2025 Ford F-650 Sd problems, complaints & recalls
Most-reported problem areas: Service Brakes (4)
Safety recalls (3)
Structure:body:hatchback/Liftgate:hinge And Attachments 2026-08-20 · campaign 26V568000 · 1 vehicles
Defect: Marathon Industries Inc. (Marathon Industries) is recalling one 2025 Ford F-650 SD vehicle. The deck pins may break, resulting in the liftgate platform falling.
Risk: A liftgate that falls unexpectedly increases the risk of injury.
Fix: Marathon Industries will work with the supplier, Hiab, to inspect the platform bushings and hydraulic systems and replace the deck pins, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed September 14, 2026. Owner may contact Marathon Industries' customer service at 1-661-286-1520.
Steering:linkages:tie Rod Assembly 2024-06-28 · campaign 24V494000 · 2,718 vehicles
Defect: Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2025 F-Super Duty F-650 and F-750 vehicles. The front axle tie rod assemblies may contain ball studs that have been incorrectly heat-treated, which can cause them to break, and possibly result in tie rod failure.
Risk: Tie rod failure can cause a loss of vehicle steering control and increase the risk of a crash.
Fix: Dealers will inspect and replace the front axle tie rod assembly as necessary, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed August 14, 2024. Owners may contact Ford customer service at 1-866-436-7332. Ford's number for this recall is 24S42.
Power Train:automatic Transmission:internal:park Pawl 2023-09-08 · campaign 23V625000 · 5,919 vehicles
Defect: Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2024-2025 Ford E-350, F-650, and F-750 vehicles. The park pawl may not fully engage the park gear due to a casting defect in the transmission.
Risk: A vehicle which does not have the park pawl fully engaged may result in a vehicle rollaway, increasing the risk of a crash.
Fix: Dealers will inspect and replace the transmission, or the valve body and extension housing, as necessary, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed January 16, 2024. Owners may contact Ford's customer service at 1-866-436-7332. Ford Motor Company's number for this recall is 23S54.
Service bulletins (29)
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 2026-10-06 · 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 2026-09-05 · TSB 26-2252 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
some of the vehicles listed in the model statement above may exhibit at least one of the following conditions: poor shift quality illuminated powertrain malfunction (wrench) indicator with diagnostic trouble codes (dtcs) p2704 and p0771 stored in the powertrain control module (pcm)/transmission
Power Train 2026-07-01 · SSM 54976 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
some 2023-2026 f-53 motorhome chassis/f-59 commercial stripped chassis and 2024-2026 f-650/f-750/e-series vehicles equipped with a 6r140 transmission may be limited to 5th gear and reverse gear only. additionally, the driver will be able to shift back to park. diagnostic trouble codes (dtc) p2701, p
Unknown Or Other 2026-06-19 · TSB 26-2256 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
this article supersedes tsb 25-2572 to update the parts list to correct the part number lc3z-6006-l to lc3z-6781-a, remove the flex plate bolts al3z-6379-ba from the parts list as these bolts are in kit lc3z-6781-a, update the claim quantity of the part number w709771-s440 to 9 pieces (f-650/f750-en
Power Train 2026-06-04 · SSM 54899 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
some 2023-2026 f-53 motorhome chassis/f-59 commercial stripped chassis and 2024-2026 f-650/f-750/e-series vehicles equipped with a 6r140 transmission may be limited to 5th gear and reverse gear only. additionally, the driver will be able to shift back to park. diagnostic trouble codes (dtc) p2701, p
Engine 2026-03-20 · SSM 54678 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
some 2021-2026 f-150 vehicles equipped with a 5.0l/5.2l engine, 2021-2025 f-super duty/f-53 motorhome/f59 commercial stripped chassis vehicles equipped with a 6.8l/7.3l engine and 2021-2025 e-series/f-650/f-750 vehicles equipped with a 7.3l engine may exhibit a rattle/scraping noise upon startup tha
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What owners report
2026-04-28 · Service Brakes“brakes do not have proper stopping power. the brakes are very slow to react, and the brake pedal has a long travel before the truck starts to slow down. this can be extremely dangerous in city driving. we have four of these f-650s in our fleet, and all four of these trucks exhibit the same poor braking. trucks are all new with hydraulic brakes.…”
2026-04-23 · Service Brakes“brakes do not have proper stopping power. the brakes are very slow to react, and the brake pedal has a long travel before the truck starts to slow down. this can be extremely dangerous in city driving. we have four of these f-650s in our fleet, and all four of these trucks exhibit the same poor braking. trucks are all new with hydraulic brakes.…”
Excerpts of consumer complaints filed with NHTSA, lightly truncated. They are owner statements, not verified findings.