FORD F-350 SD · model year

2015 FORD F-350 SD

26 NHTSA complaints, and 4 active recalls for this specific cohort.

NHTSA overall rating

Not crash-tested

New Car Assessment Program

The 2015FORDF-350 SD carries 26 consumer safety complaints in NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation database for this specific model-year cohort. Within that volume, owners reported 0 crashes, 3 fires, 0 injuries, and 0 fatalities. No NCAP 5-star crash-test rating is available for this model year in the federal database.

Component-level analysis is where model-year complaints become actionable: the top complaint category for the 2015 F-350 SD is engine with 6 filings, followed by unknown or other (5) and fuel/propulsion system (3). Concentration in one or two component groups is the classic signature of a systemic defect; a flat distribution usually reflects normal aging, warranty complaints, or isolated build-plant variability. This model year has 4 active recall campaigns, which means the manufacturer is obligated to remedy the covered defect at no charge for the life of the vehicle, the full NHTSA campaign numbers are listed below.

NHTSA currently has 177 investigation files overlapping the 2015 F-350 SD, and 8 remain open. Owners comparing this cohort against neighboring years should pair the counters above with the complaint-by-year trend on the parent model page, a spike in a single year often tracks to a platform refresh, a new transmission supplier, or an updated ECU calibration. Use the related-complaint feed below to read raw owner narratives before deciding whether any pattern here affects your specific use case.

26
Complaints
0
Crashes
3
Fires
0
Injuries
0
Deaths

Total Complaints

26 filings

Crashes Reported

0 reports

Source

NHTSA ODI

Federal complaints database

Complaints vs. fleet median (215)

At or below the fleet median complaint volume.

Complaints by Component

ComponentCount
ENGINE6
UNKNOWN OR OTHER5
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM3
TIRES3
POWER TRAIN3
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)2
STRUCTURE:BODY2
SUSPENSION1
WHEELS:RIM1

Recalls (4)

15V17500025/03/2015

POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:CONTROL MODULE (TCM/PCM/TECM)

Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain model year 2011-2015 Ford F-350, F-450, and F-550 trucks manufactured February 22, 2010, to January 30, 2015, and equipped with ambulance or fire engine preparation packages. The affected vehicles may detect an incorrect Exhaust Gas Temperature Sensor

14V20400017/04/2014

POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:CONTROL MODULE (TCM/PCM/TECM)

Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain model year 2015 F-250, F-350, F-450, and F-550 Super Duty trucks manufactured September 13, 2013, through March 28, 2014, and equipped with 6.2L gasoline or 6.7L diesel engines and 6R140 transmissions. An error with the transmission control software ma

20E09000009/12/2020

STEERING

Icon Vehicle Dynamics, LLC (Icon) is recalling all 05-UP FSD 2.5 Centerline Stabilizer Kits with part number 65050. The kits were sold as an accessory for certain 2005-2021 Ford F-250 4X4 and F-350 4X4 pickup trucks. The foam ring inside the stabilizer "through shaft" may block the piston ports, p

25V57200004/09/2025

BACK OVER PREVENTION: SENSING SYSTEM: CAMERA

Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2015-2019 Lincoln MKC, Mustang, F-350 SD, F-250 SD, F-450 SD, 2015-2017 Lincoln Navigator, Expedition, 2015-2018 Edge, Transit Connect, 2016-2019 F-550 SD, Transit, 2017-2019 Econoline, and 2019 Ranger vehicles. The rearview camera may display a distort

Recent Complaints

20190830POWER TRAIN

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 FORD F-350 SUPERDUTY. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS HIGH SPEEDS, THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE SHOOK UNCONTROLLABLY WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT SLOWED THE VEHICLE DOWN UNTIL THE SHAKING CEASED AND RESUMED NORMAL OPERATION. THE CONTACT DROVE TO LARRY H. MILLER FORD LINCOLN DRAPER (11442 LONE PEAK PKWY, DRAPER, UT 84020, 801-590-0561) WHERE A FEW UNKNOWN PARTS WERE REPLACED; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE PERSISTED. SINCE THE INITIAL REPAIR, THE CONTACT HAD TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO SEVERAL INDEPENDENT MECHANICS AND WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE CONTINUED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 85,000.

