Problems owners report
Complaints filed with NHTSA about the 2024 Ford F-150, by the system named in each complaint. One complaint can name several.
- Power train58
- Exterior lighting50
- Electrical system40
- Unknown or other20
- Forward collision avoidance14
- Service brakes13
- Engine12
- Vehicle speed control7
- Fuel/propulsion system5
- Engine and engine cooling4
NHTSA ODI complaints (public domain) · updated 23 Oct 2026 · 12 injuries and 0 deaths reported
Compared with other years
NHTSA ODI complaints by model year
New York safety inspections
At its first New York inspection the 2024 Ford F-150 failed the safety check 0.22% of the time — 58% less often than the average 2024 passenger car (0.53%). Median odometer at inspection: 5,318 miles.
NY DMV Vehicle Inspections (vezn-fmmk), initial inspections since Aug 2021 · how we count
Fuel consumption
Official Canadian test results for 10 variants: combined 11.3–19.7 L/100 km (about 12–21 mpg US), CO₂ 266–460 g/km.
| Variant | City | Highway | Combined |
|---|---|---|---|
| F-150 · Pickup truck: Standard · Regular gasoline | 12.7 | 9.6 | 11.3 |
| F-150 4X4 · Pickup truck: Standard · Regular gasoline | 13.2 | 10.2 | 11.8 |
| F-150 · Pickup truck: Standard · Regular gasoline | 14.2 | 9.4 | 12.0 |
| F-150 4X4 · Pickup truck: Standard · Regular gasoline | 14.5 | 9.7 | 12.3 |
| F-150 · Pickup truck: Standard · Regular gasoline | 14.5 | 10.0 | 12.5 |
| F-150 4X4 · Pickup truck: Standard · Regular gasoline | 14.9 | 10.2 | 12.8 |
| F-150 Tremor 4X4 · Pickup truck: Standard · Regular gasoline | 14.3 | 11.2 | 12.9 |
| F-150 Tremor 4X4 · Pickup truck: Standard · Regular gasoline | 15.2 | 11.9 | 13.7 |
| F-150 Raptor 4X4 · Pickup truck: Standard · Regular gasoline | 16.6 | 13.1 | 15.0 |
| F-150 Raptor R 4X4 · Pickup truck: Standard · Regular gasoline | 22.8 | 15.9 | 19.7 |
Litres per 100 km. Natural Resources Canada, Fuel consumption ratings (open.canada.ca) · Open Government Licence – Canada
Recalls in Canada
13 Transport Canada recalls for the 2024 Ford F-150.
| 2026432 9 Sept 2026 | Fuel System Issue: On certain trucks, the fuel tank strap(s) may not have been secured properly. As a result, the tank could fall and fuel could leak. If this happens, th… |
| 2026342 14 Jul 2026 | Lights And Instruments Issue: This recall is for certain integrated trailer modules that were installed before delivery or purchased from a dealer as an aftermarket accessory. On… |
| 2026079 20 Feb 2026 | Lights And Instruments Issue: On certain vehicles, a software problem with the integrated trailer module (ITRM) may cause the trailer lights not to work when towing. This problem co… |
| 2025691 12 Dec 2025 | Powertrain Issue: On certain vehicles, a problem in the integrated park module could cause the park pawl not to engage when the transmission is shifted to the park (P) p… |
| 2025414 8 Aug 2025 | Powertrain Issue: On certain trucks, the rear axle hub bolt(s) could break and cause the axle shaft(s) splines to wear. If this happens, there could be a loss of power t… |
| 2025286 23 May 2025 | Suspension Issue: On certain F-150 Lightning (electric) trucks, the nuts for the ball joints that connect the front upper control arms to the steering knuckles may not ha… |
| 2025260 9 May 2025 | Visual System Issue: On certain vehicles, a software problem could cause the rearview camera image not to display or to freeze when the transmission is shifted into reverse… |
| 2025163 28 Mar 2025 | Engine Issue: On certain vehicles, the engine cup plug(s) may not have been installed properly. As a result, engine oil could leak and cause a loss of power to the w… |
| 2025110 2 Mar 2025 | High Voltage Issue: On certain F-150 Lightning (electric) trucks, there could be a problem inside the high-voltage battery. As a result, the battery modules could overheat… |
| 2024778 20 Dec 2024 | Suspension This recall was replaced by Transport Canada recall no. 2025-286. Issue: On certain F-150 Lightning (electric) trucks, the nuts for the ball joints that co… |
