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2020 Ford F-350 SD Equipment Problems

Complaints
1about this part
Share
1%of 189 total for the year
Median mileage
—not reported
Trend
Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.

NHTSA recorded 1 complaints about the equipment of the 2020 Ford F-350 SD, 1% of the 189 complaints for this model year. 1 of these say a crash was involved, according to the filers. 2 recall campaigns on record are filed under a similar system.

Fewer than 15 complaints name this part, so treat the figures as a rough indication only.

Example complaints

Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.

“Fifth wheel andersen ultimate hitch system failed while we were hauling our unit. Hitch broke and safety chains also broke. Unit was blown off the truck while driving on the highway causing the ball to break shear off detaching from truck. Company is not wanting to deal with our incident. Caused our fifth wheel to detach on the highway and rolled over. We were hauling under weight to what there hitch recommends to stand 24,000 lbs of torque. Were just asking for some help. Our new $84,000 unit is a complete loss and our truck is in the collision shop being repaired. …”

NHTSA complaint #11337326, filed 2020-07

Related recalls

Related service bulletins

Equipment: other model years

YearComplaintsShare of year
202211%
202111%
202011%
201810%
201012%
200714%
200521%
200411%
200311%
200211%
200111%
199911%

Other parts of the 2020 Ford F-350 SD

Transmission and drivetrain
54 complaints
Fuel system
48 complaints
Steering
35 complaints
Other or unknown
19 complaints
Engine
14 complaints
Body and structure
12 complaints
Electrical system
11 complaints
Suspension
11 complaints
Visibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors)
8 complaints
Back-over prevention (rear camera)
7 complaints
Brakes
7 complaints
Exterior lighting
5 complaints

← All problems reported for the 2020 Ford F-350 SD

About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 30, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.

To check a specific vehicle for open recalls, use its VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls. Methodology