Mileage: 85,000

20190616FireSTRUCTURE:BODY

HAD VEHICLE 8 MONTHS. DRIVING ON INTERSTATE 95 PULLING MY CAMPER, "LOW FUEL PRESSURE" LIGHT CAME ON, PULLED OVER IMMEDIATELY. SAW SMOKE, THEN FIRE. GOT OUT OF TRUCK WITH MY DOG AND CALLED 911. REPORT ATTACHED.

Mileage: 90,000

20190616FireENGINE

HAD VEHICLE 8 MONTHS. DRIVING ON INTERSTATE 95 PULLING MY CAMPER, "LOW FUEL PRESSURE" LIGHT CAME ON, PULLED OVER IMMEDIATELY. SAW SMOKE, THEN FIRE. GOT OUT OF TRUCK WITH MY DOG AND CALLED 911. REPORT ATTACHED.

Mileage: 90,000

20190616FireFUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM

HAD VEHICLE 8 MONTHS. DRIVING ON INTERSTATE 95 PULLING MY CAMPER, "LOW FUEL PRESSURE" LIGHT CAME ON, PULLED OVER IMMEDIATELY. SAW SMOKE, THEN FIRE. GOT OUT OF TRUCK WITH MY DOG AND CALLED 911. REPORT ATTACHED.

Mileage: 90,000

20180731ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)

WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY THE INSTRUMENT WARNING CLUSTER BEGINS TO ALERT OF ENGINE TEMP, LOW OIL PRESSURE, TRACTION CONTROL THE AIR CONDITION SYSTEM FAILS SO THE VEHICLE IS DRIVEN TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND RESTARTED. THE RESTART CAN OCCUR IMMEDIATELY ON OCCASION BUT TYPICALLY WILL TAKE AT LEAST 30 MINUTES SOMETIMES SEVERAL HOURS. THE ISSUE IS REOCCURRING AND PLACED IN FORD SHOPS TO HAVE IT RETURNED WITH NO TROUBLE FOUND OR COULD NOT REPLICATE ISSUE.

Mileage: 33,890

20180731POWER TRAIN

WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY THE INSTRUMENT WARNING CLUSTER BEGINS TO ALERT OF ENGINE TEMP, LOW OIL PRESSURE, TRACTION CONTROL THE AIR CONDITION SYSTEM FAILS SO THE VEHICLE IS DRIVEN TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND RESTARTED. THE RESTART CAN OCCUR IMMEDIATELY ON OCCASION BUT TYPICALLY WILL TAKE AT LEAST 30 MINUTES SOMETIMES SEVERAL HOURS. THE ISSUE IS REOCCURRING AND PLACED IN FORD SHOPS TO HAVE IT RETURNED WITH NO TROUBLE FOUND OR COULD NOT REPLICATE ISSUE.

Mileage: 33,890

20180629STRUCTURE:BODY

I WAS DRIVING DOWN INTERSTATE AND SUNROOF GLASS BLEW OUT.

Mileage: 40,000

20170816WHEELS:RIM

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 FORD F-350 SD EQUIPPED WITH B.F. GOODRICH RIGID TRAIL T/A (NA) TIRES, SIZE: LT 245/75R17. WHILE THE CONTACT'S SON WAS DRIVING 70 MPH, THE VEHICLE INADVERTENTLY PULLED TO THE RIGHT WITHOUT WARNING. UPON INSPECTING THE TIRES THE NEXT MORNING, THE CONTACT DISCOVERED THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER TIRE WAS FLAT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SPARE TIRE WAS PLACED ON THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE AND THE ORIGINAL TIRE WAS TAKEN TO BE WATER TESTED FOR LEAKS, BUT NONE WERE FOUND. THERE WAS ALSO A CRACK IN THE RIM. THE VEHICLE AND TIRE WERE TAKEN TO KEYSTONE FORD (301 WALKER RD, CHAMBERSBURG, PA 17201 (717) 264-5104) FOR INSPECTION AND DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONTACT TO TAKE PICTURES OF THE TIRE TO SEND TO THE FORD MANUFACTURER TO DETERMINE IF THE WOULD REPLACE THE RIM AND TIRE. THE CONTACT NOTIFIED THE MANUFACTURER OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 28,000 AND TIRE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 8,000.