| 2024687 8 Nov 2024 | Engine Issue: On certain vehicles, the rear engine cup plug may not have been installed properly. As a result, engine oil could leak and cause a loss of power to the… |
| 2024378 1 Jul 2024 | Structure Issue: On certain trucks, the windshield may not be properly attached. As a result, the glass could separate from the vehicle in a crash. Safety Risk: A… |
| 2024269 13 May 2024 | Steering Issue: On certain vehicles, the wrong bolt may have been used to attach the lower steering shaft to the steering gear. As a result, the connection could loose… |
Transport Canada Vehicle Recalls Database · Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Canada
Recalls
Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2023-2027 F-150 vehicles. The fuel tank may be improperly secured and leak fuel, or detach from the vehicle while driving.
Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2021-2026 F-150, 2022-2026 F-250 SD, F-350 SD, F-450 SD, F-550 SD, Maverick, 2024-2026 Ranger, 2023-2026 F-600 SD, 2022-2027 Lincoln Navigator, Expedition, and 2026 E-Transit vehicles. When towing a trailer, the integrated trailer module (ITRM) may lose communication with the vehicle, possibly causing a loss of brake and turn signal lights, or a loss of brake function. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard number 108, " Lamps, Reflective Devices, and Associated Equipment."
Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2023-2025 F-150 vehicles equipped with the Trailer Tow Max Duty package and a 9.75-inch heavy duty axle with a 3/4 float axle design. The rear axle hub bolt may fatigue and break, which can result in damage to the axle hub splines.
Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2021-2024 Bronco, F-150, 2021-2024 Edge, 2022-2025 Escape, F-250, F-350, F-450, F-550, F-600, 2022-2024 Expedition, 2022-2025 Transit, 2021-2023 Mach-E, 2024 Ranger, Mustang, 2021-2023 Lincoln Nautilus, 2022-2024 Navigator, and 2023-2024 Corsair vehicles. A software error may cause the rearview camera image to delay, freeze, or not display when the vehicle is in reverse.
Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2024-2025 F-150, Expedition, and 2024 Lincoln Navigator vehicles equipped with 3.5L GTDI engines. The engine may have a misaligned engine cup plug, which can result in a rapid oil leak.
Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2024-2025 F-150, Bronco, 2024 Ranger, 2025 Mustang, Explorer, and Aviator vehicles. The transmission valve body may have been machined incorrectly, which can cause reverse gear failure, or unexpected forward movement in reverse or neutral gear.
Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2024 F-150 vehicles. The steering gear assembly may have been assembled with an incorrect rack, which can cause the gears to fracture.
Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2024-2025 F-150, 2024 Expedition and 2024 Lincoln Navigator vehicles equipped with a 3.5L GTDI engine. The engines may have a misaligned engine cup plug, which can result in a rapid oil leak.
Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2020-2025 Explorer, Lincoln Aviator, 2020-2024 Escape, Lincoln Corsair, 2018-2024 F-150, Expedition and Lincoln Navigator vehicles. The air bag warning label may be missing from the dashboard. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirement Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard number 208, "Occupant Crash Protection."
Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2024 F-150 vehicles. The windshield may not have been properly bonded to the vehicle, allowing it to detach during a crash. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard number 212, "Windshield Mounting."
Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2024 F-150 vehicles. The steering column lower shaft may have been secured to the steering gear assembly with an incorrect fastener, which can result in the separation of steering components and cause a loss of steering control.
