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2021 Ford F-750 SD: complaints, problems and recalls

Explore the records behind recurring owner reports.

Key facts

1 owner complaints analyzed

1 distinct recall campaigns

290 mi median reported failure mileage

Scope: 2021 model year. Data updated: 2026-10-01 (October 1, 2026). 1 complaints include usable failure mileage. View data status.

This selection has limited data. It remains available for lookup but is excluded from search indexing.

Owner-reported patterns

Most common problems

Forward Collision Avoidance: Adaptive Cruise Control is the most frequently named component, appearing in 1 of 1 complaints (100.0%). A complaint can name multiple components.

Recurring terms in complaint narratives
Topic	Matching reports	Share of complaints
Braking behavior	1	100.0%

Topic matches use published keyword rules. They describe mentions, including negations or comparisons, and do not confirm a diagnosis. Read the matching rules.

Component breakdown

Number of unique complaints naming each component. Top eight shown.

Forward Collision Avoidance: Adaptive Cruise Control

Forward Collision Avoidance: Warnings

Power Train

Forward Collision Avoidance: Adaptive Cruise Control: 1; Forward Collision Avoidance: Warnings: 1; Power Train: 1

Reported problems by failure mileage

Complaint counts in mileage bands. These are not failure rates per vehicle or mile.

Under 25,000

25,000 to 49,999

50,000 to 74,999

75,000 to 99,999

100,000 to 149,999

150,000 and above

Under 25,000: 1; 25,000 to 49,999: 0; 50,000 to 74,999: 0; 75,000 to 99,999: 0; 100,000 to 149,999: 0; 150,000 and above: 0

Under 25,000 miles has the most reports with usable mileage (1). 0 complaints have missing, zero or invalid mileage.

Complaints over time

Year the complaint was filed, not the vehicle model year or incident year. The snapshot year is partial.

2021

2021: 1

Pattern summary

Forward Collision Avoidance: Adaptive Cruise Control leads the component reports. Braking behavior appears in 1 complaint narratives. Use these patterns to inspect individual reports and prepare questions for a mechanic.

Calculated from recorded counts. An AI narrative has not been published for this selection.

Examples from the source records

Examples provide context, not a representative sample or a verified diagnosis.

Owner report 11398957 · 2021-03-03 (March 3, 2021)

COMMUNICATIONS BETWEEN FRONT CAMERA AND MAIN VEHICLE CONTROL SYSTEMS HAVE REPEATEDLY FAILED AS PART OF SYSTEM FAILURE IN COMMS ALSO IMPACTING DRIVE TRAIN AND EV CHARGING FUNCTIONS. COLLISION AVOIDANCE SYSTEM HAS FAILED MORE THAN ONCE, REQUIRING ME TO APPLY EMERGENCY BRAKING WHILE USING INTELLIGENT CRUISE CONTROL TO PREVENT COLLISION WITH VEHICLE AHEAD OF ME STOPPED AT INTERSECTION AT RED LIGHT, IN CITY DRIVING IN ALBANY, OR.

Owner-reported narrative. 290 miles reported. Look up ODI 11398957 at NHTSA ↗

Recall history

1 distinct campaigns affect this selection. Announcement dates below are different from vehicle model years. A campaign may cover multiple years.

20V413000 · Structure:Frame And Members:Underbody Shields

Reported: 2020-07-17 (July 17, 2020)

Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2021 F-650 and F-750 trucks equipped with 7.3L gasoline engines. The underbody heat shield and other heat-protection components were not installed during assembly. Without these components, the interior cabin floor and seat attachments may reach elevated temperatures in certain driving conditions.

Consequence: Skin contact with certain areas of the cabin interior floor or seat attachments in these high temperature conditions may cause injury.

Remedy: Ford will notify owners, and dealers will install the missing underbody heat shield, thermal insulator patch, seat base covers, and seat bolt covers, free of charge. The recall began September 28, 2020. Owners may contact Ford customer service at 1-866-436-7332. Ford's number for this recall is 20S36.

NHTSA campaign record ↗

Explore the data

Vehicle analysis explorer

Inspect model-year patterns, reported mileage, monthly activity and the evidence behind each signal.

Data completeness

1 unique complaints in this selection. Analysis snapshot: 2026-10-01.

100.0%Usable mileage1 / 1 records

100.0%Valid incident date1 / 1 records

100.0%Valid filing date1 / 1 records

100.0%Ordered incident and filing dates1 / 1 records

Missing, zero and invalid mileage is excluded. Dates after the snapshot are excluded. Examples are limited selections, not a representative sample.

