2014 Ford F-150 Recalls and Problems

NHTSA lists 8 safety recalls and 1,533 owner complaints for the 2014 Ford F-150.

Recalled components: steering, brakes, powertrain, exterior lighting, and 2 more. Most-described problem: loss of power or limp mode (132 complaints, 9%). Most-reported area: powertrain (424 complaints, 28%; median mileage when it happened: 101,000).

Data: NHTSA recall, complaint and investigation filesUpdated Oct 2, 2026

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Excludes the electric F-150 Lightning.

8 safety recalls for the 2014 Ford F-150

Parts with a do-not-drive or park-outside recall come first, then the rest, largest first. Within a part, do-not-drive and park-outside recalls come first, then the newest. Summaries are NHTSA's own wording. Open a recall for what is wrong, the fix and the full notice.

Questions about any of these recalls: call NHTSA's Vehicle Safety Hotline at 888-327-4236 (TTY 888-275-9171) or check your VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls.

NHTSA investigations

NHTSA has opened 2 investigations that name the 2014 Ford F-150; both are closed. An investigation means NHTSA is reviewing reports of a problem. It is not a finding that the vehicle has a defect.

A preliminary evaluation is NHTSA's first step, to gather information and decide whether to look further. A recall query is a review of whether a recall covered the right vehicles or whether its fix works. NHTSA lists investigations by make, model and model year only, so one can apply to only some versions of a model, such as one engine; its summary says which.

What owners report

Owners have filed 1,533 complaints with NHTSA about the 2014 F-150. Below, they are sorted by the problems owners describe and by the areas NHTSA files them under. NHTSA does not verify complaints.

Problems owners describe

• Loss of power or limp mode132 · 9%
  Median 65,000 miles at failure, from 88 reports with mileage
• Brake failure or a soft or hard pedal127 · 8%
  Median 44,100 miles at failure, from 90 reports with mileage
• Power steering problems or locked steering101 · 7%
  Median 86,000 miles at failure, from 77 reports with mileage
• Check engine light80 · 5%
  Median 107,500 miles at failure, from 56 reports with mileage
• Stalling or shutting off64 · 4%
  Median 70,000 miles at failure, from 50 reports with mileage
• Hesitation or slow acceleration53 · 3%
  Median 81,500 miles at failure, from 39 reports with mileage
• Jerking, lurching or harsh shifting53 · 3%
  Median 102,000 miles at failure, from 24 reports with mileage
• Shaking, shuddering or vibration49 · 3%
  Median 51,500 miles at failure, from 40 reports with mileage

Counted from the complaint text: a complaint counts once for each problem it describes (how we match them). Some complaints describe none of these. Compare other models in the problem owners report most for every model year.

Areas named in complaints

• Powertrain424 · 28%
  Most named: automatic transmission (7) · Median 101,000 miles at failure, from 225 reports with mileage
• Brakes341 · 22%
  Most named: foundation components, master cylinder (5) · Median 47,500 miles at failure, from 238 reports with mileage
• Engine178 · 12%
  Median 73,000 miles at failure, from 115 reports with mileage
• Electrical system162 · 11%
  Most named: instrument panel, speedometer/odometer (7); instrument cluster/panel (4) · Median 65,000 miles at failure, from 104 reports with mileage
• Steering159 · 10%
  Median 70,000 miles at failure, from 121 reports with mileage
• Visibility/wiper117 · 8%
  Median 51,500 miles at failure, from 96 reports with mileage
• Speed control101 · 7%
  Median 52,000 miles at failure, from 47 reports with mileage
• Unknown or other148 · 10%
  Median 59,000 miles at failure, from 76 reports with mileage

A complaint can name more than one area, so shares add up to more than 100%. Mileage is shown where at least 15 owners reported it.

Ford F-150 recalls and complaints by model year

The highlighted bars are the 2014 model year. Newer model years have had less time on the road, so their counts are lower. Counting complaints filed in each model year's first three years, the 2018 F-150 drew the most (501) and the 2014 drew 211.

Crash test ratings

NHTSA's 5-Star Safety Ratings for each version it tested. Rollover risk is NHTSA's estimate of the chance of rolling over in a single-vehicle crash.

2014 F-150 MPG

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