Mileage: 28,000

20170816TIRES

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 FORD F-350 SD EQUIPPED WITH B.F. GOODRICH RIGID TRAIL T/A (NA) TIRES, SIZE: LT 245/75R17. WHILE THE CONTACT'S SON WAS DRIVING 70 MPH, THE VEHICLE INADVERTENTLY PULLED TO THE RIGHT WITHOUT WARNING. UPON INSPECTING THE TIRES THE NEXT MORNING, THE CONTACT DISCOVERED THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER TIRE WAS FLAT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SPARE TIRE WAS PLACED ON THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE AND THE ORIGINAL TIRE WAS TAKEN TO BE WATER TESTED FOR LEAKS, BUT NONE WERE FOUND. THERE WAS ALSO A CRACK IN THE RIM. THE VEHICLE AND TIRE WERE TAKEN TO KEYSTONE FORD (301 WALKER RD, CHAMBERSBURG, PA 17201 (717) 264-5104) FOR INSPECTION AND DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONTACT TO TAKE PICTURES OF THE TIRE TO SEND TO THE FORD MANUFACTURER TO DETERMINE IF THE WOULD REPLACE THE RIM AND TIRE. THE CONTACT NOTIFIED THE MANUFACTURER OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 28,000 AND TIRE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 8,000.

Mileage: 28,000

20161120ENGINE

AT TIMES WHILE DRIVING AT 45-60 MILES PER HOUR AND WHILE IN 6TH GEAR (AUTOMATIC) AFTER THE "CLEANING EXHAUST FILTER" MESSAGE COMES ON WHEN IT CLEANS THE EXHAUST TWICE WITHIN A 100 MILES, THE ENGINE WILL SHAKE AND KNOCKING/SPIKING NOISE AFTER THE SECOND CLEANING. THIS HAPPENS INTERMITTENTLY AND I AM UNABLE TO RECREATE THE PROBLEM AT THE DEALERSHIP. IT DOESN'T HAPPEN ALL THE TIME BUT WHEN IT DOES IT FEELS LIKE YOU HAVE A LOOSE WHEEL AND IT WILL JERKING BACKWARDS AND FORTH. FORD SEEMS UNAWARE OF THIS PROBLEM AND HAS NO REMEDIATION ON HOW TO FIX THE PROBLEM. THIS STARTED AROUND 8000 MILES THE TRUCK HAS 32,000 MILES NOW.

Mileage: 25,761

20160919ENGINE

AT 40 TO 50 MPH THE TRUCK CAN EXPERIENCE LOSS OF POWER AND SEVERE "SHUDDERING" WE HAVE 2 2015'S THAT WE PURCHASED LAST SEPTEMBER AND BOTH ARE EXPERIENCE THE SAME ISSUE IT'S VERY SPORADIC SEEMS TO HAPPEN A FEW TIMES A WEEK. I'M CONCERNED FOR THE SAFETY OF MY COMPANY AS WE CAN BE PULLING TRAILERS AND CAN NOT HAVE THIS TYPE OF BEHAVIOR WHEN ON BUSY ROADS. FORD KNOWS THERE IS AN ISSUE AS STATED IN TSB 16-0041, BUT THEY WILL NOT ATTEMPT TO CORRECT IT UNLESS THEIR TECHS SEE IT HAPPEN..I HAVE ALREADY HAD IT INTO THE SHOP AND THEY COULDN'T SEE THE PROBLEM. IF YOU LOOK ON THE INTERNET IT APPEARS TO BE A PROBLEM ON QUITE A FEW 2015'S..HERE IS ONE FORUM OF MANY HTTP://WWW.FORD-TRUCKS.COM/FORUMS/1381159-FORD-RELEASES-TSB-15-0088-FOR-2015-ACTIVE-REGENERATION-JACKHAMMER-VALVES-ISSUE-33.HTML

