2015 Ford F-150 · symptom sheet

Wheel bearing, tires or wheels

48owner reports
47,000median miles
$337median quote
2involved a crash

Newest report Jul 3, 2026 · checked Oct 2, 2026

48 of the 1,718 complaints on this car describe wheels.

No recall on this systemas of Oct 2, 2026

2 crashesin 48 reports

1 person hurtin these reports

Tick what matches of 48 reports

a humming or growling that changes with speed

a wheel bearing was replaced

a tire blew out

lug nuts or a wheel came loose

Wheels on other F-150 years

201430 reports 201548 reports 201657 reports 201747 reports 201847 reports 202130 reports 202326 reports

Report counts are for each model year on its own, so a newer car has had less time to collect them. Model years with too few reports of it for a sheet: 2019, 2020, 2022, 2024, 2025, 2026.

What this problem usually is

This sheet gathers complaints about the parts that meet the road: tires that wear out early or blow out, wheels that crack or bend, lug nuts that come loose, and wheel bearings that start to hum. The median mileage owners give is about 21,000, among the lowest on the site, so many of these are fairly new cars.

Read the full explainer · Which cars report it most

What got replaced

Owners who name the part that was replaced mention the tires (30 reports), the wheel (14 reports) and the wheel bearing (3 reports).

Recalls and investigations

No recall on the wheels covers the 2015 model year as of Oct 2, 2026.

NHTSA investigations into the wheels on the F-150

PE08-060opened Oct 14, 2008

Tires · model years 2007 to 2008

Tire valve cracking. Closed apr 9, 2009.

EA97-027opened Dec 24, 1997

Wheels · model years 1997

Wheel separation. Closed may 29, 1998, led to recall 98V-095.

PE97-033opened Jul 14, 1997

Wheels · model years 1997

Wheel separation from vehicle. Closed dec 24, 1997.

None of these investigations covers the 2015 model year.

What owners paid

6 of the 48 reports quote a price. Each dot is one quote. The middle half runs $156 to $1,200.

$156$337$1,200

$0k$2k$4k$6k$8k

When it happens

The middle half of failures fell between 40,000 and 70,000 miles, from the 25 reports that gave a mileage.

Is this a known problem?

The manufacturer has sent NHTSA 4 service bulletins or notices for the 2015 Ford F-150 that deal with this problem. Newest first.

Federal rules make a manufacturer send NHTSA a copy of any notice about a defect that goes to more than one dealer or owner. Most of these are service bulletins, the repair instructions manufacturers send to dealers. NHTSA generally leaves safety recall bulletins out of this file, and recalls are listed separately.

Service bulletinTSB 24-2188Jul 24, 2024
Some 2003-2020 Expedition/Navigator and 2006-2020 F-150 (non-Raptor) vehicles equipped with 4WD may exhibit grinding/clicking/ratcheting noise from the front wheel area. This may be due to partial engagement of the integrated wheel ends (IWE).
Service bulletinTSB 20-2013Jan 20, 2020
Some 2013-2018 F-150/Expedition/Navigator vehicles equipped with 4-wheel drive (4WD) may exhibit an intermittent grinding noise while driving in 2-wheel drive (2WD) mode most commonly on acceleration.
Service bulletinASI-45212Jul 1, 2015
FORD: SOME VEHICLES AND TRUCKS ARE EXPERIENCING A MALFUNCTION WITH THE HEATED STEERING WHEEL BECOMING INOPERATIVE AND ON DEMAND TEST FAILURE. MODEL 2014-15 FUSION, 2011-15 MKX, 2013-15 SUPER DUTY, EXPLORER, TAURUS, MKS, MKT, 2015 F-150, MKZ, MKC, 2011-15 MKX.
Service bulletinASI-45211Jul 1, 2015
LINCOLN/FORD: ONCE PROCEDURE FOR HEATED STEERING WHEEL MODULE PROGRAM COMPLETED, HEATED STEERING WHEEL FAILS TO OPERATE PROPERLY AND PASSES NETWORK TEST BUT FAILS ON DEMAND SELF TEST.

What owners wrote

“My wheel lug nuts are swollen and a lug nut wrench will not fit on them. This appears to be a manufacturing defect which has been reported by many F150 owners.”
Filed Jul 8, 2023

“Swollen Lug Nuts at just under 47,000 miles requiring replacement by Ford with the same faulty Lug Nuts at my expense for $156.00. No recall per Ford. They will need to replaced again at some point. Faulty design !!!”
Filed May 22, 2023 · 47,000 miles

“While driving down the road, only 48 mph, my back rear wheel studs busted my my lug nuts came off. I have researched many forums and other F-150s have had this same problem, with the same tire. The safety of myself and my family was put into danger, with this being an unforeseen issue. There were no warning lights or check engine lights on at the time of the accident.”
Filed Jan 4, 2023

“Some factory installed lug nuts swelled and deformed. This made some difficult to remove with tire iron and needed additional tools, and some impossible to know if they were tightened correctly afterwards. A lug nut socket would not fit correctly so a torque wrench could not be used to tell if nuts were tightened to spec.”
Filed Oct 22, 2022

Should you keep driving it?

This page can't tell you that. 2 of 48 reports involved a crash and 1 people were hurt. Owners who file are the ones who had a bad experience, and nobody checks their reports. If the problem affects steering, braking, power or a fire risk, treat it as a safety fault and have it inspected before a long or high-speed drive.

File your own report with NHTSA. Complaint counts are how a problem gets an investigation. How reports land on this sheet.

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