2020 Ford F-350 SD defect investigations

Investigations by NHTSA’s Office of Defects Investigation that name the 2020 Ford F-350 SD. An investigation is how complaints can become a recall: complaints → investigation → (sometimes) TSB → recall.

• Sogefi Secondary Diesel Fuel Filter Leak
  Preliminary Evaluation PE24014 · opened May 9, 2024 · still open

  The Office of Defect Investigations (ODI) has received 27 complaints alleging diesel fuel leaks due to a fracture in the secondary fuel filter housing in model year (MY) 2015-2021 Ford Motor Company (Ford) F-250, 350, 450, and 550 Super Duty vehicles equipped with 6.7L diesel engines. Of these complaints, 12 describe a…

• Rearview Camera FMVSS 111 Noncompliance
  Recall Query RQ21002 · opened Aug 3, 2021 · still open

  On September 23, 2020, Ford Motor Company (Ford) filed a noncompliance recall report under 49 CFR Part 573 (NHTSA Recall No. 20V-575), recalling 620,246 Model Year (MY) 2020 Ford F-150, F-250, F-350, F-450, F-550, Explorer, Mustang, Transit, Expedition, Escape, Ranger and Edge, and Lincoln Nautilus and Corsair vehicles…

• Power Tailgate Release Systems
  Recall Query RQ21001 · opened Jan 15, 2021 · closed Jan 10, 2024

  In January 2021, the Office of Defects Investigation (ODI) opened a Recall Query (RQ21-001) to assess allegations of post-recall remedy uncommanded tailgate openings in model year (MY) 2017-2019 F-250/350/450 Ford trucks. Besides the recall remedy launched in January 2020, Ford also implemented a production update in N…