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2015 Ford F-150: Complaints, Recalls, and Known Problems

Owners have filed 1,425 safety complaints about the 2015 Ford F-150 with U.S. regulators. Here's what the federal data shows, system by system.

Data: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation · Retrieved July 14, 2026 · Counts change as new reports are filed

1,425
Complaints
14
Recalls
5
Investigations
5★
Overall crash rating

Complaints for this vehicle report 40 crashes, 12 fires, 78 injuries, 2 deaths.

Key findings
  1. Brakes & stability leads the complaint list, cited in 327 of 1,425 complaints, followed by Engine & cooling.
  2. Stalling is a recurring theme. 81 of the 1,425 reports describe the engine stalling — many while driving.
  3. Complaints peaked 4 years after the model year (238 filed in 2019) — a pattern consistent with wear-out failures rather than assembly defects.
  4. One recall is a do-over. NHTSA records show recall repairs that were previously performed incorrectly — worth a VIN check even if you had recall work done.

What owners report

Complaints filed with NHTSA name the vehicle system involved. For the 2015 Ford F-150, here is how reports break down by system.

Complaints by vehicle system
System mentions in 1,425 complaints · a complaint can cite more than one system
Brakes & stability
327
Engine & cooling
252
Body & structure
212
Power train / transmission
198
Other / unspecified
176
Electrical
135
Speed control
123
Visibility & lighting
105

"Al darmarcha mi camioneta no dio marcha creei que la vateria estaba baja pero no dio marcha solo encendieron las luces del tablero brake system y Electric park brake no damarcha se bloqueo por completo"

Owner complaint filed December 2023 · Electrical System,Service Brakes,Forward Collision Avoidance · NHTSA ODI 11559234

"The brakes failed while I was driving down the road. The brake pedal went all the way to the floor. I had to use the emergency brake to get to a safe location. I see many F150 owners have reported a similar problem, and there have been recalls for model years just before and after mine. Why wasn't the 2015 also recalled? It seems to be experiencing the same issue."

Owner complaint filed February 2023 · Service Brakes · NHTSA ODI 11508504

When complaints were filed

For most vehicles, complaint volume spikes early and tapers off. The 2015 Ford F-150 peaked later than usual, in 2019.

Complaints filed per year — 2015 Ford F-150
Year the complaint was filed, not the incident year
76
130
153
202
238
153
72
92
95
116
98
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2026 is a partial year (through July 14, 2026). A late peak is the signature of wear-out failures: parts that don't fail until the vehicle has years and miles on it.

How the 2015 compares with other model years

Across the Ford F-150 model years we track, the 2013 has the most complaints on file (2,796); the 2015 ranks 6 of 8.

Total complaints by model year — Ford F-150
All complaints on file per model year, as of July 14, 2026
2,137
1,717
2,796
1,362
2015
1,425
1,686
1,066
1,835
Older model years have had more time on the road to accumulate complaints — compare adjacent years, not endpoints.

Recall history: 14 recalls, including a do-over

14 recalls apply to some or all 2015 Ford F-150 vehicles. Note the flagged campaign: it covers vehicles whose earlier recall repairs were performed incorrectly.

Apr 201515V-251
Structure:Frame And Members:Underbody Shields

Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain model year 2015 Ford F-150 vehicles manufactured January 30, 2015, to January 31, 2015. The affected vehicles may have loose or missing underbody heat shields.

May 201515V-279
Steering

Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain model year 2015 Ford F-150 trucks manufactured March 19, 2015, to March 30, 2015. The affected vehicles may have been built with a steering upper intermediate shaft that was improperly riveted.

Sep 201515V-614
Forward Collision Avoidance: Adaptive Cruise Control

Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain model year 2015 Ford F-150 trucks manufactured March 18, 2014, to August 6, 2015 and equipped with Adaptive Cruise Control (ACC). While using the Adaptive Cruise Control, the vehicle may falsely detect an obstacle in its path and may unexpectedly apply …

Dec 201515V-867
Seat Belts:Front:Anchorage

Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain model year 2015 Ford F-150 SuperCrew trucks manufactured January 22, 2015, to March 17, 2015. The affected vehicles may be equipped with driver or front passenger seat belt anchorage assemblies whose pretensioner cable was not properly crimped. As a res…

