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1998 Ford F-450 SD: recalls and complaints

NHTSA lists 2 recall campaigns for the 1998 Ford F-450 SD. The newest campaign is 07V553000. NHTSA received the report on 5 Dec 2007. The NHTSA record gives the component Engine and Engine Cooling / Engine / Diesel. NHTSA has 1 complaint on file for this model year. 2 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, 07V553000, 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.
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Recall campaigns

2 campaigns, newest first. 2,376,000 units in total.

  1. 07V553000Received . 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: .

  2. 06V286000Received . 1,200,000 units.

    Vehicle Speed Control

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    On certain trucks equipped with speed control, gasoline or natural gas engines, the speed control deactivation switch may overheat.
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    Overheating could result in smoke or burn and an underhood fire.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Dealers will install a fused wiring harness into the speed control system free of charge. The recall began on august 7, 2006. Owners may contact ford at 1-866-436-7332. (note: also see recalls 05v017 and 05v388)

    Report filed by FORD MOTOR COMPANY. Manufacturer campaign number 05S28. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .

The campaign number opens the NHTSA record. Each quotation is the text of the NHTSA recall file.

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Units: The number of vehicles or products that a recall can include. The manufacturer or the firm reports the number to the agency.

Complaints by component

1 complaint, 1 component mentions.

A complaint can name more than one component. Each component that a complaint names is one component mention. This model year has fewer than 50 component mentions, so the table shows the number of mentions only.

1998 Ford F-450 SD: component mentions in complaints
ComponentMentions
Engine and Engine Cooling1
Complaints that report a crash
0
Complaints that report a fire
0
Injuries in the complaints
0
Deaths in the complaints
0
Date of the newest complaint
6 Dec 2007

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 1998 Ford F-450 SD, by the year NHTSA received them. The largest year is 2007, with 1 complaint.

Investigations

NHTSA investigations that name the 1998 Ford F-450 SD
NumberTypeSubjectComponentOpenedClosedCampaign
EA06012Engineering analysisENGINE STALLINGEngine and Engine Cooling / Engine / Diesel22 Jun 20067 Dec 200707V553000
EA05005Engineering analysisENGINE COMPARTMENT FIRESElectrical System22 Mar 20052 Aug 200605V388000

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.

  1. 19910
  2. 19921
  3. 19933
  4. 19942
  5. 19952
  6. 19962
  7. 19973
  8. 19982
  9. 19999
  10. 20005
  11. 20017
  12. 20024
  13. 20035
  14. 20042
  15. 20054
  16. 20061
  17. 20071
  18. 20083
  19. 20095
  20. 20106
  21. 20118
  22. 20127
  23. 20138
  24. 20144
  25. 20154
  26. 20163
  27. 201711
  28. 20187
  29. 20199
  30. 202010
  31. 202112
  32. 202214
  33. 202313
  34. 20243
  35. 20254
  36. 20263

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

Official channels

Cite this page

Recall Register. 1998 Ford F-450 SD: recalls and complaints. https://recallregister.com/vehicle/ford/f-450-sd/1998/. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation, recall, complaint and investigation files. Data through .

Sources

Source
NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation
Licence
US government work, public domain
Recall file through
30 Sep 2026
Complaint file through
30 Sep 2026
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 1998 Ford F-450 SD?
2,376,000 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-450 SD have for all model years?
NHTSA lists 87 recall campaigns for the Ford F-450 SD, model years 1991 to 2026. 2 of them name the 1998 model year.
Which component do the complaints about the 1998 Ford F-450 SD name most often?
Engine and Engine Cooling: 1 of 1 component mention.
Is an NHTSA investigation of the 1998 Ford F-450 SD open?
No. Each of the 2 investigations that name this model year has a closing date in the NHTSA file.