2010 FORD F-150 — Owner-Reported Problems

NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation Snapshot 2026-08-22 826 complaints · 1 recalls
Most-reported system: VISIBILITY (174 complaints · 21.1%)
Safety signals:
  • Crashes 23
  • Fires 35
  • Injuries 28
  • Deaths 0
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Component Problem Distribution

Share of owner complaints filed for each vehicle system (unaffected by sales volume)

Component Problem Distribution VISIBILITY appears in 174 of 826 owner complaints (21.1%) in this vehicle snapshot. VISIBILITY: 174 complaints, 21.1% of reports VISIBILITY 174 · 21.1% · 12 fire reports POWER TRAIN: 102 complaints, 12.4% of reports POWER TRAIN 102 · 12.4% · 6 crash reports ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: 95 complaints, 11.5% of reports ELECTRICAL SYSTEM 95 · 11.5% · 1 crash reports 12 fire reports ENGINE: 94 complaints, 11.4% of reports ENGINE 94 · 11.4% · 4 fire reports STRUCTURE: 67 complaints, 8.1% of reports STRUCTURE 67 · 8.1% · 3 crash reports 1 fire reports FUEL SYSTEM: 43 complaints, 5.2% of reports FUEL SYSTEM 43 · 5.2% · 3 fire reports SERVICE BRAKES: 40 complaints, 4.8% of reports SERVICE BRAKES 40 · 4.8% STEERING: 34 complaints, 4.1% of reports STEERING 34 · 4.1% · 3 crash reports VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL: 28 complaints, 3.4% of reports VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL 28 · 3.4% · 4 crash reports 2 fire reports UNKNOWN OR OTHER: 269 complaints, 32.6% of reports UNKNOWN OR OTHER 269 · 32.6% · 6 crash reports 9 fire reports 0% 25% 50% 75% 100%

UNKNOWN OR OTHER is an NHTSA classification artifact and is always listed last.

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System / Component Complaints Share of Reports Safety Reports (Crashes / Fires)
VISIBILITY 174 21.1% 0 crashes · 12 fires
POWER TRAIN 102 12.4% 6 crashes · 0 fires
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM 95 11.5% 1 crashes · 12 fires
ENGINE 94 11.4% 0 crashes · 4 fires
STRUCTURE 67 8.1% 3 crashes · 1 fires
FUEL SYSTEM 43 5.2% 0 crashes · 3 fires
SERVICE BRAKES 40 4.8% 0 crashes · 0 fires
STEERING 34 4.1% 3 crashes · 0 fires
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL 28 3.4% 4 crashes · 2 fires
UNKNOWN OR OTHER 269 32.6% 6 crashes · 9 fires
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Problem & Recall Timeline

