2010 Ford F-150 SUPERCAB - Ratings, Complaints and Recalls

The 2010 Ford F-150 Supercab has not been given an overall safety rating by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). However, it has impressive crash test ratings, with 5 stars for both the front crash driver side and passenger side, as well as for the side crash driver side and passenger side. The vehicle also has standard electronic stability control, which is a great feature to help prevent accidents caused by loss of control. Unfortunately, it does not come with forward collision warning or lane departure warning systems.

In terms of recalls and complaints, the F-150 Supercab has 1 recall reported and 814 complaints. It's essential for Ford to address these complaints to ensure the safety and satisfaction of their customers. Overall, while the crash test ratings and stability control are commendable, the lack of safety features like collision warning and lane departure warning, along with the reported complaints, indicate that there is room for improvement in the overall safety of the vehicle.

Top stats at a glance

Complaint Count

814

Recall Count

1

Investigation Count

0

Safety Rating

Not Rated

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Safety Features

2010 Ford F-150 Supercab w/SAB Safety Features

Here are the safety features that come as standard on the 2010 Ford F-150 Supercab w/SAB

Electronic Stability Control (ESC)

ESC is an advanced safety feature in vehicles designed to help drivers maintain control during challenging driving conditions. By continuously monitoring various factors such as steering angle, vehicle speed, and individual wheel speeds, ESC can detect and reduce the risk of skidding or loss of control. It achieves this by automatically applying brakes to specific wheels to stabilize the vehicle.

Standard
Forward Collision Warning (FCW)

Forward Collision Warning (FCW) is a safety feature in vehicles that helps prevent frontal collisions by alerting the driver of an imminent collision with a vehicle or obstacle ahead. Using sensors such as radar or cameras, FCW monitors the distance and speed of vehicles in front, and if it detects a potential collision, it provides visual and/or auditory warnings to prompt the driver to take evasive action.

No
Lane Departure Warning (LDW)

Lane Departure Warning (LDW) is a safety feature in vehicles that alerts drivers when their vehicle unintentionally drifts out of its lane without signaling. Utilizing cameras or sensors to monitor lane markings on the road, LDW detects when the vehicle crosses these lines and triggers visual, auditory, or haptic alerts to notify the driver of potential lane departure.

No

2010 Ford F-150 Supercab w/SAB Safety Ratings

Here we have the crash and rollover ratings for the 2010 Ford F-150 Supercab w/SAB Where possible we've included the ratings for the oldest and latest models of this car so you can compare how the safety ratings have changed over time.

Frontal Crash Ratings

Combines Driver and Passenger star ratings into a single frontal rating. The frontal barrier test simulates a head-on collision between two similar vehicles, each moving at 35 mph.

Test 2010 Score 2020 Score
Overall Front Crash Rating Not Rated 4
Front Crash Driver Side Rating 5 4
Front Crash Passenger Side Rating 5 4

Side Crash Ratings

Combines Side Barrier and Side Pole Star Ratings into a single side rating.

Test 2010 Score 2020 Score
Overall Side Crash Rating Not Rated 5
Side Crash Drivers Side Rating 5 5
Side Crash Passenger Side Rating 5 5
Combined Side Barrier Pole Rating - Front Not Rated 5
Combined Side Barrier Pole Rating - Rear Not Rated 5
Overall Side Barrier Rating Not Rated 5

Rollover Ratings

The Rollover Resistance test measures the risk of rollover in a single-vehicle, loss-of-control scenario.

Test 2010 Score 2020 Score
Rollover Rating 3 4
Rollover Possibility % 0% 0%
Dynamic Tip Result No Tip No Tip
Side Pole Crash Rating Not Rated 5

Complaints for the 2010 Ford F-150 SUPERCAB

This chart show the number of complaints for each car component. A Higher number of complaints could indicate that this car might have a common fault. Something to look out for when purchasing one.

