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2018 Ford F-550

Model year 2018: every recall NHTSA’s file names for it, the complaints owners made to NHTSA, and its crash ratings.

NHTSA’s recall lookup, on nhtsa.gov

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The short answer

From NHTSA’s files, copied Oct 28, 2026.

A recall covers the vehicles it names, by build date where NHTSA gives one. Your VIN says which are open on yours.

Is your vehicle in one of these recalls?

No public file says which recalls are still open on one vehicle. NHTSA’s lookup does, from its VIN.

17 letters and numbers, at the bottom of the windshield on the driver’s side. VINs never use I, O or Q.

Source:

The VIN goes to NHTSA, never to Hearth Record.

What recalls name it?

10 recalls for the 2018 Ford F-550 in NHTSA’s file, newest first. Each covers the vehicles it names; your VIN says if yours is one.

None carries NHTSA’s advice not to drive it or to park outside.

Source:

NHTSA, Recalls flat file. Released Oct 28, 2026. Updated daily.

Jun 5, 2019. Equipment

NHTSA counts 4 potentially involved, across everything this recall names. The ones named here were built from Mar 5, 2018 to Apr 30, 2019.

  • NHTSA campaign 19V-414

The whole recall, in NHTSA’s words

May 29, 2019. Equipment

NHTSA counts 13 potentially involved, across everything this recall names. The ones named here were built from Jan 1, 2018 to May 15, 2019.

  • NHTSA campaign 19V-398

The whole recall, in NHTSA’s words

May 29, 2019. Equipment

NHTSA counts 22 potentially involved, across everything this recall names. The ones named here were built from May 1, 2017 to Dec 13, 2018.

  • NHTSA campaign 19V-401

The whole recall, in NHTSA’s words

May 13, 2019. Exterior lighting: brake lights

NHTSA counts 4 potentially involved, across everything this recall names. The ones named here were built from Jul 9, 2018 to Apr 19, 2019.

  • NHTSA campaign 19V-358

The whole recall, in NHTSA’s words

May 3, 2019. Exterior lighting: brake lights

NHTSA counts 17 potentially involved, across everything this recall names. The ones named here were built from Nov 15, 2017 to Feb 15, 2018.

  • NHTSA campaign 19V-342

The whole recall, in NHTSA’s words

Apr 3, 2019. Exterior lighting: brake lights

NHTSA counts 1 potentially involved, across everything this recall names. The ones named here were built from Nov 1, 2017 to May 16, 2018.

  • NHTSA campaign 19V-269

The whole recall, in NHTSA’s words

Mar 28, 2019. Exterior lighting: brake lights

NHTSA counts 2 potentially involved, across everything this recall names. The ones named here were built from Jun 18, 2018 to Jun 18, 2018.

  • NHTSA campaign 19V-251

The whole recall, in NHTSA’s words

Mar 28, 2019. Exterior lighting: brake lights

NHTSA counts 1 potentially involved, across everything this recall names. The ones named here were built from Nov 1, 2017 to May 16, 2018.

  • NHTSA campaign 19V-254

The whole recall, in NHTSA’s words

Mar 26, 2019. Exterior lighting: brake lights

NHTSA counts 36 potentially involved, across everything this recall names. The ones named here were built from Jun 13, 2018 to Aug 29, 2018.

  • NHTSA campaign 19V-236

The whole recall, in NHTSA’s words

Dec 18, 2018. Engine

NHTSA counts 410,289 potentially involved, across everything this recall names. The ones named here were built from Mar 18, 2014 to Nov 17, 2018.

  • NHTSA campaign 18V-894

The whole recall, in NHTSA’s words

What have owners told NHTSA?

8 complaints to NHTSA, received from Aug 5, 2019 to Feb 11, 2025.

  • None told of a crash, and none of a fire.
  • None reports anyone injured or killed.
  • Complaints are owners’ own reports, not findings: NHTSA reads them to decide what to look into. Only their counts are kept here; no complaint’s words or owner are read.
Source:

NHTSA, Owner complaints flat files. Released Oct 28, 2026. Updated daily.

How did it do in crash tests?

NHTSA hasn’t rated the 2018 Ford F-550 in its 5-Star Safety Ratings. That says nothing about how it would do.

Source:

NHTSA, 5-Star Safety Ratings. Released Aug 7, 2026. Updated monthly.

What the record doesn’t say

  • Which recalls are still open on one vehicle: only NHTSA’s lookup, with its VIN, says that.
  • How serious each complaint was, or whether it was confirmed: complaints aren’t findings.
Source:

Hearth Record wrote these lines.

Sources

  • National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Recalls flat file (FLAT_RCL_POST_2010).

    Released Oct 28, 2026 and checked Oct 28, 2026. Updated daily. Public domain (U.S. Government work).

  • National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Owner complaints flat files.

    Released Oct 28, 2026 and checked Oct 28, 2026. Updated daily. Public domain (U.S. Government work).

  • National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, 5-Star Safety Ratings.

    Released Aug 7, 2026 and checked Oct 19, 2026. Updated monthly. Public domain (U.S. Government work).

Source:

Vehicle, car seat, tire and vehicle equipment recalls, owner complaints and crash ratings are from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). Copied on Oct 28, 2026.

How to read a record

Four things every record does, shown on an example record made up for this guide.

An example record, made up for this guide

An example nursing home

Made up for this guide: no real place is shown

Not fully inspected in over two years (CMS flag)

11 health citations at the latest inspection cycle

The state average is 14.3.

Source:

CMS, State and US Averages and Health Deficiencies. Released Oct 28, 2026. Updated monthly.

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