Observed complaint volume and manufacturer recall actions over time

Problem & Recall Timeline Owner reports in this snapshot begin in Jan 2010; the first recall shown was reported in Feb 2011. 2010-Q1: 7 owner reports 7 2010-Q2: 11 owner reports 11 2010-Q3: 13 owner reports 13 2010-Q4: 14 owner reports 14 2011-Q1: 20 owner reports 20 2011-Q2: 23 owner reports 23 2011-Q3: 19 owner reports 19 2011-Q4: 12 owner reports 12 2012-Q1: 10 owner reports 10 2012-Q2: 12 owner reports 12 2012-Q3: 13 owner reports 13 2012-Q4: 15 owner reports 15 2013-Q1: 16 owner reports 16 2013-Q2: 10 owner reports 10 2013-Q3: 20 owner reports 20 2013-Q4: 25 owner reports 25 2014-Q1: 28 owner reports 28 2014-Q2: 22 owner reports 22 2014-Q3: 26 owner reports 26 2014-Q4: 27 owner reports 27 2015-Q1: 36 owner reports 36 2015-Q2: 12 owner reports 12 2015-Q3: 12 owner reports 12 2015-Q4: 36 owner reports 36 2016-Q1: 25 owner reports 25 2016-Q2: 12 owner reports 12 2016-Q3: 22 owner reports 22 2016-Q4: 18 owner reports 18 2017-Q1: 21 owner reports 21 2017-Q2: 14 owner reports 14 2017-Q3: 16 owner reports 16 2017-Q4: 10 owner reports 10 2018-Q1: 26 owner reports 26 2018-Q2: 10 owner reports 10 2018-Q3: 12 owner reports 12 2018-Q4: 11 owner reports 11 2019-Q1: 21 owner reports 21 2019-Q2: 15 owner reports 15 2019-Q3: 20 owner reports 20 2019-Q4: 19 owner reports 19 2020-Q1: 7 owner reports 7 2020-Q2: 4 owner reports 4 2020-Q3: 7 owner reports 7 2020-Q4: 7 owner reports 7 2021-Q1: 9 owner reports 9 2021-Q2: 5 owner reports 5 2021-Q3: 1 owner reports 1 2021-Q4: 6 owner reports 6 2022-Q1: 6 owner reports 6 2022-Q2: 3 owner reports 3 2022-Q3: 4 owner reports 4 2023-Q1: 5 owner reports 5 2023-Q2: 4 owner reports 4 2023-Q3: 9 owner reports 9 2024-Q1: 5 owner reports 5 2024-Q2: 3 owner reports 3 2024-Q3: 3 owner reports 3 2024-Q4: 3 owner reports 3 2025-Q1: 5 owner reports 5 2025-Q2: 5 owner reports 5 2025-Q3: 5 owner reports 5 2025-Q4: 2 owner reports 2 2026-Q1: 4 owner reports 4 2026-Q2: 1 owner reports 1 2026-Q3: 2 owner reports 2 Owner reports Jan 2010 Jul 2026 Recall campaign 11V049000 ◆ Recall campaign 11V049000
  • Campaign 11V049000 was reported 261 days after the first earlier complaint mapped to its component.
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Date Record type Count Record identifier
2010-Q1 Owner reports 7
2010-Q2 Owner reports 11
2010-Q3 Owner reports 13
2010-Q4 Owner reports 14
2011-Q1 Owner reports 20
2011-Q2 Owner reports 23
2011-Q3 Owner reports 19
2011-Q4 Owner reports 12
2012-Q1 Owner reports 10
2012-Q2 Owner reports 12
2012-Q3 Owner reports 13
2012-Q4 Owner reports 15
2013-Q1 Owner reports 16
2013-Q2 Owner reports 10
2013-Q3 Owner reports 20
2013-Q4 Owner reports 25
2014-Q1 Owner reports 28
2014-Q2 Owner reports 22
2014-Q3 Owner reports 26
2014-Q4 Owner reports 27
2015-Q1 Owner reports 36
2015-Q2 Owner reports 12
2015-Q3 Owner reports 12
2015-Q4 Owner reports 36
2016-Q1 Owner reports 25
2016-Q2 Owner reports 12
2016-Q3 Owner reports 22
2016-Q4 Owner reports 18
2017-Q1 Owner reports 21
2017-Q2 Owner reports 14
2017-Q3 Owner reports 16
2017-Q4 Owner reports 10
2018-Q1 Owner reports 26
2018-Q2 Owner reports 10
2018-Q3 Owner reports 12
2018-Q4 Owner reports 11
2019-Q1 Owner reports 21
2019-Q2 Owner reports 15
2019-Q3 Owner reports 20
2019-Q4 Owner reports 19
2020-Q1 Owner reports 7
2020-Q2 Owner reports 4
2020-Q3 Owner reports 7
2020-Q4 Owner reports 7
2021-Q1 Owner reports 9
2021-Q2 Owner reports 5
2021-Q3 Owner reports 1
2021-Q4 Owner reports 6
2022-Q1 Owner reports 6
2022-Q2 Owner reports 3
2022-Q3 Owner reports 4
2023-Q1 Owner reports 5
2023-Q2 Owner reports 4
2023-Q3 Owner reports 9
2024-Q1 Owner reports 5
2024-Q2 Owner reports 3
2024-Q3 Owner reports 3
2024-Q4 Owner reports 3
2025-Q1 Owner reports 5
2025-Q2 Owner reports 5
2025-Q3 Owner reports 5
2025-Q4 Owner reports 2
2026-Q1 Owner reports 4
2026-Q2 Owner reports 1
2026-Q3 Owner reports 2
Recall campaign 1 11V049000
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Safety Recalls (1)

Official safety recall campaigns filed with NHTSA

  1. Manufacturer action

    Recall campaign 11V049000

    Report date
    Component:
    STRUCTURE
    Consequence:
    IN THE EVENT OF A SIDE IMPACT CRASH, THE DOOR HANDLE SPRING CAN FAIL CAUSING THE DOOR LATCH TO OPEN.
    Remedy:
    OWNERS WILL BE INITIALLY NOTIFIED AND INSTRUCTED TO TAKE THEIR VEHICLES TO A FORD OR LINCOLN/MERCURY DEALER IF ANY INTERIOR DOOR HANDLE IS LOOSE OR FAILS TO RETURN TO THE STOWED POSITION AFTER ACTIVATION FOR REPLACEMENT OF THE AFFECT MODULE. ONCE PARTS BECOME AVAILABLE, OWNERS WILL BE RENOTIFIED AND INSTRUCTED TO TAKE THEIR VEHICLES TO A FORD OR LINCOLN/MERCURY DEALER FOR INSPECTION OF EACH INTERIOR DOOR HANDLE. DEPENDING ON THE RESULTS OF THE INSPECTION, THE DEALER WILL EITHER ADD A SPRING EMBOSSMENT REINFORCEMENT OR REPLACE THE INTERIOR DOOR HANDLE MODULE FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON FEBRUARY 10, 2011. OWNERS MAY CONTACT FORD AT 1-866-436-7332.
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Complaint Narrative Explorer

Verbatim owner-reported defect narratives from NHTSA public records

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Estimated Ownership Cost

EPA fuel economy ratings and annual operating cost estimates

Data: US EPA Fuel Economy Guide · snapshot 2026-08-21
Supported range: 1,000–60,000 miles per year
Supported range: $1.50–$10.00 per gallon
55% city45% highway
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Adjacent Model Years

Immediate preceding and succeeding model year records

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Methodology & Data Integrity

Data sourced from NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation. Snapshot date: 2026-08-21.

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