1999 Ford F-350 SD: recalls and complaints

NHTSA lists 2 recall campaigns for the 1999 Ford F-350 SD. The newest campaign is 09V399000. NHTSA received the report on 13 Oct 2009. The NHTSA record gives the component Vehicle Speed Control. NHTSA has 132 complaints on file for this model year. 5 NHTSA investigations name this model year.

The NHTSA recall file shows no do-not-drive advisory and no park-outside advisory on these campaigns.

This page cannot show if a recall applies to one vehicle. The NHTSA VIN lookup shows the unrepaired recalls of one vehicle.

Remedy of the newest campaign, 09V399000, in the NHTSA record

Ford will notify owners that dealers will install a fused wiring harness in line with the scds. On 1999-2003 windstar vehicles with a leaking scds, dealers will also inspect the ABS control module connector and repair as necessary. Repairs will be completed free of charge. The safety recall began on october 27, 2009. Owners may contact ford at 1-888-222-2751.

NHTSA VIN lookup

Complaint information entered into NHTSA’s Office of Defects Investigation vehicle owner's complaint database is used with other data sources to identify safety issues that warrant investigation and to determine if a safety-related defect trend exists.
NHTSA publishes these words. Source: NHTSA Datasets and APIs, section Complaints, read on 1 Oct 2026. Complaint file through 29 Mar 2018. Recall file through 30 Sep 2026.

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Recall campaigns

2 campaigns, newest first. 5,676,000 units in total.

09V399000Received 13 Oct 2009. 4,500,000 units.
Vehicle Speed Control
Defect, in the NHTSA record
Ford is recalling model years 1995-2003 windstar, 2000-2003 excursion diesel, 1993-1997 and 1999-2003 f-250 sd through f-550 sd diesel, 1992-2003 e-150 through e-550, 1995-2002 explorer, 1997 and 2002 mercury mountaineer, 1995-1997 and 2001-2003 ranger, and 1994 f53 vehicles equipped with the texas instruments speed control deactivation switch (scds). The scds may leak internally and then overheat, smoke, or burn.
Consequence, in the NHTSA record
A vehicle fire could occur with or without the engine running.
Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Ford will notify owners that dealers will install a fused wiring harness in line with the scds. On 1999-2003 windstar vehicles with a leaking scds, dealers will also inspect the ABS control module connector and repair as necessary. Repairs will be completed free of charge. The safety recall began on october 27, 2009. Owners may contact ford at 1-888-222-2751.
Report filed by FORD MOTOR COMPANY. Manufacturer campaign number 09S09. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: 27 Oct 2009.
07V553000Received 5 Dec 2007. 1,176,000 units.
Engine and Engine Cooling / Engine / Diesel
Defect, in the NHTSA record
On certain heavy duty trucks equipped with 7.3l diesel engines, the camshaft position sensor located on the engine of the vehicle may function intermittently, possibly resulting in an engine stall.
Consequence, in the NHTSA record
In the event of an engine stall, a crash could result without warning.
Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Dealers will inspect the sensor and replace it with an improved camshaft position sensor free of charge. The recall began on december 29, 2007. Owners may contact ford at 1-866-436-7332.
Report filed by FORD MOTOR COMPANY. Manufacturer campaign number 07S57. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: 29 Dec 2007.

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Complaints by component

132 complaints, 159 component mentions.

A complaint can name more than one component. Each component that a complaint names is one component mention. The figure per 1,000 component mentions shows how many of each 1,000 mentions name the component.

1999 Ford F-350 SD
All 1999 vehicles

1999 Ford F-350 SD: complaints by component, per 1,000 component mentions
Component	1999 F-350 SD	All 1999 vehicles	F-350 SD, all years	Mentions
Engine and Engine Cooling	201.3	130.7	242.4	32
Tires	157.2	52	128	25
Power Train	100.6	96.5	83.2	16
Service Brakes, Hydraulic	88.1	142.3	64	14
Wheels	81.8	8.7	19.2	13
Suspension	62.9	89.9	84.8	10
Electrical System	62.9	79.2	87.2	10
Steering	56.6	50.5	100.8	9
Air Bags	31.4	51.1	9.6	5
Parking Brake	31.4	4.6	5.6	5

The table shows the 10 components with the most mentions, of 20.

Complaints that report a crash: 12
Complaints that report a fire: 2
Injuries in the complaints: 11
Deaths in the complaints: 0
Date of the newest complaint: 21 Oct 2010

These figures are the entries of the persons who sent the complaints.

Complaint: A report about a possible safety problem that a person sends to NHTSA. This site shows the number of complaints and not their text.

Complaints about the 1999 Ford F-350 SD, by the year NHTSA received them. The largest year is 2003, with 19 complaints.

Investigations

NHTSA investigations that name the 1999 Ford F-350 SD
Number	Type	Subject	Component	Opened	Closed	Campaign
EA06012	Engineering analysis	ENGINE STALLING	Engine and Engine Cooling / Engine / Diesel	22 Jun 2006	7 Dec 2007	07V553000
PE06011	Preliminary evaluation	ENGINE STALLING	Engine and Engine Cooling / Engine / Diesel	27 Feb 2006	23 Jun 2006
DP05005	Defect petition	SPARK PLUG EJECTION FROM CYLINDER HEAD	Engine and Engine Cooling / Engine	22 Sep 2005	4 Jan 2006
EA05005	Engineering analysis	ENGINE COMPARTMENT FIRES	Electrical System	22 Mar 2005	2 Aug 2006	05V388000
EA01009	Engineering analysis	SECTOR SHAFT FRACTURES	Steering / Gear Box / Shaft Pitman	2 Mar 2001	19 Aug 2003

Investigation: A study of a possible safety defect by the NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation. An investigation with no closing date in the NHTSA file is open.

Other model years

The number under each year is the number of recall campaigns.

A year without a link has fewer than 2 campaigns and fewer than 25 complaints. It has no page.

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Official channels

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NHTSA page of the 1999 Ford F-350 SDThe recalls, the complaints and the investigations that NHTSA shows for this model year.

Cite this page

Recall Register. 1999 Ford F-350 SD: recalls and complaints. https://recallregister.com/vehicle/ford/f-350-sd/1999/. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation, recall, complaint and investigation files. Data through 30 Sep 2026.

Sources

Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation
Licence: US government work, public domain
Recall file through: 30 Sep 2026
Complaint file through: 29 Mar 2018
First complaint in the file: 1 Jan 1995
Manufacturer in the recall file: FORD MOTOR COMPANY

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Questions

How many units are in the recall campaigns for the 1999 Ford F-350 SD?: 5,676,000 units in 2 campaigns. A campaign can name other models and model years, and its units include them.
How many recall campaigns does the Ford F-350 SD have for all model years?: NHTSA lists 78 recall campaigns for the Ford F-350 SD, model years 1993 to 2026. 2 of them name the 1999 model year.
Which component do the complaints about the 1999 Ford F-350 SD name most often?: Engine and Engine Cooling: 32 of 159 component mentions, or 201.3 per 1,000. For all 1999 vehicles the figure is 130.7 per 1,000.
Is an NHTSA investigation of the 1999 Ford F-350 SD open?: No. Each of the 5 investigations that name this model year has a closing date in the NHTSA file.