2017 Ford F-350 Sd: Reliability Data

Source: NHTSA — 114 complaints
114
Total Complaints
24,000mi
Median Mileage
STEERING
Top Issue
3
Crash Reports

When Do Complaints Happen?

Distribution of NHTSA complaints by vehicle mileage at time of report.

13,000 25th Percentile
24,000 Median Mileage
37,000 75th Percentile

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

STEERING
26
SUSPENSION
18
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
11
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
10
STRUCTURE:BODY
8
ENGINE
7
POWER TRAIN
6
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
5
WHEELS
4
SERVICE BRAKES
3

Severity Assessment

3
Crashes
2
Fires
1
Injuries
0
Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"THIS DEFECT APPLIES TO ALL 2017 AND 2018 MODEL YEAR FORD F-250, F-350, F-450, AND F-550 TRUCKS WITH STANDARD HALOGEN HEADLIGHTS. AS EQUIPPED, THESE TRUCKS ILLUMINATE FOUR REPLACEABLE BULBS LOW BEAMS, AND FOUR REPLACEABLE BULB HIGH BEAMS, BOTH IN EXCESS OF THE MAXIMUM OF 2 TOTAL SPECIFIED IN S10.1..."
"TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 FORD F-350 SD. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH, A NOISE WAS PRESENT COMING FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. AFTER STOPPING THE VEHICLE, IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE TAILGATE HAD ERRONEOUSLY OPENED. THE LOCAL DEALER (OSSEO FORD OF OSSEO, WISCONSIN) WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILUR..."
"I WENT TO PICK UP MY TRAILER IN MY BRAND NEW (1000 MILES) 2017 FORD 350 SUPER DUTY TRUCK. I WAS UNABLE TO ATTACH MY EXISTING STANDARD TRAVEL TRAILER SAFETY CHAINS TO THE TRUCK PROPERLY. THE 2017 FORD SUPER DUTY 2 1/2" 15K HITCH SIMPLY DOES NOT ALLOW THE PROPER CONNECTION OF ANY STANDARD TRAVEL T..."

Source: NHTSA ODI Complaints Database. Names and identifying details omitted.

Data source: View this vehicle on NHTSA.gov | NHTSA ODI Complaints Database. Public domain.

Methodology: Complaint counts and mileage distributions are computed directly from consumer-reported NHTSA complaints. This data represents reported issues, not failure rates — vehicles without complaints are not represented. Full methodology.

Data through: 2026-03-28