AutoUtility currently tracks 1883 official NHTSA owner defect complaints for the 2018 Ford F-150. Powertrain & Transmission issues are the most frequently reported category, appearing in 732 complaints (38.9% of submitted records). Among these NHTSA complaint records, 58 filings cite a crash, 29 cite a fire, 34 report one or more injuries, 3 report one or more fatalities. The 2018 Ford F-150 belongs to the 13th Generation (P552) platform.

Key Problem Findings
  • • Total NHTSA Complaints: 1883 reports
  • • #1 Reported Problem Area: Powertrain & Transmission (732 reports • 38.9% of submitted complaints)
  • • Secondary Problem Areas: Engine & Cooling (502), Body & Structure (228)
  • • Crash-Citing Complaints: 58 filings
  • • Fire-Citing Complaints: 29 filings
  • • Complaints Reporting Injuries / Fatalities: 34 injury filings • 3 fatality filings
Reporting Methodology: Statistics describe unverified consumer submissions voluntarily filed with NHTSA. Complaint volume is not normalized for vehicle sales volume or miles driven. Multiple components can be cited within a single owner complaint submission.
Total Complaints
1883
Submitted to NHTSA ODI
Crash-Citing Complaints
58
Filings citing a collision
Fire-Citing Complaints
29
Filings citing smoke or fire
Complaints Reporting Injuries
34
Filings citing one or more injuries
Complaints Reporting Fatalities
3
Consumer filings citing fatalities

Most Reported Problems for 2018 Ford F-150

Top automotive subsystem defect categories ranked by unique owner complaint volume in federal records

#1 Problem Area 38.9% of complaints

Powertrain & Transmission

732 owner complaints submitted to NHTSA ODI
⚠️ NHTSA Recall Context

NHTSA records list 3 official safety recall campaigns for this model year involving the same broad component area:

*Component overlap means an official recall exists for the same broad vehicle system. It does not establish that an individual owner complaint was caused by, covered by, or resolved through that recall.
⚠️ 11 crash reports 🔥 2 fire reports 🩹 10 injury report entries
#2 Problem Area 26.7% of complaints

Engine & Cooling

502 owner complaints submitted to NHTSA ODI
⚠️ NHTSA Recall Context

NHTSA records list 3 official safety recall campaigns for this model year involving the same broad component area:

*Component overlap means an official recall exists for the same broad vehicle system. It does not establish that an individual owner complaint was caused by, covered by, or resolved through that recall.
⚠️ 6 crash reports 🔥 5 fire reports 🩹 2 injury report entries
#3 Problem Area 12.1% of complaints

Body & Structure

228 owner complaints submitted to NHTSA ODI
⚠️ NHTSA Recall Context

NHTSA records list 2 official safety recall campaigns for this model year involving the same broad component area:

*Component overlap means an official recall exists for the same broad vehicle system. It does not establish that an individual owner complaint was caused by, covered by, or resolved through that recall.
⚠️ 4 crash reports 🔥 3 fire reports 🩹 5 injury report entries
#4 Problem Area 7.3% of complaints

Electrical System

138 owner complaints submitted to NHTSA ODI
⚠️ 6 crash reports 🔥 9 fire reports 🩹 6 injury report entries
#5 Problem Area 4.4% of complaints

Driver Assistance & Safety Tech

83 owner complaints submitted to NHTSA ODI
⚠️ 7 crash reports 🩹 2 injury report entries
Domain Share Note: Share percentage represents the proportion of unique complaint filings referencing each vehicle system. Because single complaints may cite multiple systems (such as engine and electrical simultaneously), domain percentages represent individual category incidence and may sum to over 100%.

Symptoms Mentioned in NHTSA Owner Reports for 2018 Ford F-150

Specific mechanical, electrical, and driver-assist defect symptoms identified via deterministic narrative analysis

AutoUtility uses deterministic phrase matching to identify recurring symptom descriptions within consumer-submitted NHTSA complaint narratives.

Powertrain & Transmission 3.6% of complaints

Loss of Motive Power While Driving

68 complaint narratives describe this symptom
Body & Structure 1.6% of complaints

Door Opening While Driving / Latch Failure

30 complaint narratives describe this symptom
Engine & Cooling 1.5% of complaints

Engine Coolant Intrusion / Oil Leak

29 complaint narratives describe this symptom
Powertrain & Transmission 1% of complaints

Transmission Slipping, Hesitation or Shudder

18 complaint narratives describe this symptom
Engine & Cooling 0.6% of complaints

Engine Stalling / Sudden Shutdown

12 complaint narratives describe this symptom
Symptom Identification Method: A complaint may describe more than one symptom, so percentages may sum to more than 100%. Symptom identification reflects text contained in consumer-submitted complaint records and does not establish a confirmed mechanical diagnosis.

