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2017 Ford F-250 SD latches & locks problems

15 complaints about latches & locks have been filed for the 2017 Ford F-250 SD, which is <1% of all its NHTSA complaints.

At a glance

Complaints
15 1% of this year's complaints
Typical mileage
50,000 miles 11 complaints with mileage
Crashes and fires
0 and 0
Injuries and deaths
0 and 0

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

When latches & locks problems show up

Latches & locks complaints by mileage, 2017 Ford F-250 SD Complaints by odometer reading in 20,000-mile steps. The median is about 50,000 miles. 0k to 20k miles: 1 complaints 20k to 40k miles: 2 complaints 40k to 60k miles: 4 complaints 60k to 80k miles: 0 complaints 80k to 100k miles: 3 complaints 100k to 120k miles: 0 complaints 120k to 140k miles: 0 complaints 140k to 160k miles: 1 complaints 160k to 180k miles: 0 complaints 180k to 200k miles: 0 complaints 200k+ miles: 0 complaints 040k80k120k160k200k miles Typical: 50,000 miles
Based on 11 complaints that include mileage. 64% were reported before 60,000 miles. The amber marker shows the median: half of these complaints happened before that mileage.
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MileageComplaints
0k to 20k miles1
20k to 40k miles2
40k to 60k miles4
60k to 80k miles0
80k to 100k miles3
100k to 120k miles0
120k to 140k miles0
140k to 160k miles1
160k to 180k miles0
180k to 200k miles0
200k+ miles0

What the data shows

Of the 11 latches & locks complaints that report mileage, the median is about 50,000 miles, and 64% were reported before 60,000 miles.

None of the latches & locks complaints mention a crash, fire, injury or death.

What owners wrote

Tl* the contact owns a 2017 ford f-250. When the contact attempted to close the front driver side door from outside the vehicle, the door would not close. When the contact attempted to close the door from inside the vehicle, the door would not close or latch properly. The contact had to make a few attempts before the door would latch. In addition, "door ajar" illuminated on the instrument panel once the door was closed. The dealer stated over the phone that the door locking mechanism may be fractured.

Reported at 31,000 miles, November 2018

The contact owns a 2017 Ford F-250. The contact stated that the door failed to lock securely. The contact stated there was no warning light illuminated. Upon investigation, the contact associated the failure with NHTSA Campaign Number: 17V652000 (Latches/Locks/Linkages) however, the VIN was not included. The vehicle was diagnosed and repaired. The manufacturer was not informed of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 52,000.

Reported at 52,000 miles, January 2021

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