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2016 Ford F-350 Sd

Owner reports · Recalls · Investigations

More warning signs than most F-350 Sd years

Owner complaints for the 2016 Ford F-350 Sd are substantially higher than the model-year median of 73.

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When problems were reported

Mileage at the reported incident

117 reports with mileage · 91 unknown

NHTSA’s mileage field refers to the reported incident, not necessarily the filing date. This shows report counts, not the likelihood of a failure.

What to inspect

Issues worth paying extra attention to based on owner reports.

  • Suspension. Review the 81 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
  • Steering. Review the 76 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
  • Engine. Review the 22 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →

NHTSA owner reports · September 18, 2026 snapshot.

5 crash reports4 fire reports5 injury reports

Power Train complaints

17 reports
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18,000 miles · May 22, 2020
Electrical SystemFuel/propulsion SystemPower Train

ABOUT 2018 MY 2016 F350 DIESEL GAS MILEAGE WAS GOOD AROUND 16 MPG CITY AND 19MPG HWY I TOOK MY TRUCK TO FORD FOR SERVICE BECAUSE THE REGENERATION WOULD KEEP COMING ON ALL THE TIME WELL THEY FINELY SAID IT WAS A SENSOR BUT DID NOTHING TO REPLACE ANYTHING BUT THEY TOLD ME FORD COMPANY TOLD THEM TO RE-FLASH MY COMPUTER IN MY TRU…

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ABOUT 2018 MY 2016 F350 DIESEL GAS MILEAGE WAS GOOD AROUND 16 MPG CITY AND 19MPG HWY I TOOK MY TRUCK TO FORD FOR SERVICE BECAUSE THE REGENERATION WOULD KEEP COMING ON ALL THE TIME WELL THEY FINELY SAID IT WAS A SENSOR BUT DID NOTHING TO REPLACE ANYTHING BUT THEY TOLD ME FORD COMPANY TOLD THEM TO RE-FLASH MY COMPUTER IN MY TRUCK BECAUSE THEY HAD A UPDATE WELL MY GAS MILEAGE WENT DOWN TO 11 MPG CITY AND 9 MPG HWY AND I TRY TO TAKE IT BACK AND TELL ME IT IS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY.....SO THEY DID SOMETHING TO MY FUEL MILEAGE WHICH IS TOTALLY WRONG WHAT THEY DID TO ME BECAUSE WHEN I BOUGHT IT THE TRUCK THE FUEL MILEAGE WAS BETTER SO I AM LOOSING MONEY EVERY TIME I DRIVE IT BECAUSE WHAT THE DID BEHIND MY BACK OUR FIRST TRIP ABOUT OCT 2019 WE HAD POWER LOSS WHILE DRIVING AT AROUND 60 MPH WHERE NO MATTER HOW FAR I PUSH THE GAS PEDDLE TO THE FLOOR NOTHING HAPPEN OF FLAT LAND WHILE TOWING AND IN HEAVY TRAFFIC WHERE SPEED LIMIT WAS HIGHER THEN 60 MPH WHERE PEOPLE WERE RUSHING AROUND ME AND HONKING THERE HORNS AND WE COULD NOT PULL OVER WITH NO POWER TO GET OVER A CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON WE HAVEN'T USED THIS TRUCK MUCH IF I DID WOULD HAVE MORE PROBLEMS SO I WILL NOT KNOW WHAT WILL HAPPEN THIS YEAR ON THE 2ND TRIP ALSO I HAVE CHECK ENGINE THAT COMES ON WITHOUT TOWING BUT GOES OUT AFTER AWHILE AND THE DEALER TOLD ME THEY CANT DO ANYTHING ..I DO HAVE A PICTURE OF THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON AT 20,203 MILES AND NOW I ONLY HAVE 20,300 ON A 2016 F350 TRUCK RIGHT NOW AND IT IS MAY 22, 2020 THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS ON MORE THEN ONE TIME BUT THIS WAS THE FIRST TIME I TOOK A PICTURE. *TR

NHTSA ODI #11325592

17,000 miles · Aug 15, 2019
Power Train

LOCKING HUBS SEIZED UP AT 17,000 MILES. COULD ONLY TURN THEM WITH A WRENCH. THE COATING AROUND THE HUB WAS BUBBLING WITH CORROSION FROM INSIDE. THIS PROBLEM HAS OCCURRED ON MY PREVIOUSLY OWNED F250 KING RANCH. DEALERSHIP WAS AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM AND STATED IT WAS COMMON.

