interstate and maybe 100 miles later the shaking started again- but from the…”
2026-08-21 · Forward Collision Avoidance: Automatic Emergency Braking“see attached document for complaint.…”
2026-08-12 · Power Train“vehicle randomly hesitates to shift (slip/flare), usually from 3-4 or 8-9 gears. it is sometimes accompanied by a clunk/slam before/after engaging the higher numbered gear. it seems to happen more often when the transmission is at/approaching normal operating temperature. the slip/flare has been becoming more frequent and is now randomly accompa…”
2026-08-03 · Steering“i am hearing and feeling snaps coming from my vehicle steering. it feels like the steering column is not functioning correctly. i can feel the truck getting more sloppy turning and traveling differently than it did at 35,000 miles. ford wants to charge me $185 to investigate and then they may take action. there is a recall on this problem, but my t…”
2026-05-04 · Structure:body“overhead clearance lights leaking water when it rains.…”
2026-03-17 · Visibility/Wiper“all cameras went out on the f350 with a blue screen there’s a recall on this but my truck is not included and needs to be expanded.…”
2025-11-05 · Structure“the contact owns a 2023 ford f-350 sd. the contact received notification of nhtsa campaign number: 24v806000 (back over prevention, structure); however, the part to do the recall repair was not yet available. the contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. the dealer was made aware of the iss…”
2025-09-23 · Service Brakes, Hydraulic · 1,000 mi · 💥 crash“the contact owns a 2023 ford f-350 sd. the contact stated that the adaptive cruise control mode was inoperable. additionally, the contact stated that while driving 50-55 mph to the dealer, the contact noticed that the vehicle in front of the vehicle had stopped abruptly with no brake lights activated. the contact stated that upon depressing the br…”
2025-09-11 · Structure:body“the front doors come open while driving down the road in cold weather. multiple dealerships have to me to just deal with it. my children have to hold the doors shut while we are going down the road or i have to hold the driver's door shut while driving. there was a recall issued for certain 2023 f-350's regarding a door latch mechanism malfuncti…”
2025-08-14 · Engine And Engine Cooling · 17,000 mi“the contact owns a 2023 ford f-350. the contact stated while driving at an undisclosed speed, the oil change warning light illuminated. the contact stated that the vehicle received an oil change; however, the oil change warning light remained illuminated. the contact stated that occasionally the oil change warning light was illuminated whenever the…”
Excerpts of consumer complaints filed with NHTSA, lightly truncated. They are owner statements, not verified findings.