Recent NHTSA Owner Reports for 2018 Ford F-150

Representative defect filings submitted by owners to the NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation

Body & Structure NHTSA ODI ID: #11759756
Filed: 08/26/2026

"The contact owns a 2018 Ford F-150. The contact stated that the lock mechanism to drop the spare tire was rusted and failed to function as intended. The contact stated that the failure failed to allow for the spare tire from being lowered. No warning lights were illuminated. The local dealer was..."

Incident Date: 08/26/2026 • Raw NHTSA Component: STRUCTURE
Brakes & Traction Control NHTSA ODI ID: #11759856
Filed: 08/26/2026

"My 2018 Ford F-150 is experiencing a dangerous loss of braking power, a soft/spongy brake pedal, and brake fluid leaking from the master cylinder into the brake booster. These are the exact symptoms and component failures described in Ford Recall Campaign 25S37 (NHTSA Campaign 25V236). However,..."

Incident Date: 08/26/2026 • Raw NHTSA Component: SERVICE BRAKES
Powertrain & Transmission NHTSA ODI ID: #11759735
Filed: 08/26/2026

"I own a 2018 Ford F-150 4WD with approximately 24,600 miles. While traveling approximately 70 MPH on the highway in 2H with cruise control operating, I suddenly heard an extremely loud metal-on-metal grinding/ratcheting noise from the driver's-side front wheel area. The noise caused immediate..."

Incident Date: 08/18/2026 • Raw NHTSA Component: POWER TRAIN,WHEELS
Air Bags & Restraints NHTSA ODI ID: #11759375
Filed: 08/25/2026

"The contact owns a 2018 Ford F-150. The contact stated that the steering wheel cover covering the driver’s side air bag was cracked. The dealer was contacted and stated that a special engineer was needed for the repair because the crack was located on air bag housing. The manufacturer was not made..."

Incident Date: 07/25/2026 • Raw NHTSA Component: AIR BAGS
Driver Assistance & Safety Tech NHTSA ODI ID: #11759569
Filed: 08/25/2026

"I was required to complete the recall 24E12 on my 2018 ford F 150 2.7L eco boost XLT. Upon completion the check engine light comes on. I looked into this and this is an ongoing problem with the emissions recall . I scanned for a code and P0430 is coming up. (Catalyst System). I contacted the..."

Incident Date: 08/25/2026 • Raw NHTSA Component: UNKNOWN OR OTHER,FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE
Consumer Narrative Notice: Excerpts are sanitized text descriptions submitted by vehicle owners to the federal ODI database. They reflect the reporting consumer's observations at the time of filing and have not been independently confirmed by vehicle manufacturers or government investigators.

Complaint History for Ford F-150

Reported defect complaint volume across sibling model years (2015–2026)

Model Year NHTSA Complaints Crash Reports Safety Recalls Detailed Report
2015 Ford F-150 1425 40 14 View 2015 Problems →
2016 Ford F-150 1732 50 14 View 2016 Problems →
2017 Ford F-150 1101 37 18 View 2017 Problems →
2018 Ford F-150 Current Page 1883 58 19 Current
2019 Ford F-150 985 14 9 View 2019 Problems →
2020 Ford F-150 533 17 11 View 2020 Problems →
2021 Ford F-150 1234 18 29 View 2021 Problems →
2022 Ford F-150 880 28 23 View 2022 Problems →
2023 Ford F-150 595 25 12 View 2023 Problems →
2024 Ford F-150 243 26 10 View 2024 Problems →
2025 Ford F-150 122 8 12 View 2025 Problems →
2026 Ford F-150 0 0 1 View 2026 Problems →
Comparative Disclaimer: Complaint totals are unadjusted historical counts and are not normalized for vehicles sold, active fleet size, or total road mileage. Newer model years naturally have had less calendar exposure time to accumulate owner filings.

