2020 Ford F-450: recalls and complaints
NHTSA lists 1 recall campaign for the 2020 Ford F-450. The campaign is 19V633000. NHTSA received the report on 28 Aug 2019. The NHTSA record gives the component Seats / Mid/Rear Assembly. NHTSA has 25 complaints on file for this model year. 2 NHTSA investigations name this model year. The Ford F-450 has 18 model years on the register. 6 of them have more recall campaigns than the 2020 Ford F-450. Complaints about this model year, by the year NHTSA received them: 2 in 2024 and 8 in 2025. For complaints about all vehicles, the count rose by 9.7%, from 67,371 in 2024 to 73,903 in 2025.
The NHTSA recall file shows no do-not-drive advisory and no park-outside advisory on this campaign.
This page cannot show if a recall applies to one vehicle. The NHTSA VIN lookup shows the unrepaired recalls of one vehicle.
Remedy of campaign 19V633000, in the NHTSA record
Ford will notify owners, and Ford and Lincoln dealers will inspect the seat structure and replace them, as necessary, free of charge. The recall began October 21, 2019. Owners may contact Ford customer service at 1-866-436-7332. Ford's number for this recall is 19C07.
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.
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Recall campaigns
1 campaign. 639,137 units in total.
19V633000Received . 639,137 units.
Seats / Mid/Rear Assembly
- Defect, in the NHTSA record
Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2018-2020 F-150 and 2019-2020 F-250, F-350, F-450, and F-550 Super Duty pickup trucks, and 2018-2019 Ford Explorer, 2019-2020 Expedition, and 2020 Escape vehicles equipped with driver and/or passenger's manual front seat back recliner mechanisms. Also included are certain 2020 Ford Explorer and Lincoln Aviator vehicles equipped with rear outboard seats and manual seat back recliner mechanisms. The recliner mechanisms may be missing the third pawl required for seat back strength, resulting in a loose seat back. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) numbers 202, "Head Restraints" and 207, "Seating Systems."
- Consequence, in the NHTSA record
A seat back with an improperly assembled recliner mechanism may have reduced strength and may not adequately restrain an occupant in a crash, increasing the risk of injury.
- Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Ford will notify owners, and Ford and Lincoln dealers will inspect the seat structure and replace them, as necessary, free of charge. The recall began October 21, 2019. Owners may contact Ford customer service at 1-866-436-7332. Ford's number for this recall is 19C07.
Report filed by Ford Motor Company. Manufacturer campaign number 19C07. 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
25 complaints, 34 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.
| Component | Mentions |
|---|---|
| Fuel System, Diesel | 8 |
| Power Train | 5 |
| Unknown or Other | 4 |
| Electrical System | 3 |
| Engine | 2 |
| Vehicle Speed Control | 2 |
| Forward Collision Avoidance | 2 |
| Fuel System, Other | 1 |
| Structure | 1 |
| Tires | 1 |
The table shows the 10 components with the most mentions, of 15.
- Complaints that report a crash
- 2
- Complaints that report a fire
- 2
- Injuries in the complaints
- 1
- Deaths in the complaints
- 0
- Date of the newest complaint
- 26 Oct 2026
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.
Investigations
| Number | Type | Subject | Component | Opened | Closed | Campaign |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PE24014 | Preliminary evaluation | Sogefi Secondary Diesel Fuel Filter Leak | Fuel System, Diesel | 9 May 2024 | Open | |
| RQ21001 | Recall query | Power Tailgate Release Systems | Structure / Body / Door | 15 Jan 2021 | 10 Jan 2024 |
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
- NHTSA VIN lookupNHTSA shows the unrepaired recalls of one vehicle from its VIN or its license plate.
- NHTSA: report a safety problemThe NHTSA form for a complaint about a vehicle, a tire, a child seat or equipment.
- NHTSA page of the 2020 Ford F-450The recalls, the complaints and the investigations that NHTSA shows for this model year.
Cite this page
Recall Register. 2020 Ford F-450: recalls and complaints. https://recallregister.com/vehicle/ford/f-450/2020/. 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
- 3 Nov 2026
- Complaint file through
- 5 Nov 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 2020 Ford F-450?
- 639,137 units in 1 campaign. A campaign can name other models and model years, and its units include them.
- How many recall campaigns does the Ford F-450 have for all model years?
- NHTSA lists 14 recall campaigns for the Ford F-450, model years 2003 to 2020. 1 of them names the 2020 model year.
- Which component do the complaints about the 2020 Ford F-450 name most often?
- Fuel System, Diesel: 8 of 34 component mentions.
- Is an NHTSA investigation of the 2020 Ford F-450 open?
- 1 investigation has no closing date in the NHTSA file, of 2 that name this model year.