NHTSA ODI #11244084

25,300 miles · Oct 11, 2018
Power TrainSteeringSuspension

OCTOBER 8, 2018 AT 3:45 PM HEADING NORTH BOUND ON US HIGHWAY 55 AT MILE MARKER 191.8 TOWING A FIFTH WHEEL RV, HIT ROUGH PAVEMENT WHICH CAUSED UNCONTROLLABLE OSCILLATION OF THE STEERING WHEEL AND VIOLENT SHAKING OF THE ENTIRE VEHICLE. YOU MUST SLOW THE VEHICLE TO UNDER UNDER 10 MILES AN HOUR TO REGAIN CONTROL. THIS SAME TY…

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OCTOBER 8, 2018 AT 3:45 PM HEADING NORTH BOUND ON US HIGHWAY 55 AT MILE MARKER 191.8 TOWING A FIFTH WHEEL RV, HIT ROUGH PAVEMENT WHICH CAUSED UNCONTROLLABLE OSCILLATION OF THE STEERING WHEEL AND VIOLENT SHAKING OF THE ENTIRE VEHICLE. YOU MUST SLOW THE VEHICLE TO UNDER UNDER 10 MILES AN HOUR TO REGAIN CONTROL. THIS SAME TYPE OF SITUATION HAPPEN ON AUGUST 4, 2018, WHICH I RETURNED THE VEHICLE TO THE FORD DEALER WHO STATED THEY COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG, BECAUSE THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE ISSUE.

NHTSA ODI #11139661

21,000 miles · Aug 9, 2018
Power TrainSteeringSuspension

UNCONTROLLABLE STEERING AFTER DRIVING OVER EXPANSION JOINTS ON THE HIGHWAYS OR ROUGH ROADS OR STREETS. ONCE YOU DRIVE OVER THESE AREAS, THE STEERING WHEEL BEGINS TO VIOLENTLY SHAKE TO THE LEFT THEN THE RIGHT. THE TRUCK IS SHAKING VIOLENTLY AND MAKES IT DIFFICULT TO CONTROL THE VEHICLE. YOU MUST SLOW DOWN TO ALMOST A STOP TO STOP…

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UNCONTROLLABLE STEERING AFTER DRIVING OVER EXPANSION JOINTS ON THE HIGHWAYS OR ROUGH ROADS OR STREETS. ONCE YOU DRIVE OVER THESE AREAS, THE STEERING WHEEL BEGINS TO VIOLENTLY SHAKE TO THE LEFT THEN THE RIGHT. THE TRUCK IS SHAKING VIOLENTLY AND MAKES IT DIFFICULT TO CONTROL THE VEHICLE. YOU MUST SLOW DOWN TO ALMOST A STOP TO STOP THE VIOLENT SHAKING AND REGAIN CONTROL OF YOUR TRUCK. THIS HAS HAPPEN TWO TIMES IN A ROW AND I WENT STRAIGHT TO THE FORD DEALER WHO REPLACED PARTS. ON THE SECOND TIME THIS HAPPEN, I HAD TO CUT BETWEEN THE HIGHWAY WORKERS BACK BLOCKING TRUCK AND THE HIGHWAY WORKERS REPAIRING THE ROAD BECAUSE I COULD NOT CONTROL THE VEHICLE AT THE HIGHWAY SPEED. IT HAS HAPPEN AGAIN AND THE TRUCK IS BACK IN AT THE FORD DEALER.

NHTSA ODI #11118798

8,000 miles · Jun 25, 2017
Power TrainService Brakes

THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED ON AN INCLINE, WITH THE FRONT OF THE TRUCK POINTING UP THE SLOPE. THE TRANSMISSION WAS SHIFTED FROM DRIVE TO NEUTRAL, THE PARKING BRAKE WAS APPLIED, AND THEN THE TRANSMISSION WAS SHIFTED FROM NEUTRAL TO PARK. THE VEHICLE WAS LEFT UNATTENDED, AND SHORTLY AFTER THAT, IT ROLLED 10-15 FEET BACKWARDS, WITH TH…

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THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED ON AN INCLINE, WITH THE FRONT OF THE TRUCK POINTING UP THE SLOPE. THE TRANSMISSION WAS SHIFTED FROM DRIVE TO NEUTRAL, THE PARKING BRAKE WAS APPLIED, AND THEN THE TRANSMISSION WAS SHIFTED FROM NEUTRAL TO PARK. THE VEHICLE WAS LEFT UNATTENDED, AND SHORTLY AFTER THAT, IT ROLLED 10-15 FEET BACKWARDS, WITH THE TRANSMISSION IN PARK, AND THE PARKING BRAKE FULLY APPLIED. IT WAS FOUND STOPPED ON LEVEL GROUND. UPON REALIZING WHAT HAPPENED, I REPEATED THE PARKING PROCESS USING THE SAME SHIFT SEQUENCE, D-N-P, WITH THE SAME RESULTS. ADDITIONALLY, I TRIED PARKING THE TRUCK POINTING DOWN A SLOPE. IN THIS SITUATION, THE TRUCK ROLLED FORWARD, AND HAD TO BE STOPPED USING THE BRAKE PEDAL. I IMMEDIATELY TOOK THE TRUCK TO THE DEALER WHO I BOUGHT IT FROM. THEY COULD NOT REPLICATE THE PROBLEM AND TOOK NO ACTION TO INVESTIGATE OR REPAIR THE TRANSMISSION.

