2021 FORD F-150 — Complaint #2164612
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NHTSA Complaint about POWER TRAIN:AXLE HUBS filed January 9, 2026
NHTSA complaint #2164612 (ODI reference 11709836) concerns a 2021 FORD F-150 and was filed on January 9, 2026. The owner reports the failure occurred on January 7, 2026. The report was geocoded to District of Columbia based on the filer's self-reported location. The affected component is categorized as power train:axle hubs, one of NHTSA's standardized taxonomy codes used to group defect patterns across make, model, and year.
The filer flagged the following severity indicators: crash: no, fire: no, injuries: 0, fatalities: 0. No crash, fire, or fatality was associated with this report, which places it in the early-warning stream rather than the priority-review stream. No VIN was supplied by the filer, so this complaint contributes to model-year trend data but cannot be tied to a specific vehicle.
Individual complaints are consumer-submitted and unverified by NHTSA engineers — the agency's role at this stage is to collect, index, and make them searchable. What matters for federal action is the pattern: when many owners of the same FORD F-150 cohort independently describe similar power train:axle hubs failures, defect investigators have grounds to open a PE and request manufacturer data. Related filings for the same vehicle and component appear below, and the detail page for the full 2021 FORD F-150 shows the complete component-level complaint distribution alongside any active investigations or recalls.
Complaint Description
Please see attachment: To Whom It May Concern, I am writing to formally request NHTSAâs review and further action regarding Ford Motor Companyâs handling of Safety Recall 23Vâ896 and 23S-65, affecting my 2021 Ford Fâ150 (F1 3509). I appreciate NHTSAâs oversight of this recall; however, based on my direct experience and the technical information available, I believe the current remedy strategy leaves owners exposed to ongoing safety risks. My vehicle experienced fractured rear axle hub bolts, a failure mode that Fordâs defect report attributes to microâmovement and backlash between the axle shaft splines and the wheelâend hub splines. This movement leads to loss of clamp load, fretting wear, and ultimately bolt fatigue and fracture. The fractured bolts on my truck confirm that this failure chain had already progressed to an advanced stage. Ford performed what they describe as an interim repair, which consisted of replacing the fractured bolts and inspecting the hub and
Complaint Details
| NHTSA Complaint ID | 2164612 |
| ODI Number | 11709836 |
| Date Filed | January 9, 2026 |
| Failure Date | January 7, 2026 |
Similar POWER TRAIN:AXLE HUBS Complaints for 2021 FORD F-150
I purchased a 2021 Ford F-150 pick-up truck for my business in September 2022 with ~12,000 miles. I took it to my local auto mechanic on Sa-11/26/22 for it's first oil change & tire rotation at ~15,0
The bolt on the end of the axle on the right side sheared off. When this happened the only thing holding the wheel on is the brake caliper. The oil from the broken axle seal leaked onto the brake pads
Source: NHTSA Vehicle Complaints Database. Component taxonomy and severity codes are standardized by NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation.
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