Whether a recall was fixed on a particular car is known only to the manufacturer: check the VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls.
NHTSA recalls · summaries in NHTSA's own words
Service bulletins
What Ford told its dealers about the 2024 Ford F-150: known faults, fixes and updates.
| Bulletin | Summary |
|---|---|
| 11010950 | Various vehicles equipped with a 2.7L or a 3.0L gas engine may require a crankshaft bolt replacement during repairs. Various vehicles equipped with a 2.7L or a 3.0L gas engine may require a crankshaft bolt replacement during repairs. |
| 11010913 | Some 2024 F-150 vehicles built on or before 14-May-2024 equipped with a 3.5L PowerBoost engine and 2024 F-150 vehicles equipped with a 3.5L EcoBoost or 5.2L engine may exhibit an illuminated MIL with DTC P2C90 stored in the PCM. |
| 11010797 | Some 2024 F-150 non-Lightning vehicles may exhibit an IPC message "Advanced Lighting Features Are Temporarily Unavailable" and DTC U211B:87 in the HCM when a diagnostic self-test is performed. |
| 11010532 | Some 2024 F-150 vehicles built on or before 15-Aug-2024 equipped with BlueCruise (minor feature code DBCBD) and/or lane centering (minor feature code DBCAY) that are also equipped with the Max Tow Package (minor feature code C1CAP) and/or a 3.5L PowerBoost engine may exhibit a subtle back and forth movement of the steering wheel with the BlueCruise feature and/or lane centering feature active. |
| 11009918 | Quality improvements include: -Trailer Maintenance Menu will appear on the Towing Menu and User will be able to enable and disable Trailer Maintenance Reminders. -Customer will be able to use the Charge Assist application at all times to find the public charging locations. |
| 11009593 | 024 F-150 non-Lightning vehicles not equipped with a factory installed integrated trailer brake controller must have specific vehicle content from the factory to enable successful customer-pay upgrade to the integrated trailer brake controller. |
| 11009445 | Some 2018-2024 F150/Edge, 2018 MKX, 2019-2023 Nautilus, 2020-2025 Explorer/Aviator, 2021-2024 Bronco, and 2024 Ranger vehicles equipped with a 2.7L EcoBoost or a 3.0L EcoBoost engine may exhibit an engine oil leak from the crankshaft rear seal with retaining plate. |
| 11009438 | Some vehicles equipped with SYNC4 may exhibit one or more of the following symptoms after all currently available accessory protocol interface module (APIM) software updates have been performed. |
| 11009091 | Some 2021-2024 F-150 and 2023-2024 F-Super Duty vehicles may exhibit an inoperative A/C system that only blows warm air with diagnostic trouble code (DTC) P2CFC stored in the body control module C (BCMC). |
| 11009087 | Some 2024 F-150 vehicles built on 01-Apr-2024 and through 15-Aug-2024 equipped with BlueCruise (minor feature code DBCBD) and/or lane centering (minor feature code DBCAY) that are also equipped with the Max Tow Package (minor feature code C1CAP) and/or a 3.5L PowerBoost engine may exhibit a subtle back and forth movement of the steering wheel with the BlueCruise feature and/or lane centering feature active. |
| 11008948 | While performing a transmission repair on some 2012-2024 Ford and Lincoln vehicles, a transmission seal kit may be on backorder due to supply chain interruptions. While performing a transmission repair on some 2012-2024 Ford and Lincoln vehicles, a transmission seal kit may be on backorder due to supply chain interruptions. |
| 11008946 | Some 2021-2024 F-150 non-Lightning vehicles may exhibit an illuminated powertrain malfunction (wrench) indicator with diagnostic trouble codes (DTCs) P2122, P2123, P2127, P2128, and/or P2138 stored in the powertrain control module (PCM). |
| 11008711 | Some 2024 F-150 non-Lightning vehicles equipped with minor feature codes C2BAW, C1CAG and FDDAA may require the installation of a new trailer brake contoller kit at the request of the customer. |
