The 2001 Ford Supercrew has 1 NHTSA recall campaign affecting an estimated 738,490 vehicles. Recall repairs are always free at any authorized dealer. Owners have filed 41 complaints with NHTSA, most often about the engine and engine cooling. Last updated July 5, 2026.
ON CERTAIN SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES AND PICKUP TRUCKS, THE SPEED CONTROL DEACTIVATION SWITCH MAY OVERHEAT, SMOKE, OR BURN.
Consequence
THIS CONDITION COULD LEAD TO A FIRE. FIRES HAVE OCCURRED WHILE THE VEHICLES WERE PARKED WITH THE IGNITION 'OFF.'
Remedy
AS AN INTERIM REPAIR, OWNERS WILL BE INSTRUCTED TO RETURN THEIR VEHICLES TO THEIR DEALERS TO HAVE THE SPEED CONTROL DEACTIVATION SWITCH DISCONNECTED. AS SOON AS REPLACEMENT PARTS ARE AVAILABLE (EARLY APRIL 2005), OWNERS WILL BE INSTRUCTED TO RETURN TO THE DEALERS FOR INSTALLATION OF A NEW SWITCH FREE OF CHARGE. …
Complaints by component
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
5
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
4
1fires
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
3
2fires
AIR BAGS
2
1fires
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
2
2fires
SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:HEAD RESTRAINT
2
SEATS:MID/REAR ASSEMBLY
2
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
2
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
2
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL
2
1fires
Total complaints41
What owners report
Verbatim reports filed with NHTSA, lightly edited for readability and with personal
information removed.
“Takata recal”
“When approaching a stop, truck accelerates on its own and I am forced to stand on the brakes to stop it. This has happened approximately a dozen times or more. Sometimes it will be a month before another incident. Has happened in reverse also. Always stops accelerating after about 4 seconds.…”
“The plug has blown out for some reason, I have owned fords for 30 years. After doing talking to people the 5.4 engine has this problem of plugs blowing out. Both my sons and nephew have ford trucks with the 5.4 engine and all have had blown plugs. I am on a fixed income and the cost of this is out…”
“I was driving on the highway and the spark plug blew out of the motor and broke the coil. This has happened two more times since. I have never had this happen on any vehicle in my life. *tr”
“2001 ford f -150 super crew triton v8 has blown 3 different plugs in the 3 years we have owned it it was used when bought my son drove it to the gas station the next night after we bought it first plug blew factory set second time was in coventon ky 2nd time 3rd time was coming home yesterday from…”
“2001 ford f-150 supercrew. 4.6l triton v8 engine. #3 sparkplug on the passenger side blew out of the head and destroyed the threads making it impossible to replace the plug. 109,000 mi. Original factory installed plugs in vehicle. Never replaced or touched before. *tr”
“2001 f150 caught fire in garage destroying f150, motorcycle next to it, and truck outside garage. Moderate fire damage to home, moderate to heavy smoke damage to home. *tr”
“2001 f150 caught fire in garage destroying f150, motorcycle next to it, and truck outside garage. Moderate fire damage to home, moderate to heavy smoke damage to home. *tr”
Defect investigations
InvestigationEA05004 Opened 2005-02-17 · closed 2005-07-06
FRONT SEAT BELT BUCKLE ASSEMBLY
DURING THE INITIAL RECALL CAMPAIGN IN 2001, THE SUBJECT VEHICLES WERE INSPECTED BY FORD DEALERSHIPS USING A TEST TOOL THAT WOULD DETECT A DEFECTIVE FRONT SEAT OUTBOARD SEAT BELT BUCKLE ASSEMBLY.APPROXIMATELY ONE MILLION VEHICLES PASSED THE INSPECTION TEST FOR ONE OR BOTH FRONT BUCKLES.SUBSEQUENT TO THE RECALL SERVICE…
InvestigationEA05004 Opened 2005-02-17 · closed 2005-07-06
FRONT SEAT BELT BUCKLE ASSEMBLY
DURING THE INITIAL RECALL CAMPAIGN IN 2001, THE SUBJECT VEHICLES WERE INSPECTED BY FORD DEALERSHIPS USING A TEST TOOL THAT WOULD DETECT A DEFECTIVE FRONT SEAT OUTBOARD SEAT BELT BUCKLE ASSEMBLY.APPROXIMATELY ONE MILLION VEHICLES PASSED THE INSPECTION TEST FOR ONE OR BOTH FRONT BUCKLES.SUBSEQUENT TO THE RECALL SERVICE…
InvestigationRQ04011 Opened 2004-10-22 · closed 2005-02-17
FRONT SEAT BELT BUCKLE ASSEMBLY
UNDER RECALL CAMPAIGN (01V227), FORD RECALLED APPROXIMATELY 1.3 MILLION VEHICLES TO INSPECT AND IF NECESSARY REPLACE THE FRONT DRIVER AND/OR PASSENGER SEAT BELT BUCKLE.APPROXIMATELY 1.1 MILLION OWNERS RESPONDED BY TAKING THEIR VEHICLES TO A DEALER FOR INSPECTION OF THE BUCKLE USING A SPECIALIZED BUCKLE TEST TOOL.FORD…
Recall, complaint, and investigation records from official NHTSA datasets (FLAT_RCL,
FLAT_CMPL, FLAT_INV), synced weekly. Counts reflect NHTSA records for the 2001 Ford Supercrew as of
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