136 of the 5,985 complaints about the Ford F-150 (2.3%) concern Wheels, tires & suspension, making it the model's #9 problem area. That share is 0.9× the Wheels, tires & suspension share across all tracked vehicles.
136Complaints · Wheels, tires & suspension
2.3%Share of complaints
0.91×vs. all vehicles
14Last 12 months
0.7%Share involving a crash or fire
4Related recalls
Analysis
By model year, Wheels, tires & suspension complaints peak with the 2018 model (47, 2% of that year's complaints) and are lowest for the 2024 model (3). 14 Wheels, tires & suspension complaints were filed in the last 12 months versus 29 in the 12 months before — the pace is falling.
Owners most often describe: “lug nuts”, “tire”, “bolt”, “swollen” and “axle”. 1 of these reports (0.7%) describe a crash or fire, with 1 injury and 0 deaths mentioned.
4 recall campaigns relate to this area, most recently campaign 22V675000 (2022-09-08, model years 2022).
The contact owned a 2023 Ford F150. The contact stated that while his wife was driving at 70 MPH, the driver's side wheel and axle detached, the driver lost control, and she crashed into the guard rail. There were no warning lights illuminated.
Pirelli Tires on F150 prematurely cracking & failing w/only 16,700 miles on the tire. Tread barely has any wear. On Saturday evening XXX Left rear tire wall blew out & PSI on tire went from 35 to 0 in less than 1 second.
Wheels, tires & suspension · 2026-08-31 · ODI 11761148
275/50 R22 I was driving on a major interstate approximately 65 mph when a strong vibration was felt. As I started to move to the shoulder and slow down, the tread detached from the tire.
Wheels, tires & suspension · 2026-08-03 · ODI 11754535
Tire/wheel was losing air, upon investigation I discovered a cracked rim, which is my second in 8 months. Upon looking online, I see that ford is attributing this issue to aggressive stiff-wall offroad tires.
Wheels, tires & suspension · 2026-07-29 · ODI 11753559
In January I brought my truck into ford to get service on the recall 23S65. Since then the recall has broke and I cannot and haven’t been able to drive my truck since then. It has been at Statesboro ford since then sitting waiting on parts.
Wheels, tires & suspension · 2026-03-29 · ODI 11727815
I heard noise coming from my truck, sounded like it was in my wheel. Feb. 4, 2026 I took it to a repair shop. They told me it was the recall on my truck and gave the nut and bolt that had broken off my truck.
Wheels, tires & suspension · 2026-03-18 · ODI 11725200
Excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA, trimmed for length. The ODI number is NHTSA's record identifier.
Related recalls
WHEELS:LUGS/NUTS/BOLTS/STUDS Campaign 22V675000 · 2022-09-08 · Model years: 2022
Summary: Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2022 F-150 Raptor Series vehicles equipped with 37-inch tires. The lug nuts on the wheels may have been incorrectly tightened.
Remedy: Dealers will tighten or replace the wheel lug nuts, as necessary, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed September 26, 2022. Owners may contact Ford customer service at 1-866-436-7332. Ford's number for this recall is 22S59.
Summary: 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.
Remedy: DRiV will notify owners, and dealers will inspect, and if necessary replace the ball joint, free of charge. Owner letters were mailed May 5, 2021. Owners may contact Tenneco Automotive customer service at 1-877-489-6659.
TIRES Campaign 21V155000 · 2021-03-10 · Model years: 2018
Summary: Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2018 F-150, 2018-2020 F-250, F-350, and 2019 Escape vehicles equipped with Continental tires. On the affected vehicles, it is possible that one or more tires were cured for too long during tire production.
Remedy: Ford will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the tires, and replace them as necessary, free of charge. The recall began on March 27, 2021. Owners may contact Ford customer service at 1-866-436-7332. Ford's number for this recall is 21S10.
TIRES:BEAD Campaign 19V903000 · 2019-12-18 · Model years: 2020
Summary: Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2020 F-150 trucks equipped with 17-inch spare tires. The spare tire could have been damaged when it was installed on the rim.
Remedy: Ford will notify owners, and dealers will replace the spare tire, free of charge. The recall began January 13, 2020. Owners may contact Ford customer service at 1-866-436-7332. Ford's number for this recall is 19S55.
How common are Wheels, tires & suspension problems on the Ford F-150?
136 of the 5,985 complaints about the Ford F-150 (2.3%) concern Wheels, tires & suspension, making it the model's #9 problem area. That share is 0.9× the Wheels, tires & suspension share across all tracked vehicles.
Which Ford F-150 model years have the most Wheels, tires & suspension complaints?
By model year, Wheels, tires & suspension complaints peak with the 2018 model (47, 2% of that year's complaints) and are lowest for the 2024 model (3).
Is there a recall for Ford F-150 Wheels, tires & suspension problems?
4 recall campaigns relate to this area, most recently campaign 22V675000 (2022-09-08, model years 2022).