NHTSA vehicle safety data
2010 Ford F-150 Recalls, Ratings & Complaints
The 2010 Ford F-150 has 1 NHTSA recall campaign and 843 owner complaints on file as of November 3, 2026. Recall repairs are usually free at an authorized Ford dealer.
NHTSA recall and complaint data for the 2010 Ford F-150, plus NCAP crash-test ratings. Recall data is refreshed daily from NHTSA.
2010 Ford F-150 owner complaints
Owners have filed 843 complaints with NHTSA about the 2010 Ford F-150, describing incidents dated August 13, 2009 to September 18, 2026.
Most-cited components
- Visibility/Wiper 193 complaints
- Electrical System 166 complaints
- Engine 138 complaints
- Power Train 121 complaints
- Structure 92 complaints
- Unknown or Other 61 complaints
Of the 843 complaints on file, 23 report a crash and 35 a fire; across all 843 complaints, owners report 28 injuries (owner-reported, not verified by NHTSA).
Newest complaints
ODI #11766222 · Filed
Door simply will not open and power lock isn’t working either
ODI #11755521 · Filed
The truck on multiple occasions shifts into lower gear unexpectedly.
ODI #11750283 · Filed
Odometer Fraud. The contact purchased a 2010 Ford F-150. It was discovered that there was a mileage discrepancy. The vehicle was a private sale. At the time of purchase, the vehicle mileage was 154,800, and at the time of a Carfax report check, it was discovered that the mileage was 246,325.
Owner-reported
2010 Ford F-150 mileage at failure
723 of the 843 complaints on file for the 2010 Ford F-150 give the vehicle's mileage when the problem happened.
| Component | Median | Middle half | Based on |
|---|---|---|---|
| Visibility/Wiper | Median 55,000 miles | Middle half 35,000–80,000 miles | Based on 184 complaints |
| Electrical System | Median 60,000 miles | Middle half 30,000–100,000 miles | Based on 152 complaints |
| Engine | Median 65,000 miles | Middle half 35,000–110,000 miles | Based on 123 complaints |
| Power Train | Median 70,000 miles | Middle half 18,000–120,000 miles | Based on 103 complaints |
| Structure | Median 50,000 miles | Middle half 30,000–90,000 miles | Based on 70 complaints |
A component's median is its 50th percentile, and its middle half runs from its 25th to its 75th percentile.
Owners give the mileage themselves, often as a round number, and NHTSA doesn't check it. A complaint that names several components counts under each one, and mileages that can't be right, such as 999,999, or 50 miles on a five-year-old car, are left out.
These figures describe the complaints owners filed. They don't predict when a particular vehicle will have a problem, and vehicles that never had one aren't counted.
Most complaints NHTSA received since May 17, 2021 give no mileage. So that they aren't undercounted, each one received since then that gives a mileage also stands in for those that gave none, which can put a component's median above most of the mileages it is based on.
Mileage from NHTSA's complaints file of October 31, 2026. How these figures are worked out
INTERIOR DOOR HANDLE SPRING FAILURE
NHTSA #11V049000 · Structure — Body — Door · NHTSA notice
Reported February 1, 2011 · FORD MOTOR COMPANY
Potentially affected: 280,946 vehicles
Ford campaign 11S15 · Owners notified February 10, 2011 · Vehicles built January 18, 2008 – November 30, 2009 (per NHTSA)
Defect description
FORD IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2009 AND 2010 F-150 VEHICLES MANUFACTURED FROM JANUARY 18, 2008, THROUGH NOVEMBER 30, 2009. THE INTERIOR DOOR HANDLE HOUSING EMBOSSMENT RETAINING THE INTERIOR DOOR HANDLE SPRING MAY FRACTURE DURING NORMAL USAGE RESULTING IN INSUFFICIENT SPRING FORCE TO RETURN THE HANDLE TO THE FULLY STOWED POSITION.
Safety consequence
IN THE EVENT OF A SIDE IMPACT CRASH, THE DOOR HANDLE SPRING CAN FAIL CAUSING THE DOOR LATCH TO OPEN.
Manufacturer remedy
OWNERS WILL BE INITIALLY NOTIFIED AND INSTRUCTED TO TAKE THEIR VEHICLES TO A FORD OR LINCOLN/MERCURY DEALER IF ANY INTERIOR DOOR HANDLE IS LOOSE OR FAILS TO RETURN TO THE STOWED POSITION AFTER ACTIVATION FOR REPLACEMENT OF THE AFFECT MODULE. ONCE PARTS BECOME AVAILABLE, OWNERS WILL BE RENOTIFIED AND INSTRUCTED TO TAKE THEIR VEHICLES TO A FORD OR LINCOLN/MERCURY DEALER FOR INSPECTION OF EACH INTERIOR DOOR HANDLE. DEPENDING ON THE RESULTS OF THE INSPECTION, THE DEALER WILL EITHER ADD A SPRING EMBOSSMENT REINFORCEMENT OR REPLACE THE INTERIOR DOOR HANDLE MODULE FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON FEBRUARY 10, 2011. OWNERS MAY CONTACT FORD AT 1-866-436-7332.
Notes
FORD'S RECALL CAMPAIGN NUMBER IS 11S15.OWNERS MAY ALSO CONTACT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION'S VEHICLE SAFETY HOTLINE AT 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), OR GO TO <A HREF=HTTP://WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV>HTTP://WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV</A> .
Other Ford F-150 model years
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