Component Complaints

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Complaint:
"while driving on interstate with defog operating, i heard a loud pop and one of the rear window panels had shattered. apparently this is a common issue, yet ford has not issued a recall."
Components Involved: VISIBILITY/WIPER
Date of incident: 2025-02-06

Complaint:
"when i turned on the rear defrost within seconds the glass shattered please note the incident happened on 11.15.2021 the computer keeps putting todays date"
Components Involved: VISIBILITY/WIPER
Date of incident: 2022-12-06

Complaint:
"vehicle was parked in my driveway - i turned it on to warm up and turned on the rear defroster. within a few mins, the rear window shattered and there is a burn mark and melting of the trim in the bottom corner of the window where the defroster wiring/sensor is located."
Components Involved: VISIBILITY/WIPER
Date of incident: 2021-01-02

Complaint:
"weather was 28 degrees fahrenheit. leaving work i turned on my rear glass defrost and on my 20 commute to my home about 1 mile from my house at around 4:20 am central standard time my rear passenger side back glass shattered. all i heard was a loud impact sound like something hitting my roof and when i pulled up to my house and further inspected my vehicle that is when i noticed my rear glass had shattered and was still cracking. i looked for an impact mark but found nothing. bed of truck was empty so only conclusion is that the rear defrost may have got to hot with cold glass but i really do not know."
Components Involved: VISIBILITY/WIPER
Date of incident: 2020-07-01

Complaint:
"rear glass shattered while driving, there was no object that impacted the glass. rear window defroster was on while it shattered. outside temperature was 45f."
Components Involved: VISIBILITY/WIPER
Date of incident: 2020-02-12

Complaint:
"2010 f-150 was parked overnight in a residential driveway in freezing temperatures. when the truck was started at about 7 am the temperature was around 15 f. the truck was started and allowed to idle for about 10 minutes. when the driver entered the truck the rear defrost was started. while the truck was still parked and about 1 minute after the defrost button was hit there was a large pop. upon investigation, the driver's side panel of the rear window had shattered. there was no evidence of anything striking the window, and there had been no visible defects to the window prior to the incident. the cause appears to be related to the defrost being activated in the cold temperature."
Components Involved: VISIBILITY/WIPER
Date of incident: 2019-12-12

Complaint:
"sitting in my driveway on nov 8th, 2019 i started up my 2010 ford f150 pickup. i sat in the truck while it was warming. we had frost the night prior so i turned on the rear window defroster. not long after the passenger side of the back window shattered. it sounded like an explosion. very scary. the glass stayed intact pretty much but it was all cracked. after i pulled myself together, as i was totally unprepared for something of this nature to happen, i was pretty shook up. i drove to menards to get some plastic to tape it up. as i did the pieces of the window started falling out, both on the inside and the outside. there was glass everywhere. i took my truck to manley motors in belvidere , illinois where they documented it, and also filled out a form and submitted to ford corporate. i also called the ford customer service line and submitted a claim. the claim number is cas24904981. my 2010 ford f150 is out of warranty by years. not by mileage. i only have just over 50, 000 miles on it. it is like brand new still. there is not a scratch on it. in follow up with ford customer service line i was told it will not be covered until nhtsa provides a recall for it. the lady i spoke to was well aware of the back windows being shattered in these pick up. from 2009 up to and including 2016. its unfortunate because it is not covered under my insurance. i am on social security disability, 61 years old and since this repair for parts and labor is nearly $1100.00 it is not in my budget. it will have to be taped with plastic for quite a while"
Components Involved: VISIBILITY/WIPER
Date of incident: 2019-08-11