NHTSA ODI #11001272

Mileage unknown · Nov 29, 2016
Power TrainSuspension

WHILE DRIVING AT 60 TO 70 MILES PER HOUR YOU GET A SLIGHT SHIMMY IN THE BACK END. AS YOU PROGRESS THE SHAKE GETS WORSE. THE FORD SHOP WHERE I LIVE HAS A RUSH IN RUSH OUT WORK ETHIC, THEY DON'T LISTEN TO THE ONE PAYING THE BILLS. I HAVE TRIED SEVERAL SHOPS TO FIND THE PROBLEM, NO RESULTS. *TR

NHTSA ODI #10928660

7,000 miles · May 19, 2016
EnginePower Train

WHEN THE 6.7 DIESEL ENGINE GOES IN TO REGENERATION FOR THE EMISSION SYSTEM THE ENGINE SOMETIMES SHUDDERS AND SHAKES VIOLENTLY. THE VALVES RATTLE AND THERE IS A SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER AND TRUCK SLOWS. SEEMS TO BE MOSTLY WHEN THE TRUCK IS IN A SLIGHT PULL UP A GRADE. BUT, IT HAS DONE IT ON FLAT GROUND. THIS CONDITION IS VERY DANG…

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WHEN THE 6.7 DIESEL ENGINE GOES IN TO REGENERATION FOR THE EMISSION SYSTEM THE ENGINE SOMETIMES SHUDDERS AND SHAKES VIOLENTLY. THE VALVES RATTLE AND THERE IS A SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER AND TRUCK SLOWS. SEEMS TO BE MOSTLY WHEN THE TRUCK IS IN A SLIGHT PULL UP A GRADE. BUT, IT HAS DONE IT ON FLAT GROUND. THIS CONDITION IS VERY DANGEROUS AND WIDE SPREAD THROUGHOUT THE FORD 6.7 DIESEL ENGINES. THE DEALER STATED IT WAS COMMON WITH THESE 6.7 DIESEL ENGINES AND A FIX WAS COMING BUT IT HAS BEEN OVER 2 YEARS AND NO FIX IN SITE. MY TRUCK IS A 2016 WITH ONLY 10,000 MILES. FORD KNOWS THERE IS A PROBLEM AND WON'T FIX IT. THE TRUCK IS AT WOODY ANDERSON FORD IN HUNTSVILLE, ALABAMA IN THEIR TRUCK SHOP. THEIR TRUCK SHOP SERVICE MANAGER TOLD ME OF THE PROBLEM WHEN I REPORTED WHAT THE TRUCK WAS DOING. FORD ACTUALLY HAS A TSB FOR FOR CUSTOMERS WHO HAVE REPORTED THIS ISSUE, BUT THEY HAVE NO DESIRE TO CORRECT THE PROGRAMMING. IT IS BAD AND SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE BEFORE SOMEONE GET HURT.

NHTSA ODI #10865897

Official recalls

3

25V572000 · Back Over Prevention: Sensing System: Camera

Sep 3, 2025

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 distorted, inverted, or blank image when the vehicle is in reverse.

Consequence & remedy

Consequence: A rearview camera that displays an inverted, distorted, or blank image can reduce the driver’s view behind the vehicle, increasing the risk of a crash.

Remedy: Dealers will inspect and replace the rearview camera as necessary, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed January 13, 2026. Ford owners will receive letters in phases, beginning January 2026 and June 2026. Owners may contact Ford customer service at 1-866-436-7332. Ford's number for this recall is 25S89. This recall expands previous NHTSA recall number 25V270. Vehicle Identification Numbers (VINs) involved in this recall will be searchable on NHTSA.gov beginning September 8, 2025.

22V337000 · Air Bags:frontal:driver Clockspring/spiral Cassette

May 13, 2022

Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2016 Super Duty F-250, F-350, F-450, and F-550 vehicles. Dust may accumulate in the steering wheel clock spring, causing a disconnection in the electrical connection resulting in the driver's air bag not deploying as intended.

Consequence & remedy

Consequence: A disconnected driver's air bag can result in it not deploying, as intended, during a crash, increasing the risk of injury.