Problems by model year

Model-wide comparison of the eight most reported components across the model. Cells show counts and shares within each model year. Open a cell for source examples.

From model yearThrough model year

Component complaint heatmap
Component	2011	2012	2013	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2021	2023	2024	2025
Power Train	0Unavailable No examples available for this selection.	0Unavailable No examples available for this selection.	0Unavailable No examples available for this selection.	0Unavailable No examples available for this selection.	0Unavailable No examples available for this selection.	1100.0% ODI 11425830 Axle Shaft Gaskets have been replaced multiple times due to Leaking oil on the Drive Axle. This occurs about every 20,000 miles. Both of our other F-750 Trucks (1 other is a 2017 & the other one is a 2018) have the same issue. Appears that the gasket is pushed out. Look up ODI 11425830 at NHTSA ↗	0Unavailable No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	1100.0% ODI 11398957 · 290 mi COMMUNICATIONS BETWEEN FRONT CAMERA AND MAIN VEHICLE CONTROL SYSTEMS HAVE REPEATEDLY FAILED AS PART OF SYSTEM FAILURE IN COMMS ALSO IMPACTING DRIVE TRAIN AND EV CHARGING FUNCTIONS. COLLISION AVOIDANCE SYSTEM HAS FAILED MORE THAN ONCE, REQUIRING ME TO APPLY EMERGENCY BRAKING WHILE USING INTELLIGENT CRUISE CONTROL TO PREVENT COLLISION WITH VEHICLE AHEAD OF ME STOPPED AT INTERSECTION AT RED LIGHT, IN CITY DRIVING IN ALBANY, OR. Look up ODI 11398957 at NHTSA ↗	0Unavailable No examples available for this selection.	0Unavailable No examples available for this selection.	0Unavailable No examples available for this selection.
Service Brakes	0Unavailable No examples available for this selection.	0Unavailable No examples available for this selection.	0Unavailable No examples available for this selection.	0Unavailable No examples available for this selection.	0Unavailable No examples available for this selection.	1100.0% ODI 11425830 Axle Shaft Gaskets have been replaced multiple times due to Leaking oil on the Drive Axle. This occurs about every 20,000 miles. Both of our other F-750 Trucks (1 other is a 2017 & the other one is a 2018) have the same issue. Appears that the gasket is pushed out. Look up ODI 11425830 at NHTSA ↗	0Unavailable No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	0Unavailable No examples available for this selection.	0Unavailable No examples available for this selection.	0Unavailable No examples available for this selection.
Engine	0Unavailable No examples available for this selection.	0Unavailable No examples available for this selection.	0Unavailable No examples available for this selection.	0Unavailable No examples available for this selection.	0Unavailable No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	0Unavailable No examples available for this selection.	1100.0% ODI 11589262 · 7,652 mi The contact owned a 2019 Ford F-750 SD. The contact stated that while an employer was driving at approximately 40 MPH, he smelled a burning odor. The vehicle was steered to the side of the road and inspected. The contact observed flames emanating from the engine compartment. The fire department extinguished the fire. No police report was filed. The fire melted the asphalt under and near the vehicle. No medical attention was needed. The vehicle was towed to the residence. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 7,65… Look up ODI 11589262 at NHTSA ↗	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	0Unavailable No examples available for this selection.	0Unavailable No examples available for this selection.	0Unavailable No examples available for this selection.
Engine And Engine Cooling:Exhaust System	0Unavailable No examples available for this selection.	0Unavailable No examples available for this selection.	0Unavailable No examples available for this selection.	0Unavailable No examples available for this selection.	0Unavailable No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	0Unavailable No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	0Unavailable No examples available for this selection.	0Unavailable No examples available for this selection.	0Unavailable No examples available for this selection.
Forward Collision Avoidance: Adaptive Cruise Control	0Unavailable No examples available for this selection.	0Unavailable No examples available for this selection.	0Unavailable No examples available for this selection.	0Unavailable No examples available for this selection.	0Unavailable No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	0Unavailable No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	1100.0% ODI 11398957 · 290 mi COMMUNICATIONS BETWEEN FRONT CAMERA AND MAIN VEHICLE CONTROL SYSTEMS HAVE REPEATEDLY FAILED AS PART OF SYSTEM FAILURE IN COMMS ALSO IMPACTING DRIVE TRAIN AND EV CHARGING FUNCTIONS. COLLISION AVOIDANCE SYSTEM HAS FAILED MORE THAN ONCE, REQUIRING ME TO APPLY EMERGENCY BRAKING WHILE USING INTELLIGENT CRUISE CONTROL TO PREVENT COLLISION WITH VEHICLE AHEAD OF ME STOPPED AT INTERSECTION AT RED LIGHT, IN CITY DRIVING IN ALBANY, OR. Look up ODI 11398957 at NHTSA ↗	0Unavailable No examples available for this selection.	0Unavailable No examples available for this selection.	0Unavailable No examples available for this selection.
Forward Collision Avoidance: Warnings	0Unavailable No examples available for this selection.	0Unavailable No examples available for this selection.	0Unavailable No examples available for this selection.	0Unavailable No examples available for this selection.	0Unavailable No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	0Unavailable No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	1100.0% ODI 11398957 · 290 mi COMMUNICATIONS BETWEEN FRONT CAMERA AND MAIN VEHICLE CONTROL SYSTEMS HAVE REPEATEDLY FAILED AS PART OF SYSTEM FAILURE IN COMMS ALSO IMPACTING DRIVE TRAIN AND EV CHARGING FUNCTIONS. COLLISION AVOIDANCE SYSTEM HAS FAILED MORE THAN ONCE, REQUIRING ME TO APPLY EMERGENCY BRAKING WHILE USING INTELLIGENT CRUISE CONTROL TO PREVENT COLLISION WITH VEHICLE AHEAD OF ME STOPPED AT INTERSECTION AT RED LIGHT, IN CITY DRIVING IN ALBANY, OR. Look up ODI 11398957 at NHTSA ↗	0Unavailable No examples available for this selection.	0Unavailable No examples available for this selection.	0Unavailable No examples available for this selection.
Service Brakes, Air	0Unavailable No examples available for this selection.	0Unavailable No examples available for this selection.	0Unavailable No examples available for this selection.	0Unavailable No examples available for this selection.	0Unavailable No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	0Unavailable No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	0Unavailable No examples available for this selection.	0Unavailable No examples available for this selection.	0Unavailable No examples available for this selection.
Unknown Or Other	0Unavailable No examples available for this selection.	0Unavailable No examples available for this selection.	0Unavailable No examples available for this selection.	0Unavailable No examples available for this selection.	0Unavailable No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	0Unavailable No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	0Unavailable No examples available for this selection.	0Unavailable No examples available for this selection.	0Unavailable No examples available for this selection.