Complaint:
"it was snowing around 6pm on 11/11/2019 and i began to drive. as soon as i left the driveway i turned on the rear defrost. i got 1 mile down the country road and came up to a stop sign. i stopped, and just as i released the brake to begin to take off, i heard a loud "pop" sound. so the glass breakage happened when the vehicle was just beginning to roll forward. when i heard the pop, it scared me, and i hit the break and put the truck in park. i looked back to see what had caused the noise and saw that the passenger side rear window had shattered. it was still intact, but the glass was completely shattered. a friend of mine had told me that this happened to his 2011 f150 also. so on 11/12/2019 i called my insurance rep and started along the path to getting it fixed. i need it fixed quickly as my daughter's car seat sits in the rear passenger seat and i do not want to take a risk of her being cut by the broken glass. i then called safelite autoglass. i scheduled an appt for 11/18/2019 (earliest they can get me in). i went to safelite on 11/12/2019 to get the window crash wrapped. the manager told me that he could not do the crash wrap as there is nothing for the wrap to hold to. he also told me the tint is doing a better job holding the window together than his wrap could. he manager told me that it was odd that it broke and that he did not believe it should have shattered like it did. the manager also looked over the inside and outside of the window and noted he saw no signs of damage. he recommended that i call a ford dealership and see if there is a recall. i called the local ford dealer and they told me there was no service bulletin for the window and there was nothing further they could do. the dealership then gave me the number for ford customer service. they also said, there was nothing they could do as ford has not issued a recall for this."
Components Involved: VISIBILITY/WIPER
Date of incident: 2019-11-11

Complaint:
"tl* the contact owns a 2010 ford f-150. while driving the vehicle with the rear windshield defroster activated, the contact suddenly heard a loud pop sound. the contact noticed that the rear window panel behind the passenger seat had fractured throughout the entire panel, but remained intact. the contact examined the vehicle and noticed that the trim that surrounded the window had melted slightly from excessive heat. the vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. the dealer was not contacted. the manufacturer was made aware of the failure and informed the contact that there was no recall. the approximate failure mileage was 109,554."
Components Involved: VISIBILITY/WIPER
Date of incident: 2019-07-11

Complaint:
"2010 f-150 rear driver side window shattered for no apparent reason while back into my nephews driveway"
Components Involved: VISIBILITY/WIPER
Date of incident: 2021-01-09

FORD Overall Complaint Ranking

This table shows the ranking of car manufacturers when it comes to most complaints and recalls. The manufacturer with the most complaints is at the top. However this doesn't necassarily mean they should be avoided. Some manufacturers might just have more popular or affordable cars which a lot of people have bought. Which means there's more scope for a complaint to be made. Use the ranking table below as a part your wider research into buying a car.

FORD ranks 1 out of 44 in the complaints ranking table.

Manufacturer Complaint Count Recall Count Ranking
FORD 208,358 3,259 1
CHEVROLET 111,306 2,082 2
TOYOTA 81,019 1,852 3
HONDA 61,937 1,268 4
NISSAN 56,226 930 5
DODGE 45,756 827 6
HYUNDAI 44,150 649 7
GMC 34,441 1,410 8
KIA 29,832 501 9
CHRYSLER 27,698 254 10
TESLA 26,230 730 11
BMW 24,890 1,877 12
VOLKSWAGEN 23,125 829 13
MERCEDES-BENZ 19,066 2,925 14
SUBARU 18,513 703 15
MAZDA 10,599 364 16
PONTIAC 10,430 138 17
CADILLAC 9,434 444 18
AUDI 7,865 1,093 19
BUICK 7,851 279 20
SATURN 7,672 84 21
MERCURY 7,374 135 22
LEXUS 6,373 408 23
LINCOLN 5,897 423 24
ACURA 5,722 382 25
MINI 5,585 366 26
INFINITI 4,000 187 27
MITSUBISHI 3,912 397 28
VOLVO 3,875 727 29
PORSCHE 2,646 1,231 30
SUZUKI 2,272 123 31
FIAT 2,205 80 32
SAAB 1,536 76 33
JAGUAR 1,195 198 34
SMART 528 17 35
GENESIS 436 42 36
ISUZU 249 37 37
ALFA ROMEO 161 37 38
MASERATI 76 46 39
BENTLEY 46 159 40
POLESTAR 42 2 41
LUCID 14 6 42
CODA 4 2 43
MAYBACH 0 0 44

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