Total Complaints
2 filings
FORD LCF 550 SERIES · model year
2 NHTSA complaints for this specific cohort.
NHTSA overall rating
Not crash-tested
New Car Assessment Program
The 2007FORDLCF 550 SERIES carries 2 consumer safety complaints in NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation database for this specific model-year cohort. Within that volume, owners reported 0 crashes, 0 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 2007 LCF 550 SERIES is fuel/propulsion system with 1 filings, followed by engine (1). 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.
NHTSA currently has 177 investigation files overlapping the 2007 LCF 550 SERIES, 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.
Total Complaints
2 filings
Crashes Reported
0 reports
Source
NHTSA ODI
Federal complaints database
At or below the fleet median complaint volume.
| Component | Count |
|---|---|
| FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | 1 |
| ENGINE | 1 |
THE TRUCK SUDDENLY STALLED AND WOULD NOT START WHILE DRIVING DOWN A HILL. THE GAS RANKS DELAMINATED AND THE LAMINATION CLOGGED ALL OF THE HOSES AND FILTERS. BOTH TANKS, FILTERS, AND SOME PUMPS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED COSTING US WEEKS OF DOWN TIME AND HUNDREDS OF DOLLARS. *TR
Mileage: 18,000
THE TRUCK SUDDENLY STALLED AND WOULD NOT START WHILE DRIVING DOWN A HILL. THE GAS RANKS DELAMINATED AND THE LAMINATION CLOGGED ALL OF THE HOSES AND FILTERS. BOTH TANKS, FILTERS, AND SOME PUMPS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED COSTING US WEEKS OF DOWN TIME AND HUNDREDS OF DOLLARS. *TR
Mileage: 18,000
Unintended Transmission Downshift and Rear Wheel Lock-up
Timing Belt Failure
Underbody shields detachment
B-Pillar Trim Detachment
Unintended Transmission Downshift and Rear Wheel Lock-up
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.
Read our methodology — how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.