5 NHTSA owner complaints for the 2017 Ford F-350 mention the tie rod. Usable reported mileage (n=5) has a median of 26,500 mi.
Key evidence
Direct mentions
5
Owner complaints whose text directly mentions this component.
Related-system reports
0
Same vehicle, mapped category, part not named.
Reports with usable mileage
5
Median reported mileage
26,500 mi
25th percentile
15,000 mi
75th percentile
55,000 mi
Catalog matches
0
Replacement listings that match this model year.
These figures describe mileage reported in owner complaints submitted to NHTSA. They do not represent the failure rate of all vehicles.
Questions people ask
Is a failing tie rod a safety concern on the 2017 Ford F-350?
A worn tie rod can cause wandering or uneven tire wear and, if it separates, loss of steering control. Have steering play inspected.
This describes how this component can affect control, stopping, cooling, or fuel containment. It is not a recall, not a statement that this vehicle is unsafe to keep driving, and not a generic list of unrelated automotive hazards.
Are 2017 Ford F-350 owners reporting tie rod problems?
5 NHTSA owner complaints for this model year mention the tie rod.
No additional related-system complaints were counted for this pair.
At what mileage are tie rod problems reported on the 2017 Ford F-350?
Among 5 direct-mention reports with usable odometer data, the median reported mileage is 26,500 mi.
25th percentile 15,000 mi; 75th percentile 55,000 mi. These figures describe mileage reported in owner complaints submitted to NHTSA. They do not represent the failure rate of all vehicles.
What else can cause similar tie rod symptoms on the 2017 Ford F-350?
Mechanically related parts include ball joint, control arm. Similar symptoms can come from those parts or from the broader system, not only from a failed tie rod.
Use the related-component links on this page when those combinations are published. A system-category NHTSA report is not proof that this specific part failed.
Direct mentions are NHTSA owner narratives that contain this component or an accepted alias. Related-system counts are complaints in a mapped category that do not name the part. They are never merged. Mileage statistics use odometer values from 1 to 400,000 miles. This is not a failure rate.