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1998 Ford F-550 SD

No owner complaints on file. 2 recalls, 7 service bulletins.

0complaints · 0 crashes, 0 fires
2recalls
7manufacturer bulletins
—median mileage at failure

Compared with other years

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NHTSA ODI complaints by model year

Recalls

07V553000 · Engine and engine cooling5 Dec 2007 · 1,176,000 vehicles

ON CERTAIN HEAVY DUTY TRUCKS EQUIPPED WITH 7.3L DIESEL ENGINES, THE CAMSHAFT POSITION SENSOR LOCATED ON THE ENGINE OF THE VEHICLE MAY FUNCTION INTERMITTENTLY, POSSIBLY RESULTING IN AN ENGINE STALL.

06V286000 · Vehicle speed control1 Aug 2006 · 1,200,000 vehicles

ON CERTAIN TRUCKS EQUIPPED WITH SPEED CONTROL, GASOLINE OR NATURAL GAS ENGINES, THE SPEED CONTROL DEACTIVATION SWITCH MAY OVERHEAT.

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 1998 Ford F-550 SD: known faults, fixes and updates.

BulletinSummary
616551OIL LEAK FROM THE FRONT OR REAR CYLINDER HEAD OIL SUPPLY RAIL END PLUGS. *TT
612974CONCERNS WITH THE MANUAL TEMPERATURE CONTROL KNOB FALLING OFF. *TT
612856SOME VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH MANUAL TEMPERATURE CONTROL MAY EXHIBIT A TEMPERATURE CONTROL KNOB THAT FALLS OFF. *TT
603593CONCERNS WITH HIGH PRESSURE OIL PUMPS ARE NOT SERVICEABLE. *YC
603585SOME VEHICLES MAY EXPERIENCE A POPPING / SQUEAKING NOISE IN THE STEERING COLUMN WHILE TURNING. *YC
10014086GENERAL (PCM) POWER TRAIN CONTROL MODULE PROGRAMMING PROCEDURES. *TT
10008134MALFUNCTION INDICATOR LAMP (MIL) ON WITH DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODES P0603 (POWERTRAIN CONTROL MODULE KEEP ALIVE MEMORY ERROR) OR P0605 ( POWERTRAIN CONTROL MODULE READ ONLY MEMORY ERROR). *TT

NHTSA manufacturer communications (public domain)

NHTSA investigations

EA06012 · Engine and engine cooling:engine:dieselopened 22 Jun 2006 · closed 7 Dec 2007

ENGINE STALLING

EA05005 · Electrical systemopened 22 Mar 2005 · closed 2 Aug 2006

ENGINE COMPARTMENT FIRES

NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation