Ford F-450 SD · model year

2024 Ford F-450 SD

13 NHTSA complaints, and 3 recall campaigns listed for this cohort. A VIN lookup is required to determine whether a specific vehicle has an unrepaired recall.

NHTSA overall rating

Not crash-tested

New Car Assessment Program

Complaints
13
Recalls
3

The verdict

The 2024 Ford F-450 SD posts above-average complaint volume among its own model-year siblings.

41st pctile
complaint volume, own model years
3
recall campaigns

The 2024FordF-450 SD carries 13 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.

The most frequently selected component label in reports for the 2024 F-450 SD is vehicle speed control with 3 filings, followed by forward collision avoidance: adaptive cruise control (3) and forward collision avoidance: warnings (3). Complaint categories reflect owner reports and intake categorization; they do not establish a defect pattern or cause. This cohort has 3 NHTSA recall campaigns listed below. Enter a VIN in NHTSA's official recall lookup to determine whether a specific vehicle has an unrepaired recall.

NHTSA currently has 179 investigation files overlapping the 2024 F-450 SD, and 6 remain open. Owners comparing this cohort against neighboring years should read the complaint-by-year trend as report volume, not a causal diagnosis. Use the related-complaint feed and the official recall lookup when researching a specific vehicle.

13
Complaints
0
Crashes
3
Fires
0
Injuries
0
Deaths
F
PlainCars Safety Score
0/100
2024 Ford F-450 SD

PlainCars' own composite of NHTSA NCAP crash-test ratings and rollover-risk assessment, each dimension normalized against the federal scale or the full national model-year corpus. Not an official NHTSA figure, and not a substitute for a specific vehicle's VIN-level recall check.

NHTSA Overall Rating N/A
Not rated
NHTSA New Car Assessment Program overall crash-test rating.
Front Crash N/A
Not rated
Frontal barrier crash-test rating.
Side Crash N/A
Not rated
Side barrier and pole crash-test rating.
Rollover Resistance N/A
Not rated
Static stability factor + dynamic rollover test rating.
Rollover Risk N/A
Not reported
NHTSA single-vehicle rollover probability, dynamic test.

Total Complaints

13 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
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL3
FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: ADAPTIVE CRUISE CONTROL3
FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: WARNINGS3
EXTERIOR LIGHTING1
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM1
ENGINE1
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM1

Recalls (3)

24V80600025/10/2024

BACK OVER PREVENTION: SENSING SYSTEM: CAMERA

Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2023-2024 F-250, F-350, and F-450 vehicles. Water may enter the Tailgate Park Assist Sensor Interface Module (TPASIM) and cause the rearview camera image to display intermittently or appear blue or black.

26V10400020/02/2026

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INTEGRATED TRAILER BRAKE CONTROL

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

25V31500009/05/2025

BACK OVER PREVENTION:SOFTWARE

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 vehicle

Recent Complaints

20260130FireENGINE

n October 28th, I left Atlanta, Georgia with a load going to Pittsburgh–Philadelphia. On October 29th, 2025, around 12:30 a.m., I was approximately two miles north of Birch River, West Virginia. While driving uphill at a steady speed of about 60–65 mph, I suddenly heard a loud popping sound, as if something had exploded or blown inside the engine. Right after that, the truck immediately lost power, and I pulled over to the shoulder as quickly as I could. As I was stopping, I saw flames coming through the hood directly in front of me, mostly from the driver’s side. I grabbed the fire extinguisher from inside my cab and opened the hood. On the driver’s side of the engine, I saw heavy flames coming out under high pressure. I emptied the entire extinguisher, but the fire did not stop. Then I ran to get my second extinguisher from the trailer and used it completely as well, but the flames kept burning. I noticed that strong flames were also coming from underneath the front driver

20260130FireFUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM

n October 28th, I left Atlanta, Georgia with a load going to Pittsburgh–Philadelphia. On October 29th, 2025, around 12:30 a.m., I was approximately two miles north of Birch River, West Virginia. While driving uphill at a steady speed of about 60–65 mph, I suddenly heard a loud popping sound, as if something had exploded or blown inside the engine. Right after that, the truck immediately lost power, and I pulled over to the shoulder as quickly as I could. As I was stopping, I saw flames coming through the hood directly in front of me, mostly from the driver’s side. I grabbed the fire extinguisher from inside my cab and opened the hood. On the driver’s side of the engine, I saw heavy flames coming out under high pressure. I emptied the entire extinguisher, but the fire did not stop. Then I ran to get my second extinguisher from the trailer and used it completely as well, but the flames kept burning. I noticed that strong flames were also coming from underneath the front driver

20251028VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

This is the third time I have had this issue. I will be driving my truck and will out of nowhere get a warning on the dash that says: “Pre-Collision Assist not available” then after that happens I will not be able to set the cruise control. This can only be fixed by a trip to the dealer ship and usual takes 10-15 days to get fixed. It will work as normal for a few thousand miles than come back. It also happened approximately January 2nd with approximately 2000 and March 15th with 4000 miles.

20251028FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: ADAPTIVE CRUISE CONTROL

This is the third time I have had this issue. I will be driving my truck and will out of nowhere get a warning on the dash that says: “Pre-Collision Assist not available” then after that happens I will not be able to set the cruise control. This can only be fixed by a trip to the dealer ship and usual takes 10-15 days to get fixed. It will work as normal for a few thousand miles than come back. It also happened approximately January 2nd with approximately 2000 and March 15th with 4000 miles.

20251028FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: WARNINGS

This is the third time I have had this issue. I will be driving my truck and will out of nowhere get a warning on the dash that says: “Pre-Collision Assist not available” then after that happens I will not be able to set the cruise control. This can only be fixed by a trip to the dealer ship and usual takes 10-15 days to get fixed. It will work as normal for a few thousand miles than come back. It also happened approximately January 2nd with approximately 2000 and March 15th with 4000 miles.

20250826FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: WARNINGS

While driving systems start to fualt, pre-collision not available, pre-collition fault, cruise control stops working, hill descent control fault, hill start assist warning. Started happening soon after purchase and happens ramdomly while driving almost every time. Resets after vihicle is turned off and back on. Had dealer inspect promblem and was told there was no fix for it.

20250826FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: ADAPTIVE CRUISE CONTROL

While driving systems start to fualt, pre-collision not available, pre-collition fault, cruise control stops working, hill descent control fault, hill start assist warning. Started happening soon after purchase and happens ramdomly while driving almost every time. Resets after vihicle is turned off and back on. Had dealer inspect promblem and was told there was no fix for it.

20250826VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

While driving systems start to fualt, pre-collision not available, pre-collition fault, cruise control stops working, hill descent control fault, hill start assist warning. Started happening soon after purchase and happens ramdomly while driving almost every time. Resets after vihicle is turned off and back on. Had dealer inspect promblem and was told there was no fix for it.

20250107VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

A warning comes on stating the Pre-Collision Assist not available and does not go away. Adaptive Cruise Control and Standard Cruise Control also do not work. It has been at the dealer and they can not get it to work. From reading online this has happened to a handful of 2024 Ford Super Dutys.

20250107FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: ADAPTIVE CRUISE CONTROL

A warning comes on stating the Pre-Collision Assist not available and does not go away. Adaptive Cruise Control and Standard Cruise Control also do not work. It has been at the dealer and they can not get it to work. From reading online this has happened to a handful of 2024 Ford Super Dutys.

20250107FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: WARNINGS

A warning comes on stating the Pre-Collision Assist not available and does not go away. Adaptive Cruise Control and Standard Cruise Control also do not work. It has been at the dealer and they can not get it to work. From reading online this has happened to a handful of 2024 Ford Super Dutys.

20241205FireELECTRICAL SYSTEM

The contact owns a 2024 Ford F-450 SD. The contact stated while driving approximately 35 MPH, there was a popping sound coming from behind the instrument panel. The contact stated that there was smoke coming from the instrument panel and through the vents. The vehicle was pulled over to the side of the road, opened all the windows, and inspected the vehicle but found no failure. The contact reentered the vehicle and noticed flames coming from the middle of the instrument panel. The contact extinguished the fire with a fire extinguisher. Neither the Fire Department nor the Police Department were notified. The vehicle was towed to a dealer however, the failure could not be duplicated. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 300.

Mileage: 300

20240207EXTERIOR LIGHTING

What component or system failed or malfunctioned, and is it available for inspection upon request? High beam "projector style" LED headlights have bright lines that are very distracting when driving at night. How was your safety or the safety of others put at risk? Driver's vision is impacted. They are particularly bad on curvy, mountainous terrain. The bright lines produced by the high beams impair vision similar to how a movie with flashing lights might affect a person. Has the problem been reproduced or confirmed by a dealer or independent service center? Yes, by 2 dealers. Has the vehicle or component been inspected by the manufacturer, police, insurance representatives or others? No, I am trying to get the manufacturer to do so. Were there any warning lamps, messages or other symptoms of the problem prior to the failure, and when did they first appear? No.

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Frequently Asked Questions

How many complaints does the 2024 Ford F-450 SD have?
The 2024 Ford F-450 SD has 13 NHTSA complaints, 0 crashes, 3 fires, 0 injuries, and 0 deaths reported.
Are there any recalls for the 2024 Ford F-450 SD?
Yes, the 2024 Ford F-450 SD has 3 recall(s). The most common affected component is BACK OVER PREVENTION: SENSING SYSTEM: CAMERA. Recalls are issued by NHTSA and manufacturers must provide a free remedy.
What are the most common problems with the 2024 Ford F-450 SD?
The most-complained component for the 2024 Ford F-450 SD is VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL with 3 complaints. Other frequently reported areas include FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: ADAPTIVE CRUISE CONTROL and FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: WARNINGS.
Is the 2024 Ford F-450 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.

Data vintage: August 2026. 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.

Every figure on PlainCars is rendered directly from NHTSA complaint and safety data, no number is typed in by an editor. This year-specific record is rendered from NHTSA ODI, recall, and NCAP rows for the 2024 Ford F-450 SD; no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.