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What 24 owners told NHTSA about the 2020 Ford F-450 Sd

These are the actual owner complaints behind this car’s reliability verdict, filed with the federal government, unedited. They’re unverified reports, not confirmed defects: read them as leads for your pre-purchase inspection, not a diagnosis.

All (24)Crash / fire / injury (4)Fuel System, Diesel (7)Transmission & drivetrain (5)Electrical system (3)Engine (2)Speed control (2)Body & structure (1)Driver assistance (1)Fuel system (1)Fuel System, Other (1)Latches & locks (1)

1 of 24 complaints match · Latches & locks · clear filters

Dec 30, 2023Electrical systemLatches & locks

My tailgate came open randomly while pulling a trailer. Ford knows about this issue, but is yet to make a recall and not sure they’re going to cover the damage done to my tailgate. The tailgate randomly came open when I had turned a corner, and when I straightened back out made my truck and trailer jumped all over the road because the tailgate contacted the trailer.

NHTSA ODI 11562737

Working with the data? Download all 24 complaints as CSV · fetched from NHTSA July 10, 2026

How to use these: a complaint is one owner’s report, filed voluntarily and published unverified. Patterns matter more than any single story. If several owners describe the same failure at similar mileage, put that system at the top of your pre-purchase inspection list. Back to the full 2020 Ford F-450 Sd verdict →