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2017 Ford F-550: recalls and complaints

NHTSA lists 5 recall campaigns for the 2017 Ford F-550. The newest campaign is 19V401000. NHTSA received the report on 29 May 2019. The NHTSA record gives the component Equipment. NHTSA has no complaint on file for 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, 19V401000, in the NHTSA record

VCI Emergency Vehicle Specialists will work with ASA to notify the owners, and remedy the displays, free of charge. The recall began May 9, 2019. Owners may contact ASA Electronics at 1-800-384-4400.
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Recall campaigns

5 campaigns, newest first. 424,742 units in total.

  1. 19V401000Received . 22 units.

    Equipment

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    VCI Emergency Vehicle Specialists (VCI) is recalling certain 2017-2018 Ford F-550, 2014 E-350 and E-450, 2015 F-250 and F-450, 2016 E-450, 2017 E-350, F-450 and E-450, 2018 F-350, 2010 E-450, 2005-2006 E-450, 2009 E-450 and Chevrolet C4500-based Type I and Type III ambulances equipped with ASA Electronics Voyager monitors used to display the back-up camera image. The monitors may unexpectedly revert back to the factory default settings which may cause the camera image to be reversed.
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    The driver may inadvertently turn the wrong direction to avoid an object behind the vehicle, increasing the risk of a crash.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    VCI Emergency Vehicle Specialists will work with ASA to notify the owners, and remedy the displays, free of charge. The recall began May 9, 2019. Owners may contact ASA Electronics at 1-800-384-4400.

    Report filed by VCI Emergency Vehicle Specialists.

  2. 19V358000Received . 4 units.

    Exterior Lighting / Brake Lights

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    Unruh Fire, Inc. (Unruh Fire) is recalling certain 2017-2018 Ford F-550-based fire trucks equipped with Whelen brake lights. Depending on the specific wiring of the vehicle, these brake lights may illuminate when the brake pedal has not been pressed.
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    If the brake lights incorrectly illuminate, it can confuse other drivers, possibly increasing the risk of a crash.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Unruh Fire has notified owners and will replace the brake lights, free of charge. The recall began in May 20, 2019. Owners may contact Unruh Fire customer service at 1-800-856-7080.

    Report filed by Unruh Fire, Inc.. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .

  3. 19V342000Received . 17 units.

    Exterior Lighting / Brake Lights

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    Taylor Made Ambulances is recalling certain 2017-2018 Ford E-350, F-450, E-450, F-550, and GMC G3500-based ambulances equipped with Whelen brake lights. Depending on the specific wiring of the vehicle, these brake lights may illuminate when the brake pedal has not been pressed.
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    If the brake lights incorrectly illuminate, it can confuse other drivers, possibly increasing the risk of a crash.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Taylor Made will notify owners and Whelen will replace the brake lights, free of charge. The recall began June 5, 2019. Owners may contact Taylor Made Ambulances customer service at 1-800-468-1310.

    Report filed by Taylor Made Ambulances. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .

  4. 18V894000Received . 410,289 units.

    Engine

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2015-2019 Ford F-150 and 2017-2019 Ford F-250 Super Duty, F-350 Super Duty, F-450 Super Duty, and F-550 Super Duty pick-up trucks equipped with an engine block heater. Water and contaminants may get into the block heater cable's splice connector causing corrosion and damage.
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    When the heater is plugged in, prolonged corrosion could cause a resistive short, increasing the risk of overheated or melted wiring which can increase the risk of a fire.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Ford will notify owners, and dealers will disable the block heater cable, free of charge. Once parts are available, Dealers will replace the engine block heater cable, free of charge. The recall began June 3, 2019. Owners may contact Ford customer service at 1-866-436-7332. Ford's number for this recall is 18S45.

    Report filed by Ford Motor Company. Manufacturer campaign number 18S45. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .

  5. 17V331000Received . 14,410 units.

    Latches/Locks/Linkages / Doors / Latch

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2015-2017 F-150, and 2017 F-250, F-350, F-450, and F-550 vehicles originally produced with black or body colored exterior door handles that may have been subsequently equipped with a chrome exterior door handle cover accessory kit purchased from a Ford dealer. These accessory door handle covers may cause the doors to unlatch in a side impact collision. As such, these vehicles may fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) number 206, "Door Locks and Door Retention Components."
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    If the doors unlatch and open in a side impact collision, the occupants have an increased risk of injury.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Ford will notify owners, and dealers will remove the accessory covers and refund the purchase price. The recall began July 13, 2017. Owners may contact Ford at 1-866-436-7332. Ford's number for the recall is 17C09.

    Report filed by Ford Motor Company. Manufacturer campaign number 17C09. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .

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

Recall campaign: One recall in the NHTSA recall file, with one campaign number. A campaign can name many makes, models and model years.

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

The NHTSA complaint file has no complaint for this model year.

Investigations

The NHTSA investigation file has no investigation that names this model year.

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. 20071
  2. 20081
  3. 20091
  4. 20101
  5. 20115
  6. 20125
  7. 20131
  8. 20141
  9. 20151
  10. 20175
  11. 201810
  12. 20194
  13. 20202

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

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Cite this page

Recall Register. 2017 Ford F-550: recalls and complaints. https://recallregister.com/vehicle/ford/f-550/2017/. 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
29 Mar 2018
First complaint in the file
1 Jan 1995
Manufacturer in the recall file
VCI Emergency Vehicle Specialists

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Questions

How many units are in the recall campaigns for the 2017 Ford F-550?
424,742 units in 5 campaigns. A campaign can name other models and model years, and its units include them.
How many recall campaigns does the Ford F-550 have for all model years?
NHTSA lists 23 recall campaigns for the Ford F-550, model years 2007 to 2020. 5 of them name the 2017 model year.
Is an NHTSA investigation of the 2017 Ford F-550 open?
The NHTSA investigation file has no investigation that names this model year.