| 11008706 | An intermittent black screen in the vehicle center display screen with a "Camera Is Unavailable. Please Contact Your Dealership." message in the instrument panel cluster (IPC) when the vehicle is in reverse and DTC B1578:89 stored in the image processing module A (IPMA) may be present on some of the following Ford and Lincoln vehicles: * 2024 F-150/F-Super Duty built on or before 08-Apr-2024 * 2024 Expedition/Navigator built on or before 07-Mar-2024 * 2024 Corsair built on or before 30-May-2024 * 2021-2024 Mustang Mach-E built on or before 20-May-2024 |
| 11008698 | Some 2021-2024 Ford and Lincoln vehicles may exhibit diagnostic trouble codes (DTCs) U2100 and/or U3002 stored in the cruise control module (CCM), side obstacle detection control module LH (SODL), side obstacle detection control module RH (SODR), side obstacle detection control module C (SODCMC) and/or side obstacle detection control module D (SODCMD) after a module replacement. |
| 11008222 | Some of the following vehicles may exhibit one passive key that is unable to start the vehicle or activate the passive entry feature; however, all remote keyless entry (RKE) physical button functionality works correctly and the second passive key will have full/correct functionality (including being able to start the vehicle): |
| 11008215 | Some of the following vehicles may exhibit a condition where the passive key will not program to the vehicles: |
| 11007991 | Some 2021-2024 F-150 vehicles equipped with a 3.5L PowerBoost engine, may exhibit a "12V Battery State of Charge Low" or "Charging System Service Soon" Message displayed in the IPC and/or "Remote Features Disabled To Preserve Battery" in FordPass. Some vehicles may also exhibit DTC B11D9:09 and a Sync Screen message of "System Off To Save Battery". |
| 11007977 | Some 2020-2024 Explorer/Aviator/Corsair, 2021-2024 F-150/Bronco, 2023-2024 F-Super Duty, and 2024-2025 Nautilus vehicles may experience the overhead console sunglass bin cannot be locked in a closed position. |
| 11007943 | 018-2024 F-150/F-Super Duty - Tailgate Step Binds/Will Not Open Or Opens/Pops Up While Driving |
| 11007909 | This article supersedes TSB 24-2227 to update the labor operation number. Some 2022-2024 F-150 vehicles built on 23-Aug-2022 and through 29-Mar-2024 equipped with a 5.0L engine may exhibit an oil leak from the oil filter adaptor to engine block mounting area. This may be due to block porosity just below the oil filter adapter near the main bearing cap outer bolt |
| 11007139 | Quality improvements include: -Trailer Maintenance Menu will appear on the Towing Menu and User will be able to enable and disable Trailer Maintenance Reminders. - Charge assist / Public Charging is available by default application to customer. - Customer will be able to use the Charge Assist application at all times to find the public charging locations. |
| 11007126 | Quality Improvement include: -Update to Enhanced Central Gateway (ECG) module software to prevent battery draining when vehicle is parked. - Corrects Sync screen to display correct software update status - Addresses potential vehicle no start after OTA update. |
| 11007080 | Certain 2024 Model Year F-150 Vehicles Equipped With A 2.7L Engine - Powertrain Control Module (PCM) Reprogram and Air Conditioning Compressor Inspection |
| 11007077 | Certain 2024 Model Year F-150 Vehicles Brake Tube Alignment and Clip Inspection In some of the affected vehicles, the EBB brake tubes may be incorrectly routed and/or not securely clipped in place. As a result, the clips secondary latch could not be closed. This condition does not affect how the vehicle drives or performs; however, upon internal inspection of the brake lines the customer may notice disorderly brake line routing, two brake tubes close to or touching each other, or one brake line not properly seated in the clip |
NHTSA manufacturer communications (public domain)