2021 Ford F-150 · symptom sheet
Windshield wipers stop working
- 35owner reports
- 39,836median miles
- 0involved a crash
Newest report Jun 17, 2026 · checked Oct 2, 2026
56 of the 1,015 complaints on this car are about the windshield and wipers. 35 of those describe wiper failure.
Tick what matches of 35 reports
Wiper failure on other F-150 years
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: 2014, 2015, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026.
What this problem usually is
These owners had the wipers stop working, often in the rain, which is the worst possible moment. More than half of the complaints here mention rain or a storm. This sheet is about wipers that quit working, not blades that streak.
What got replaced
Owners who name the part that was replaced mention the wiper motor (14 reports).
Recalls and investigations
No recall on the windshield and wipers covers the 2021 model year as of Oct 2, 2026.
When it happens
The middle half of failures fell between 17,888 and 49,350 miles, from the 9 reports that gave a mileage.
Is this a known problem?
The manufacturer has sent NHTSA 1 service bulletin or notice for the 2021 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.
Some 2021-2026 F-150 vehicles may exhibit a concern of the windshield wipers not parking in the correct position on the windshield and/or over-traveling. This may be due to incorrect alignment of the wiper pivot arm on the wiper linkage assembly.
What owners wrote
“Windshield wipers randomly stopped working. There is a recall for 2021 f150s, however my VIN is not included.”
Filed Jun 24, 2024
“My windshield wipers stopped working. It seems the wiper motor still kicks on and I can hear it move, but the wipers donât move and are stuck. Itâs almost as if the wipers are off track or something. Once my vehicle was stopped, I was able to move the wipers back down, but it wonât move after that. I can still hear the motor turning on though.”
Filed Apr 3, 2024
“The passenger side windshield wiper failed to operate during a rain event. I later removed the wiper arm and observed that the knurled surface of the wiper arm was damaged beyond repair.”
Filed Nov 11, 2023
“Ford recall on wiper motor(22V142- March 14 2022) and wiper arm(Recall 23V163- May 2023) are taking an unreasonably long time to be rectified. The answer they give is parts not available yet. I find it intolerably too long for remediation. I truly believe Ford is purposely stalling and should be fined.”
Filed Sep 30, 2023
Should you keep driving it?
This page can't tell you that. 0 of 35 reports involved a crash. 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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