Recall Register

2012 Super Duty F-550: recalls and complaints

NHTSA lists 2 recall campaigns for the 2012 Super Duty F-550. The newest campaign is 14V491000. NHTSA received the report on 8 Aug 2014. 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, 14V491000, in the NHTSA record

All Wheel has notified the affected owners, and dealers will install a new pressure switch kit that moves the switch away from the exhaust system, free of charge. Owners were notified on June 10, 2014 by certified mail. Owners may contact All Wheel customer service at 1-800-311-4778.
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Recall campaigns

2 campaigns, newest first. 6 units in total.

  1. 14V491000Received . 3 units.

    Equipment

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    All Wheel Drive Equipment Mfg., Inc. (All Wheel) is recalling certain 2011-2012 Ford F-550 Super Duty chassis with a 6.8L gasoline engine, modified by All Wheel and equipped with certain Muncie Power Products PTO Assemblies. In the affected vehicles, oil may leak from the PTO pressure switch onto a thermal blanket covering the exhaust.
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    The leaking oil may soak into the thermal blanket covering the exhaust, which when combined with heat from exhaust, may result in an increased risk of fire.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    All Wheel has notified the affected owners, and dealers will install a new pressure switch kit that moves the switch away from the exhaust system, free of charge. Owners were notified on June 10, 2014 by certified mail. Owners may contact All Wheel customer service at 1-800-311-4778.

    Report filed by All Wheel Drive Equipment Mfg., Inc..

  2. 14V479000Received . 3 units.

    Equipment

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    Kaffenbarger Truck Equipment Company (Kaffenbarger) is recalling certain model year 2012-2013 Ford F-550 Super Duty vehicles modified by Kaffenbarger and equipped with certain Muncie Power Products PTO Assemblies. In the affected vehicles, oil may leak from the PTO pressure switch onto a thermal blanket covering the exhaust.
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    The leaking oil may soak into the thermal blanket covering the exhaust, which when combined with heat from exhaust, may result in an increased risk of fire.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Kaffenbarger will notify owners, and dealers will replace the old PTO assembly with a new pressure switch kit, free of charge. The recall began during September 2014. Owners may contact Kaffenbarger customer service at 1-877-465-5832.

    Report filed by Kaffenbarger Truck Equipment Company. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .

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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. 20111
  2. 20122
  3. 20131

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. 2012 Super Duty F-550: recalls and complaints. https://recallregister.com/vehicle/super-duty/f-550/2012/. 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
All Wheel Drive Equipment Mfg., Inc.

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Questions

How many units are in the recall campaigns for the 2012 Super Duty F-550?
6 units in 2 campaigns. A campaign can name other models and model years, and its units include them.
How many recall campaigns does the Super Duty F-550 have for all model years?
NHTSA lists 2 recall campaigns for the Super Duty F-550, model years 2011 to 2013. 2 of them name the 2012 model year.
Is an NHTSA investigation of the 2012 Super Duty F-550 open?
The NHTSA investigation file has no investigation that names this model year.