Darker cells indicate a larger share of submitted complaints. Components overlap. This measures complaint composition, not failure probability.

Failure mileage by component

Median and middle 50% of usable owner-reported mileages. Ranges require at least five records.

Component failure mileage distribution
Component	Mileage range (25th–75th percentile)	Median	Usable records	Examples
Forward Collision Avoidance: Adaptive Cruise Control	Too few reports for a range	290 mi	1 (sparse)	ODI 11398957 · 290 mi COMMUNICATIONS BETWEEN FRONT CAMERA AND MAIN VEHICLE CONTROL SYSTEMS HAVE REPEATEDLY FAILED AS PART OF SYSTEM FAILURE IN COMMS ALSO IMPACTING DRIVE TRAIN AND EV CHARGING FUNCTIONS. COLLISION AVOIDANCE SYSTEM HAS FAILED MORE THAN ONCE, REQUIRING ME TO APPLY EMERGENCY BRAKING WHILE USING INTELLIGENT CRUISE CONTROL TO PREVENT COLLISION WITH VEHICLE AHEAD OF ME STOPPED AT INTERSECTION AT RED LIGHT, IN CITY DRIVING IN ALBANY, OR. Look up ODI 11398957 at NHTSA ↗
Forward Collision Avoidance: Warnings	Too few reports for a range	290 mi	1 (sparse)	ODI 11398957 · 290 mi COMMUNICATIONS BETWEEN FRONT CAMERA AND MAIN VEHICLE CONTROL SYSTEMS HAVE REPEATEDLY FAILED AS PART OF SYSTEM FAILURE IN COMMS ALSO IMPACTING DRIVE TRAIN AND EV CHARGING FUNCTIONS. COLLISION AVOIDANCE SYSTEM HAS FAILED MORE THAN ONCE, REQUIRING ME TO APPLY EMERGENCY BRAKING WHILE USING INTELLIGENT CRUISE CONTROL TO PREVENT COLLISION WITH VEHICLE AHEAD OF ME STOPPED AT INTERSECTION AT RED LIGHT, IN CITY DRIVING IN ALBANY, OR. Look up ODI 11398957 at NHTSA ↗
Power Train	Too few reports for a range	290 mi	1 (sparse)	ODI 11398957 · 290 mi COMMUNICATIONS BETWEEN FRONT CAMERA AND MAIN VEHICLE CONTROL SYSTEMS HAVE REPEATEDLY FAILED AS PART OF SYSTEM FAILURE IN COMMS ALSO IMPACTING DRIVE TRAIN AND EV CHARGING FUNCTIONS. COLLISION AVOIDANCE SYSTEM HAS FAILED MORE THAN ONCE, REQUIRING ME TO APPLY EMERGENCY BRAKING WHILE USING INTELLIGENT CRUISE CONTROL TO PREVENT COLLISION WITH VEHICLE AHEAD OF ME STOPPED AT INTERSECTION AT RED LIGHT, IN CITY DRIVING IN ALBANY, OR. Look up ODI 11398957 at NHTSA ↗

