Ford F350
Owners filed 39 complaints across 5 model years of the Ford F350. The 1990 drew the most (39); the 2008 the fewest (0).
Model years5
Complaints39
Recalls15
Fires3
Deaths1
Which Ford F350 years should you avoid?
On raw complaint volume the 1990 is the weakest year on record, with 39 complaints concentrated in the service brakes, hydraulic › foundation components. It carries 7 recalls.
Read these numbers with sales volume in mind. A model year that sold in huge numbers naturally accumulates more reports than a rare one, and older cars have had more years to fail. The stronger signal is the severity columns and whether the same component keeps coming up year after year.
Data: NHTSA complaint and recall files, September 2026. Complaints are unverified owner reports.