Detailed NHTSA Component Breakdown for 2018 Ford F-150

Complete distribution of consumer defect reports across all 160 granular NHTSA system and subsystem classifications

Vehicle Component / System Total Complaints Crash Reports Fire Reports Reported Injury Entries Reported Fatality Entries
Powertrain NHTSA category: POWER TRAIN 553 5 1 5 0
Engine NHTSA category: ENGINE 276 0 2 0 0
Structure & Body NHTSA category: STRUCTURE 143 0 0 1 0
Other / Uncategorized NHTSA category: UNKNOWN OR OTHER 117 3 4 2 1
POWER TRAIN,ENGINE 71 1 0 1 0
Engine & Cooling NHTSA category: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING 69 0 0 0 0
Steering NHTSA category: STEERING 48 1 0 1 0
Electrical System NHTSA category: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM 41 1 0 0 0
Doors, Latches & Locks NHTSA category: LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES 38 1 0 0 0
Visibility & Wipers NHTSA category: VISIBILITY/WIPER 37 0 1 0 0
Service Brakes NHTSA category: SERVICE BRAKES 36 3 0 0 0
Wheels & Hubs NHTSA category: WHEELS 35 0 0 0 0
Visibility / Glass NHTSA category: VISIBILITY 22 0 0 1 0
Fuel & Propulsion System NHTSA category: FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM 16 0 0 0 0
Air Bags NHTSA category: AIR BAGS 15 11 2 11 1
POWER TRAIN,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL 15 0 0 0 0
Service Brakes NHTSA category: SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC 15 0 0 0 0
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,ENGINE 12 0 2 0 0
UNKNOWN OR OTHER,ENGINE 12 0 1 0 0
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,STRUCTURE 11 0 0 0 0
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,UNKNOWN OR OTHER 10 0 0 0 0
EXTERIOR LIGHTING 10 0 0 0 0
STRUCTURE,LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES 10 0 0 0 0
POWER TRAIN,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM 9 0 0 1 0
POWER TRAIN,ENGINE,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM 9 0 0 0 0
POWER TRAIN,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,ENGINE 9 1 0 0 0
POWER TRAIN,UNKNOWN OR OTHER 8 1 0 1 0
Suspension NHTSA category: SUSPENSION 8 0 0 0 0
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING,ENGINE 7 0 0 0 0
POWER TRAIN,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,ENGINE 7 0 0 0 0
Vehicle Speed Control NHTSA category: VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL 7 1 0 2 0
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,BACK OVER PREVENTION 6 0 0 0 0
STRUCTURE,UNKNOWN OR OTHER 6 0 0 0 0
Back Over Prevention / Camera NHTSA category: BACK OVER PREVENTION 5 0 0 0 0
ENGINE,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM 5 0 0 0 0
Fuel System NHTSA category: FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE 5 0 0 0 0
Seat Belts NHTSA category: SEAT BELTS 5 4 3 2 0
STEERING,AIR BAGS 5 2 0 1 0
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING,POWER TRAIN 4 0 0 0 0
Seats & Restraints NHTSA category: SEATS 4 1 1 0 0
STEERING,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM 4 0 0 0 0
AIR BAGS,SEAT BELTS 3 3 0 4 1
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,ENGINE,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM 3 0 0 0 0
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,STRUCTURE,UNKNOWN OR OTHER 3 0 0 0 0
POWER TRAIN,SERVICE BRAKES 3 1 0 1 0
POWER TRAIN,STRUCTURE 3 1 0 0 0
POWER TRAIN,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM 3 0 0 0 0
POWER TRAIN,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,SERVICE BRAKES 3 1 0 0 0
STEERING,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,ENGINE 3 0 0 0 0
UNKNOWN OR OTHER,VISIBILITY 3 0 0 0 0
UNKNOWN OR OTHER,VISIBILITY/WIPER 3 0 0 0 0
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,ENGINE 3 0 0 0 0
AIR BAGS,UNKNOWN OR OTHER 2 0 0 0 0
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,AIR BAGS 2 1 2 0 0
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,EQUIPMENT 2 0 0 0 0
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,EXTERIOR LIGHTING 2 0 0 0 0
Forward Collision Avoidance NHTSA category: FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE 2 0 0 0 0
POWER TRAIN,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL 2 0 0 0 0
POWER TRAIN,UNKNOWN OR OTHER,ENGINE 2 0 0 0 0
POWER TRAIN,UNKNOWN OR OTHER,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM 2 0 0 0 0
STEERING,ENGINE 2 0 0 0 0
STEERING,POWER TRAIN 2 0 0 0 0
STEERING,POWER TRAIN,ENGINE 2 0 0 1 0
SUSPENSION,POWER TRAIN,ENGINE 2 0 0 0 0
UNKNOWN OR OTHER,LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES 2 0 0 0 0
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,ENGINE,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM 2 0 0 0 0
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,SERVICE BRAKES 2 0 0 0 0
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,UNKNOWN OR OTHER 2 0 0 0 0
WHEELS,UNKNOWN OR OTHER 2 0 0 0 0
AIR BAGS,ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) 1 1 1 0 0
AIR BAGS,SEAT BELTS,FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE 1 1 0 0 0
AIR BAGS,SEAT BELTS,UNKNOWN OR OTHER 1 1 0 2 0
AIR BAGS,STRUCTURE,ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) 1 0 1 0 0
BACK OVER PREVENTION,FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE 1 1 0 0 0
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,AIR BAGS,SEAT BELTS 1 1 1 0 0
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,AIR BAGS,SEATS 1 1 1 1 0
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,EXTERIOR LIGHTING,STRUCTURE 1 0 0 0 0
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,EXTERIOR LIGHTING,UNKNOWN OR OTHER 1 0 0 0 0
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,EXTERIOR LIGHTING,VISIBILITY/WIPER 1 0 0 0 0