Mileage: 7,000

20160919POWER TRAIN

AT 40 TO 50 MPH THE TRUCK CAN EXPERIENCE LOSS OF POWER AND SEVERE "SHUDDERING" WE HAVE 2 2015'S THAT WE PURCHASED LAST SEPTEMBER AND BOTH ARE EXPERIENCE THE SAME ISSUE IT'S VERY SPORADIC SEEMS TO HAPPEN A FEW TIMES A WEEK. I'M CONCERNED FOR THE SAFETY OF MY COMPANY AS WE CAN BE PULLING TRAILERS AND CAN NOT HAVE THIS TYPE OF BEHAVIOR WHEN ON BUSY ROADS. FORD KNOWS THERE IS AN ISSUE AS STATED IN TSB 16-0041, BUT THEY WILL NOT ATTEMPT TO CORRECT IT UNLESS THEIR TECHS SEE IT HAPPEN..I HAVE ALREADY HAD IT INTO THE SHOP AND THEY COULDN'T SEE THE PROBLEM. IF YOU LOOK ON THE INTERNET IT APPEARS TO BE A PROBLEM ON QUITE A FEW 2015'S..HERE IS ONE FORUM OF MANY HTTP://WWW.FORD-TRUCKS.COM/FORUMS/1381159-FORD-RELEASES-TSB-15-0088-FOR-2015-ACTIVE-REGENERATION-JACKHAMMER-VALVES-ISSUE-33.HTML

Mileage: 7,000

20160330UNKNOWN OR OTHER

REAR WINDOW SHATTERED WHEN TURN REAR DEFORST ON

Mileage: 12,100

20160322TIRES

I WAS ON A VACATION TRIP TO DAYTONA BEACH FL. FROM THE DALLAS, TX AREA. I HAVE A DUAL AXLE RV. THIS BRAND NEW TIRE (TOWMAX) ON THE LEFT SIDE OF MY RV HAD LESS THAN 700 MILES ON IT WHEN IT EXPLODED. I WAS TRAVELING AT NO MORE THAN 65MPH. THE TIRE PRESSURE WAS CHECKED BEFORE I LEFT AND IT WAS AT 80PSI. THE SECOND TIRE ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF MY RV HAD LESS THAN 1100 MILES WHEN IT EXPLODED. WE COULD HEAR THE EXPLOSION IN THE CAB OF MY TRUCK. WE HAD NOT BEEN ON THE ROAD FOR MORE THAN 20 MILES. AGAIN THE SPEED WAS NO MORE THAN 65MPH AND THE TIRE PRESSURES WERE CHECKED AT 80PSI BEFORE I LEFT. I ALSO HAD TIRE PRESSURE MONITORS ON THE TIRES. IF THE SECOND TIRE ON THE SAME SIDE AS THE FAILED TIRE HAD BLOWN, IT WOULD HAVE ROLLED THE RV. SOMEONE COULD HAVE BEEN KILLED.

Mileage: 650

20160229TIRES

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 FORD F-350 SD EQUIPPED WITH GENERAL GRABBER HTS TIRES, SIZE 245/75R17 (NA). WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN THE DRIVEWAY, THERE WAS A LOUD EXPLOSION. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE INSIDE OF ONE OF THE TIRES WAS FLAT. THE TIRE WAS REMOVED AND TAKEN TO THE DEALER TO BE REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE VEHICLE AND TIRE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 31,000.

Mileage: 31,000

20151115ENGINE

AT TIMES WHILE DRIVING AT 50-55 MILES PER HOUR WHEN "CLEANING EXHAUST FILTER" MESSAGE COMES ON, THE ENGINE WILL SHAKE AND KNOCK VIOLENTLY. THIS HAPPENS INTERMITTENTLY AND AM UNABLE TO RECREATE THE PROBLEM AT THE DEALERSHIP. IT DOESN'T HAPPEN ALL THE TIME BUT WHEN IT DOES IT FEELS LIKE YOU HAVE FOUR FLAT TIRES AND IT IS VERY VIOLENT. FORD SAID THIS IS NORMAL, I KNOW IT'S NOT. WE LIVE ON VERY NARROW AND WINDING ROADS IN THE MOUNTAINS. I'M AFRAID THAT IF THIS HAPPENS ON SNOWY OR ICY ROADS CONDITIONS THE VEHICLE WILL BE VERY HAD TO CONTROL. THIS HAS HAPPENED 4 TIMES. THE DATE BELOW IS THE LAST TIME IT HAPPENED, MILEAGE WAS 6,865. THIS FIRST HAPPENED AT ABOUT 4500 MILES. SEEMS TO HAPPEN AT ABOUT 400-600 MILES.