Remedy: Dealers will replace the steering wheel clock spring, free of charge. Remedy parts are expected to become available in the 3rd Quarter of 2023. An interim notification letter informing owners of the safety risk was mailed on July 6, 2022. Owner notification letters were mailed July 10, 2023. Owners may contact Ford customer service at 1-866-436-7332. Ford's number for this recall is 22S35.

16V246000 · Tires:sidewall

Apr 26, 2016

Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain model year 2016 Ford F-250, F-350, F-450, and F-550 trucks manufactured April 5, 2016, to April 11, 2016. The tires installed during assembly of the affected vehicles may have sustained damage to the inner sidewall, possibly resulting in a loss of air or a tire rupture.

Consequence & remedy

Consequence: A rapid loss of air or a tire rupture while the vehicle is being driven may cause a loss of vehicle control, increasing the risk of a crash.

Remedy: Ford will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the tires for damage and replace them as necessary, free of charge. The recall began on May 23, 2016. Owners may contact Ford customer service at 1-866-436-7332. Ford's number for this recall is 16S17.

Model-level recall history does not show whether a particular VIN is affected or has received a repair. Check a VIN with NHTSA ↗

NHTSA investigations

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PE24014 · Sogefi Secondary Diesel Fuel Filter Leak

Opened May 9, 2024 · No close date supplied

Status: open (inferred from source dates) · Fuel System, Diesel; Fuel System, Other:fuel Filter

The Office of Defect Investigations (ODI) has received 27 complaints alleging diesel fuel leaks due to a fracture in the secondary fuel filter housing in model year (MY) 2015-2021 Ford Motor Company (Ford) F-250, 350, 450, and 550 Super Duty vehicles equipped with 6.7L diesel engines. Of these complaints, 12 describe an engine compartment fire. The proximity of the secondary fuel filter to high heat sources creates a potential for autoignition thermal events and fires. ODI has contacted the vehicle manufacturer, Ford, and the filter manufacturer, Allevard Sogefi USA (Sogefi), and learned that the low-pressure fuel system is capable of a maximum operating pressure of 8.5 Bar, while the secondary fuel filter is only tested to seven (7) Bar during the manufacturing process. Additionally, changes starting in 2022 by both Ford and Sogefi align with a lack of similar complaints on MY 2022 and newer vehicles. ODI is opening this Preliminary Evaluation (PE) to evaluate the severity of the potential problem and to fully assess the potential safety-related problems. To review the ODI reports cited in the Opening Resume ODI Report Identification Number document, go to NHTSA.gov.

Additional source detail variants (2)

Fuel System, Diesel

The Office of Defect Investigations (ODI) has received 27 complaints alleging diesel fuel leaks due to a fracture in the secondary fuel filter housing in model year (MY) 2015-2021 Ford Motor Company (Ford) F-250, 350, 450, and 550 Super Duty vehicles equipped with 6.7L diesel engines. Of these complaints, 12 describe an engine compartment fire. The proximity of the secondary fuel filter to high heat sources creates a potential for autoignition thermal events and fires. ODI has contacted the vehicle manufacturer, Ford, and the filter manufacturer, Allevard Sogefi USA (Sogefi), and learned that the low-pressure fuel system is capable of a maximum operating pressure of 8.5 Bar, while the secondary fuel filter is only tested to seven (7) Bar during the manufacturing process. Additionally, changes starting in 2022 by both Ford and Sogefi align with a lack of similar complaints on MY 2022 and newer vehicles. ODI is opening this Preliminary Evaluation (PE) to evaluate the severity of the potential problem and to fully assess the potential safety-related problems. To review the ODI reports cited in the Opening Resume ODI Report Identification Number document, go to NHTSA.gov.

Fuel System, Other:fuel Filter

The Office of Defect Investigations (ODI) has received 27 complaints alleging diesel fuel leaks due to a fracture in the secondary fuel filter housing in model year (MY) 2015-2021 Ford Motor Company (Ford) F-250, 350, 450, and 550 Super Duty vehicles equipped with 6.7L diesel engines. Of these complaints, 12 describe an engine compartment fire. The proximity of the secondary fuel filter to high heat sources creates a potential for autoignition thermal events and fires. ODI has contacted the vehicle manufacturer, Ford, and the filter manufacturer, Allevard Sogefi USA (Sogefi), and learned that the low-pressure fuel system is capable of a maximum operating pressure of 8.5 Bar, while the secondary fuel filter is only tested to seven (7) Bar during the manufacturing process. Additionally, changes starting in 2022 by both Ford and Sogefi align with a lack of similar complaints on MY 2022 and newer vehicles. ODI is opening this Preliminary Evaluation (PE) to evaluate the severity of the potential problem and to fully assess the potential safety-related problems. To review the ODI reports cited in the Opening Resume ODI Report Identification Number document, go to NHTSA.gov.