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,SEATS,ENGINE 1 0 0 0 0
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,SERVICE BRAKES,ENGINE 1 1 0 0 0
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,STRUCTURE,ENGINE 1 0 0 0 0
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,STRUCTURE,SEATS 1 1 1 4 0
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,UNKNOWN OR OTHER,ENGINE 1 0 0 0 0
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,UNKNOWN OR OTHER,EXTERIOR LIGHTING 1 0 0 0 0
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,UNKNOWN OR OTHER,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM 1 0 1 0 0
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,UNKNOWN OR OTHER 1 0 0 0 0
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,VISIBILITY/WIPER 1 0 0 0 0
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,WHEELS 1 0 0 0 0
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) 1 0 0 0 0
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING,FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE 1 0 0 0 0
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING,POWER TRAIN,BACK OVER PREVENTION 1 0 0 0 0
ENGINE,ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING 1 0 0 0 0
ENGINE,UNKNOWN OR OTHER 1 0 0 0 0
Equipment & Accessories NHTSA category: EQUIPMENT 1 0 0 0 0
EXTERIOR LIGHTING,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM 1 0 0 0 0
EXTERIOR LIGHTING,ENGINE 1 0 0 0 0
EXTERIOR LIGHTING,STRUCTURE 1 0 0 0 0
FUEL SYSTEM, DIESEL 1 0 0 0 0
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES,ENGINE 1 0 0 0 0
POWER TRAIN,BACK OVER PREVENTION 1 0 0 0 0
POWER TRAIN,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM 1 0 1 0 0
POWER TRAIN,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,SEATS 1 0 0 0 0
POWER TRAIN,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,SERVICE BRAKES 1 0 0 0 0
POWER TRAIN,ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) 1 0 0 0 0
POWER TRAIN,ENGINE,BACK OVER PREVENTION 1 0 0 0 0
POWER TRAIN,FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE 1 0 0 0 0
POWER TRAIN,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM 1 0 0 0 0
POWER TRAIN,LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES,UNKNOWN OR OTHER 1 0 0 0 0
POWER TRAIN,SEATS 1 0 0 0 0
POWER TRAIN,SEATS,ENGINE 1 0 0 0 0
POWER TRAIN,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) 1 0 0 0 0
POWER TRAIN,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE 1 0 0 0 0
POWER TRAIN,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,UNKNOWN OR OTHER 1 0 0 0 0
POWER TRAIN,VISIBILITY/WIPER 1 0 0 0 0
POWER TRAIN,WHEELS 1 0 0 0 0
SEAT BELTS,SEATS 1 1 1 0 0
SEAT BELTS,STRUCTURE 1 1 1 0 0
SEAT BELTS,STRUCTURE,UNKNOWN OR OTHER 1 0 0 0 0
SEAT BELTS,UNKNOWN OR OTHER 1 1 1 1 0
SEATS,ENGINE,BACK OVER PREVENTION 1 0 0 0 0
SERVICE BRAKES, AIR,AIR BAGS 1 1 0 2 0
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC,ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING,POWER TRAIN 1 0 0 0 0
SERVICE BRAKES,ENGINE 1 1 0 0 0
STEERING,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,SERVICE BRAKES 1 0 0 0 0
STEERING,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL 1 0 0 0 0
STEERING,ENGINE,BACK OVER PREVENTION 1 0 0 0 0
STEERING,EQUIPMENT 1 0 0 0 0
STEERING,POWER TRAIN,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM 1 0 0 0 0
STEERING,POWER TRAIN,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL 1 0 0 0 0
STEERING,SERVICE BRAKES 1 0 0 0 0
STEERING,STRUCTURE 1 0 0 0 0
STEERING,SUSPENSION,SERVICE BRAKES 1 0 0 0 0
STEERING,UNKNOWN OR OTHER 1 0 0 0 0
STEERING,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL 1 0 0 0 0
STEERING,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,ENGINE 1 0 0 0 0
STEERING,WHEELS 1 0 0 0 0
STEERING,WHEELS,SERVICE BRAKES 1 0 0 0 0
STRUCTURE,VISIBILITY 1 0 0 0 0
SUSPENSION,ENGINE 1 0 0 0 0
SUSPENSION,POWER TRAIN 1 0 0 0 0
SUSPENSION,POWER TRAIN,SERVICE BRAKES 1 0 0 0 0
SUSPENSION,POWER TRAIN,UNKNOWN OR OTHER 1 0 0 0 0
SUSPENSION,SERVICE BRAKES 1 0 0 0 0
SUSPENSION,UNKNOWN OR OTHER,ENGINE 1 0 0 0 0
SUSPENSION,VISIBILITY/WIPER 1 0 0 0 0
SUSPENSION,WHEELS 1 0 0 0 0
Tires NHTSA category: TIRES 1 0 0 0 0
TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM 1 0 0 0 0
TRAILER HITCHES 1 0 0 0 0
UNKNOWN OR OTHER,BACK OVER PREVENTION 1 0 0 0 0
UNKNOWN OR OTHER,ENGINE,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM 1 0 0 0 0
UNKNOWN OR OTHER,FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE 1 0 0 0 0
UNKNOWN OR OTHER,SERVICE BRAKES 1 0 0 0 0
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,ENGINE,BACK OVER PREVENTION 1 0 0 0 0
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,SEATS 1 0 0 0 0
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,SERVICE BRAKES,ENGINE 1 1 0 0 0
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,UNKNOWN OR OTHER,ENGINE 1 1 0 0 0
VISIBILITY,STRUCTURE 1 0 0 0 0
VISIBILITY,VISIBILITY/WIPER 1 0 0 0 0
Data Attribution & Reporting Methodology: Complaints are unverified voluntary submissions to the NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation (ODI). Because multiple vehicle components can be cited within a single owner complaint submission, component-level rollups may sum to more than the unique complaint count (1883). Injury and fatality entries in the detailed table reflect raw values entered by reporting consumers across individual submissions; they are not deduplicated casualty statistics and may include duplicate or unverified entries. Complaint volume is not normalized for sales volume or vehicle mileage and does not represent an audited component failure rate.