Mileage: 6,865

20151108FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM

THE VEHICLE IS A DIESEL, AND WHEN IT ENTERS REGEN MODE TO CLEAN THE EXHAUST FILTER APP. ONE MINUTES AFTERWARD THE ENGINE ROUGHS VERY ROUGH AND WILL NOT ACCELERATE AT ALL. THIS CONTINUES FOR 2-3 MINUTES. THE TRUCK REMAINS RUNNING, BUT WILL PRESSING THE GAS PEDAL AT ALL RESULTS IN BUCKING AND SHAKING UNTIL I TAKE MY FOOT OFF THE PEDAL. THE ISSUE BEGAN AT AROUND 2500-3000 MILES, AND THERE ARE CURRENTLY 8400 ON THE TRUCK. IT HAPPENS EVERY TIME THE EXHAUST FILTER IS CLEANED.

Mileage: 8,400

20151026UNKNOWN OR OTHER

I HAVE A 2015 6.7 DIESEL. IT GOES THROUGH THE EXHAUST FILTER CLEANING ABOUT EVERY 200 MILES WHILE THE VEHICLE IS MOVING. AFTER THIS PROCESS STARTS THE ENGINE RUNS EXTREMELY ROUGH, LIKE IT'S READY TO DROP OUT, LOSSES POWER & THE ENTIRE VEHICLE SHAKES. THERE IS ALSO A VERY LOUD CLATTER IF I STEP ON THE GAS. THERE ARE NO ENGINE WARNING LIGHTS WHILE THIS IS HAPPENING.

Mileage: 27,504

20150818UNKNOWN OR OTHER

RUNS ROUGH, SHAKES, VIBRATION, THE EXHAUST CLEANING SYSTEM WILL NOT FINISH, AND THE TRUCK HAS HAD MULTIPLE OCCURENCES BUT IT WAS WORSE TODAY, WHEN PUSHING ON THE GAS PEDAL IT WOULD JUST KEEP DECLINING IN SPEED AND IT WAS LIKE IT COULD NOT GET ANY POWER SO I PARKED THE TRUCK CALLED FORD HAD IT TOWED, AND WHILE WAITING I THOUGHT I WOULD START IT AND BACK UP AND TAKE TO SEE IF IT WAS STILL BAD AND IT WOULD NOT EVEN GO IN REVERSE SO I PUT TRUCK BACK IN PARK AND SHUT IT OFF, FORD SAYS THERE IS AN ISSUE WITH THE SYSTEM BUT THEY HAVE NOT FIGURED IT OUT YET NOR DO THEY NO HOW TO EVEN FIX IT AT THIS POINT AND THEY SENT ME HOME IN THE TRUCK.

Mileage: 8,800

20150805ENGINE

THE VEHICLE IS A 6.7 FORD POWER STROKE. DURING A PROCESS CALLED REGEN, WHERE IS CLEANS THE DIESEL PARTICULATE FILTER, THE ENGINE WOULD SHAKE VIOLENTLY. IT GOT WORSE OVERTIME, TO THE POINT IT STARTED DOING IT WILE I WAS MERGING ONTO INTERSTATE, PULLING A PIECE OF EQUIPMENT (9000LB) ON A TRAILER. IT WAS DANGEROUS WITH THE LOSS OF POWER. I HAVE SINCE TRADED IT BACK TO DEALER AS FORD HAS SAID IT IS NORMAL OPERATION.

Mileage: 13,000

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Frequently Asked Questions

How many complaints does the 2015 FORD F-350 SD have?
The 2015 FORD F-350 SD has 26 NHTSA complaints, 0 crashes, 3 fires, 0 injuries, and 0 deaths reported.
Are there any recalls for the 2015 FORD F-350 SD?
Yes, the 2015 FORD F-350 SD has 4 recall(s). The most common affected component is POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:CONTROL MODULE (TCM/PCM/TECM). Recalls are issued by NHTSA and manufacturers must provide a free remedy.
What are the most common problems with the 2015 FORD F-350 SD?
The most-complained component for the 2015 FORD F-350 SD is ENGINE with 6 complaints. Other frequently reported areas include UNKNOWN OR OTHER and FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM.
Is the 2015 FORD F-350 SD safe to buy?
Review the complaint history, crash and fire reports, safety ratings, and recall status on this page to make an informed decision. No NHTSA crash test rating is available for this model year. Compare with other model years using the links above.
Where does this data come from?
All complaint, recall, and safety rating data is sourced from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). Complaints are filed by vehicle owners through NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation.

Vehicle Safety Guides

Data as of 2025. Sources: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation (ODI) complaints database, NHTSA recall campaign API, NHTSA NCAP crash-test ratings, and NHTSA FARS for fatality cross-reference.