May 201717V-331
Latches/Locks/Linkages:Doors:Latch

Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2015-2017 F-150, and 2017 F-250, F-350, F-450, and F-550 vehicles originally produced with black or body colored exterior door handles that may have been subsequently equipped with a chrome exterior door handle cover accessory kit purchased from a Ford …

Aug 201717V-526
Seat Belts:Rear/Other

Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2015-2017 F-150, and 2017 F-250 and F-350 trucks equipped with a crew cab. The left rear inflatable seat belt buckle assembly may be inadequately attached to its mounting bracket. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal M…

Oct 201717V-652
Latches/Locks/Linkages:Doors:Latch

Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2015-2017 Ford F-150, and 2017 F-250, F-350, F-450, and F-550 Super Duty trucks. The doors on these vehicles may have a bent or kinked actuation cable or the door latches may freeze after water gets into the latch. Either condition can result in the doo…

Aug 201818V-568
Seat Belts:Pretensioner

Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2015-2018 Ford F-150 Regular Cab and SuperCrew Cab vehicles. If a front seat belt pretensioner deploys as the result of a crash, the sparks may ignite materials such as carpeting or insulation within the B-pillar area.

Dec 201818V-894
Engine

Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2015-2019 Ford F-150 and 2017-2019 Ford F-250 Super Duty, F-350 Super Duty, F-450 Super Duty, and F-550 Super Duty pick-up trucks equipped with an engine block heater. Water and contaminants may get into the block heater cable's splice connector causing…

Apr 201919V-278Repair done incorrectly
Engine

Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2015-2019 Ford F-150 and 2017-2019 Ford F-250 Super Duty, F-350 Super Duty, F-450 Super Duty, and F-550 Super Duty pick-up trucks equipped with an engine block heater and previously remedied under recall 18V894. During the previous repair, the block hea…

Feb 202020V-098
Engine

Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2015-2016 F-150 pick-up trucks equipped with 3.5L GTDI engines and block immersion heaters that were potentially relocated from their originally installed location. The incorrect location could put the heater too close to hot engine components, possibly…

Jun 202020V-332
Service Brakes, Hydraulic:Foundation Components:Master Cylinder

Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2014-2017 F-150 pickup trucks equipped with 3.5L Ecoboost engines. The brake master cylinder may leak brake fluid into the brake booster.

Apr 202121E-027
Suspension:Front:Control Arm:Upper Ball Joint

Tenneco Automotive (DRiV) is recalling certain MOOG K500359 ball joints, for aftermarket installation on 2015-2018 Ford F-150 trucks. The ball joint may have a misaligned dust boot and may be missing alignment hole and installation warning tag, which may lead to improper alignment of the ball joint.

Apr 202626V-237
Power Train:Automatic Transmission

Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2015-2017 F-150 vehicles. A loss of signal between the transmission range sensor and the powertrain control module can cause the transmission to unexpectedly downshift into second gear.

Does your car have an open recall?

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Crash-test ratings

NHTSA crash ratings measure how the car protects occupants in a crash — a separate question from the reliability complaints above. A vehicle can be both crashworthy and trouble-prone.

★★★★★
Overall
★★★★★
Frontal crash
★★★★★
Side crash
★★★★☆
Rollover

Frequently asked questions

How many complaints does the 2015 Ford F-150 have?

As of July 14, 2026, owners have filed 1,425 complaints about the 2015 Ford F-150 with NHTSA. The most-reported system is brakes & stability.

How many recalls does the 2015 Ford F-150 have?

The 2015 Ford F-150 has 14 NHTSA recalls on file. One recall reopens earlier campaigns whose repairs were performed incorrectly. Recall repairs are free at any dealer.

Is the 2015 Ford F-150 safe in a crash?

NHTSA gives the 2015 Ford F-150 an overall crash rating of 5 out of 5 stars. Crash ratings measure occupant protection in a collision; they do not measure reliability, which is what the complaint data above reflects.

Methodology & source

All figures come from the U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) public APIs: the Office of Defects Investigation complaint database, the recalls database, and NCAP safety ratings, retrieved July 14, 2026.

Complaints are self-reported by consumers and are not verified by NHTSA or by this site. A single complaint may cite multiple vehicle systems, so system mentions can sum to more than the complaint total. Complaint volume is influenced by fleet size, media attention, and recall notices, and is not by itself a measure of defect rates.

This site is not affiliated with NHTSA or any manufacturer. Nothing here is repair, purchase, or legal advice. For your specific vehicle, use the official NHTSA VIN lookup and consult a qualified technician.