Ford F-250 Super Duty body and structure problems, 2016–2027
88 of the 3,662 complaints owners filed with NHTSA about the Ford F-250 Super Duty 2016–2027 name the body and structure (NHTSA’s “Structure” heading — body panels, frame, roof rails, trim and glass as fitted). The loudest years: 2017 (66), 2018 (15), 2022 (7). Filed under the same heading across these years: 3 recall campaigns, 2 NHTSA investigations. Every figure is a linked federal record; none is a failure rate, none a repair cost, and none a verdict on one car.
Ford F-250 Super Duty body and structure problems by model year
Source: NHTSA complaints, recalls, investigations and manufacturer communicationsOne row per model year on file, newest first. A year marked in depth has its own page: the complaints, the owners’ words and every document under this heading for that year.
| Model year | Complaints naming the body and structure | Share of the year’s | Typically at | On file under the heading | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2027 | 0 | — | — | — | the year → |
| 2026 | 0 | — | — | 10 TSBs | the year → |
| 2025 | 0 | — | — | 14 TSBs | the year → |
| 2024 | 0 | — | — | 1 recall | the year → |
| 2023 | 0 | — | — | 2 recalls | the year → |
| 2022 | 7 | 6% | — | — | the year → |
| 2021 | 0 | — | — | — | the year → |
| 2020 | 0 | — | — | 14 TSBs · 1 investigation | the year → |
| 2019 | 0 | — | 16k | 1 recall · 2 investigations | the year → |
| 2018 | 15 | 4% | 19k | 28 TSBs · 1 recall · 2 investigations | the year → |
| 2017 in depth | 66 | 6% | 30k | 30 TSBs · 1 recall · 2 investigations | the record → |
| 2016 | 0 | — | — | 7 TSBs | the year → |
Two things the counts carry that are not the car: how many of each year were sold, and how long each has been on the road — an older year out-counts a newer one before anything is wrong with it. The share column is the honest comparison across years: what part of that year’s complaints named the body and structure. Nothing here is a rate.
When the body and structure complaints were filed, and at what mileage
Source: NHTSA complaint databaseFiled per calendar year, every model year together: 2017: 1 · 2018: 18 · 2019: 32 · 2020: 9 · 2021: 8 · 2022: 6 · 2023: 4 · 2024: 6 · 2025: 3 · 2026: 1
Across the model years, half of the 97 owners who gave an odometer reading reported the body and structure problem between 7,000 and 40,000 miles. A median of reports, not the life of a part.
In owners’ own words
Source: NHTSA complaint databaseFiled with NHTSA by the people who own these cars, about the body and structure, from the model years with the most to say. Quoted as written, with anything identifying removed; unverified reports — what was said, not a finding that it was true.
Power tailgate is coming open while driving. Tailgate was damaged due to it coming open while towing a trailer. Tailgate has opened on two occasions and requiring replacement both times. Both times the tailgate has come open it has been while there was a trailer connected.
Tailgate has been opening on its own while driving. The last time this happened I was driving with a trailer attached and the tailgate dropped while driving and the tailgate and trailer were damaged. Not sure what caused the tailgate to open on its own. Key fob was on the dash when this happened so couldn't of been pushed on accident.
My truck tailgate is opening without cause. It happened 3 times before a recall was supposedly completed in january and has happened 3 times since. Twice when pulling a trailer just after starting to backup. That last was when my car play malfunctioned with the apple phone.
While driving down the road the drivers door opened up unexpectedly while entering an interstate highway. The outside temperature was 89 degrees f
While driving down a two-lane road at approximately 60 miles an hour I passed a semi truck coming in the other direction and the momentary change in air pressure caused my hood to unlatch. Thankfully the secondary latch kept the hood from fully opening but had that latch not worked the hood would have flown open into my windshield
What is on file about the body and structure, across the years
Source: NHTSA recalls, investigations and manufacturer communicationsRecall campaigns filed under this heading, any model year
- 24V806000 ModerateOct 25, 2024 · 24,950 vehicles
- 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.
- 23V507000 ModerateJul 21, 2023 · 1,339 vehicles
- Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2023 Super Duty F250, F350, F450, and F550 vehicles. If the driver and front passenger door module experiences a low power condition and resets while the window is moving, the anti-pinch function may not detect an obstacle near the top edge and may not automatically reverse direction.
- 19V880000 CriticalDec 11, 2019 · 490,574 vehicles
- Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2017-2019 F-Super Duty F-250, F-350, F-450, and F-550 SuperCrew Cab vehicles with carpet flooring. If a front seat belt pretensioner deploys as the result of a crash, the sparks may ignite materials such as carpeting or insulation within the B-pillar area.
NHTSA investigations
- RQ21001 Power Tailgate Release Systemsopened Jan 15, 2021 · closed Jan 10, 2024
- In January 2021, the Office of Defects Investigation (ODI) opened a Recall Query (RQ21-001) to assess allegations of post-recall remedy uncommanded tailgate openings in model year (MY) 2017-2019 F-250/350/450 Ford trucks. Besides the recall remedy launched in January 2020, Ford also implemented a production update in November 2019. At the time of the RQ opening, ODI had received eleven (11) Vehic…
- PE18011 Power tailgate opens unintendedopened Oct 12, 2018 · closed Dec 12, 2019
- By letter dated December 4, 2019, Ford Motor Company (Ford) notified the Office of Defects Investigation (ODI) of a safety defect that may exist in model years (MY) 2017 through 2019 Ford Super Duty F-250, F-350, F-450 vehicles equipped with an electric tailgate. Following the receipt of five consumer complaints alleging unintended tailgate opening without vehicle operator knowledge, while the veh…
Other systems with a record on the Ford F-250 Super Duty
Source: the same filesEvery system, every model year: Ford F-250 Super Duty problems by year →
Common questions
Source: NHTSA complaint database, recalls and manufacturer communicationsWhich Ford F-250 Super Duty years have the most body and structure complaints?
2017, 66; 2018, 15; 2022, 7. Raw counts, and an older year has had longer to collect them; by share of each year's own complaints the loudest is the 2022 (6%).
Is there a recall for the body and structure on the Ford F-250 Super Duty?
Yes — 3 campaigns are filed under this heading across these model years: 24V806000 (2024), 23V507000 (2023), 19V880000 (2019). A recall is matched by VIN, and applies to specific years; check yours at nhtsa.gov/recalls.
When do body and structure problems show up on the Ford F-250 Super Duty?
Owners who gave an odometer reading reported it at a median of 20,114 miles across the model years; half of them between 7,000 and 40,000. That is when reports cluster, not the life of a part.
What does NHTSA's "Structure" heading cover?
Body panels, frame, roof rails, trim and glass as fitted. Owners choose the heading when they file, so it says which area of the vehicle the complaint is about, not which part failed.