Complaint and recall timeline

Explore monthly filing activity alongside recall announcements. Up to ten years of monthly history is available.

ComponentPeriod

Solid line: filed complaints. Dashed amber lines: recall announcement dates for this vehicle selection; markers include all recall components. The latest month is partial. Temporal proximity does not establish causation.

Monthly counts, recall campaigns and complaint examples

Monthly complaint and recall timeline
Month	Campaigns announced	Examples
2024-11	None	No examples available for this selection.
2024-12	None	No examples available for this selection.
2025-01	None	No examples available for this selection.
2025-02	None	No examples available for this selection.
2025-03	None	No examples available for this selection.
2025-04	None	No examples available for this selection.
2025-05	None	No examples available for this selection.
2025-06	None	No examples available for this selection.
2025-07	None	No examples available for this selection.
2025-08	None	No examples available for this selection.
2025-09	None	No examples available for this selection.
2025-10	None	No examples available for this selection.
2025-11	None	No examples available for this selection.
2025-12	None	No examples available for this selection.
2026-01	None	No examples available for this selection.
2026-02	None	No examples available for this selection.
2026-03	None	No examples available for this selection.
2026-04	None	No examples available for this selection.
2026-05	None	No examples available for this selection.
2026-06	None	No examples available for this selection.
2026-07	None	No examples available for this selection.
2026-08	None	No examples available for this selection.
2026-09	None	No examples available for this selection.
2026-10 (partial)	None	No examples available for this selection.

Emerging complaint spikes

Complete months in the latest six months with at least 10 complaints, at least twice the preceding 12-month average, and at least three square-root deviations above that average.

This is a descriptive screening rule, not a statistical defect finding. Publicity and reporting changes can increase submissions.

No complete months meet the spike thresholds for this selection.

Equal-age model-year comparison

Model-wide cumulative reports during the first three or five calendar years, starting with the model year (age 0). Only fully elapsed windows are compared.

Observation windowFirst model yearSecond model year

2021: 1 complaints · 2023: 0 complaints

Equal observation windows
Model year	Through age 0	Through age 1	Through age 2
2021	1	1	1
2023	0	0	0

Date coverage across each selected cohort

Date basis for all complaints in selected model years
Year	Incident dates used	Filing date fallbacks	Excluded dates
2021	1	0	0
2023	0	0	0

Incident date is preferred when valid and no later than filing; otherwise filing date is used. Model year approximates age. Equal observation time does not adjust for sales, distance driven or reporting delays. One complaint linked to multiple model years can appear in each cohort.

Components reported together

Each cell counts unique complaints naming both components. Open a nonzero cell for examples.

