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2004 Ford F-550 SD rust / corrosion reports

5 NHTSA complaints describe rust, corrosion and paint failures on the 2004 Ford F-550 SD — roughly 10% of all complaints for this model year.

5
Rust / corrosion reports
10%
share of complaints
40,000 mi
median reported incident mileage (all complaints)

Rust / corrosion in other F-550 SD years

2006 F-550 SD9
F-550 SD rust / corrosion by year →

Other symptoms owners describe on the 2004 Ford F-550 SD

Symptom counts come from keyword analysis of complaint narratives. One complaint can describe several symptoms, and classification is approximate — read the underlying reports on the full 2004 Ford F-550 SD report before drawing conclusions.