Official NHTSA Defect Investigations (2)

2 CLOSED

Formal safety defect inquiries and engineering analyses opened by the NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation (ODI)

Official Federal Inquiries: NHTSA opens a defect investigation when safety screening or consumer defect trends indicate a potential unreasonable safety risk. An open investigation is a formal inquiry and does not by itself confirm a defect or result in a mandatory recall.
CLOSED Preliminary Evaluation (PE) ODI Action #PE24019
Opened: 2024-07-29 • Closed: 2025-09-19

Low-pressure fuel pump failure

Affected Component: FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP

On July 29, 2024, the Office of Defects Investigation (ODI) opened PE24019 to investigate complaints of low-pressure fuel pump failures in MY 2021 Ford Bronco vehicles. Some consumers reported that the failure occurred without warning while driving, resulting in a complete loss of motive power with no ability to restart the engine. Ford determined that several other vehicle models contain low-pressure fuel pumps substantially similar to the 2021...

✓ Resulted in Safety Recall Campaign: 25V455 Official NHTSA File →
CLOSED Preliminary Evaluation (PE) ODI Action #PE18008
Opened: 2018-08-03 • Closed: 2018-12-17

Seatbelt Pretensioner Fire

Affected Component: SEAT BELTS:PRETENSIONER

On June 18, 2018, the Office of Defects Investigations (ODI) opened a Preliminary Evaluation (PE18-008) to investigate complaints alleging post-crash fires at the B pillar in the area of the seat belt pretensioners on MY 2014-2018 Ford F-150 Regular Cab, and Super Crew Cab Vehicles. On August 24, 2018, Ford Motor Company recalled (FSA 18S27 - NHTSA #18V568) the affected population. Ford's investigation found that some front seat belt pretensioner...

✓ Resulted in Safety Recall Campaign: 18V568000 Official NHTSA File →

Related Official Reports for 2018 Ford F-150

Cross-reference safety recalls, crash test safety ratings, and EPA fuel economy for this model year

Official US Government Data Provenance

The complaint records on this page are retrieved directly from the NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation (ODI) public database.

Local Production Store Compiled: August 2026 • Deterministic Audited Dataset • Zero Dynamic External API Runtime Latency.