Component co-occurrence matrix
Component	Forward Collision Avoidance: Adaptive Cruise Control	Forward Collision Avoidance: Warnings	Power Train
Forward Collision Avoidance: Adaptive Cruise Control	—	1 ODI 11398957 · 290 mi COMMUNICATIONS BETWEEN FRONT CAMERA AND MAIN VEHICLE CONTROL SYSTEMS HAVE REPEATEDLY FAILED AS PART OF SYSTEM FAILURE IN COMMS ALSO IMPACTING DRIVE TRAIN AND EV CHARGING FUNCTIONS. COLLISION AVOIDANCE SYSTEM HAS FAILED MORE THAN ONCE, REQUIRING ME TO APPLY EMERGENCY BRAKING WHILE USING INTELLIGENT CRUISE CONTROL TO PREVENT COLLISION WITH VEHICLE AHEAD OF ME STOPPED AT INTERSECTION AT RED LIGHT, IN CITY DRIVING IN ALBANY, OR. Look up ODI 11398957 at NHTSA ↗	1 ODI 11398957 · 290 mi COMMUNICATIONS BETWEEN FRONT CAMERA AND MAIN VEHICLE CONTROL SYSTEMS HAVE REPEATEDLY FAILED AS PART OF SYSTEM FAILURE IN COMMS ALSO IMPACTING DRIVE TRAIN AND EV CHARGING FUNCTIONS. COLLISION AVOIDANCE SYSTEM HAS FAILED MORE THAN ONCE, REQUIRING ME TO APPLY EMERGENCY BRAKING WHILE USING INTELLIGENT CRUISE CONTROL TO PREVENT COLLISION WITH VEHICLE AHEAD OF ME STOPPED AT INTERSECTION AT RED LIGHT, IN CITY DRIVING IN ALBANY, OR. Look up ODI 11398957 at NHTSA ↗
Forward Collision Avoidance: Warnings	1 ODI 11398957 · 290 mi COMMUNICATIONS BETWEEN FRONT CAMERA AND MAIN VEHICLE CONTROL SYSTEMS HAVE REPEATEDLY FAILED AS PART OF SYSTEM FAILURE IN COMMS ALSO IMPACTING DRIVE TRAIN AND EV CHARGING FUNCTIONS. COLLISION AVOIDANCE SYSTEM HAS FAILED MORE THAN ONCE, REQUIRING ME TO APPLY EMERGENCY BRAKING WHILE USING INTELLIGENT CRUISE CONTROL TO PREVENT COLLISION WITH VEHICLE AHEAD OF ME STOPPED AT INTERSECTION AT RED LIGHT, IN CITY DRIVING IN ALBANY, OR. Look up ODI 11398957 at NHTSA ↗	—	1 ODI 11398957 · 290 mi COMMUNICATIONS BETWEEN FRONT CAMERA AND MAIN VEHICLE CONTROL SYSTEMS HAVE REPEATEDLY FAILED AS PART OF SYSTEM FAILURE IN COMMS ALSO IMPACTING DRIVE TRAIN AND EV CHARGING FUNCTIONS. COLLISION AVOIDANCE SYSTEM HAS FAILED MORE THAN ONCE, REQUIRING ME TO APPLY EMERGENCY BRAKING WHILE USING INTELLIGENT CRUISE CONTROL TO PREVENT COLLISION WITH VEHICLE AHEAD OF ME STOPPED AT INTERSECTION AT RED LIGHT, IN CITY DRIVING IN ALBANY, OR. Look up ODI 11398957 at NHTSA ↗
Power Train	1 ODI 11398957 · 290 mi COMMUNICATIONS BETWEEN FRONT CAMERA AND MAIN VEHICLE CONTROL SYSTEMS HAVE REPEATEDLY FAILED AS PART OF SYSTEM FAILURE IN COMMS ALSO IMPACTING DRIVE TRAIN AND EV CHARGING FUNCTIONS. COLLISION AVOIDANCE SYSTEM HAS FAILED MORE THAN ONCE, REQUIRING ME TO APPLY EMERGENCY BRAKING WHILE USING INTELLIGENT CRUISE CONTROL TO PREVENT COLLISION WITH VEHICLE AHEAD OF ME STOPPED AT INTERSECTION AT RED LIGHT, IN CITY DRIVING IN ALBANY, OR. Look up ODI 11398957 at NHTSA ↗	1 ODI 11398957 · 290 mi COMMUNICATIONS BETWEEN FRONT CAMERA AND MAIN VEHICLE CONTROL SYSTEMS HAVE REPEATEDLY FAILED AS PART OF SYSTEM FAILURE IN COMMS ALSO IMPACTING DRIVE TRAIN AND EV CHARGING FUNCTIONS. COLLISION AVOIDANCE SYSTEM HAS FAILED MORE THAN ONCE, REQUIRING ME TO APPLY EMERGENCY BRAKING WHILE USING INTELLIGENT CRUISE CONTROL TO PREVENT COLLISION WITH VEHICLE AHEAD OF ME STOPPED AT INTERSECTION AT RED LIGHT, IN CITY DRIVING IN ALBANY, OR. Look up ODI 11398957 at NHTSA ↗	—

Co-reporting does not establish that one component caused another concern.

Recurring narrative patterns

Specific keyword mentions beyond broad component labels. Matching includes negations and comparisons and does not confirm a diagnosis.

Search patterns

0 patterns with matching reports.

No narratives match the published patterns.