1997 Ford F-150 recalls
The 1997 Ford F-150 is affected by 14 safety recall campaigns in NHTSA's records.
At a glance
- Recall campaigns
- 14
- Most recent
- July 29, 2011
Source: NHTSA recall records
Recall campaigns
| Campaign | Reported | Part | Problem | Vehicles |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11V-385 | July 29, 2011 | Fuel system, gasoline (storage, tank assembly, mounting) | Ford is recalling certain 1997 through 2003 model year ford f-150, 2004 model year ford f-150 heritage, 1997 through 1999 model year f-250 less than 8,500 lbs. Gross vehicle weight rating (gvwr), and 2002 and 2003 lincoln blackwood vehicles manufactured from june 20, 1995, through august 4, 2004, originally sold, or… | 1,100,000 |
| 05V-388 | September 7, 2005 | Vehicle speed control | On certain pickup trucks and sport utility vehicles equipped with speed control, the speed control deactivation switch may overheat, smoke, or burn. | 4,500,000 |
| 03V-196 | May 27, 2003 | Steering (gear box, shaft sector) | On certain pickup trucks and sport utility vehicles, if the intermediate shaft yoke separates from the steering gear input shaft, the steering system becomes disconnected. | 171,446 |
| 00V-231 | August 17, 2000 | Fuel system, gasoline (delivery, hoses, lines/piping, and fittings) | Vehicle description: light duty pickup trucks manufactured at the kansas city or norfolk assembly plants. The front fuel line assembly could have a hole rubbed through in one of two locations. The first location is below the fuel rail connection where the flexible hose is crimped to the steel tube. The bracket that… | 670,509 |
| 00V-168 | June 19, 2000 | Exterior lighting | Vehicle description: mini vans, light pickup trucks, and sport utility vehicles. Off lease canadian vehicles equipped with daytime running lights which meet canadian requirements and not the photometric requirements of fmvss 108, "lamps, reflective devices, and associated equipment." according to ford, the vehicles… | 20,637 |
| 98V-161 | July 15, 1998 | Fuel system, gasoline (storage, tank assembly) | Vehicle description: light duty 4-wheel drive pickup trucks. If the vehicle is overloaded, the rear leaf springs can be overstressed. A fatigue fracture of the spring can occur. The center leaf of the spring can fracture at the forward edge of the spring seat and, in some cases, contact the fuel tank. | 202,000 |
| 98V-095 | May 13, 1998 | Wheels (lugs/nuts/bolts/studs) | Vehicle description: multi-purpose vehicles and light duty pickup trucks. The lug nuts on these vehicles may not create sufficient clamp load allowing wheel movement in relation to the hub/rotor mounting surface. | 1,520,000 |
| 98V-007 | January 21, 1998 | Vehicle speed control (accelerator pedal) | Vehicle description: light duty pickup trucks equipped with a 4.2l engine and originally sold or currently registered in one of the following states: alaska, montana, north dakota, minnesota, wisconsin, new york, vermont, new hampshire, maine, michigan, idaho, wyoming, south dakota, colorado, nebraska, kansas, iowa… | 45,000 |
| 97V-171 | October 7, 1997 | Power train (automatic transmission, gear position indication (prndl)) | Vehicle description: light duty pickup trucks and multi-purpose passenger vehicles. If the automatic transmission shift cable assembly was not fully attached to the steering column bracket, the shift cable assembly can come out of the bracket. The vehicle operator would then not be able to shift the transmission from… | 866,000 |
| 97V-147 | September 9, 1997 | Power train (automatic transmission) | Vehicle description: light duty pickup trucks. The transmission bracket end fitting can separate from the shift cable assembly resulting in operator inability to shift the transmission from one of the drive gear positions into the park position. | 15,500 |
| 96V-256 | December 27, 1996 | Seat belts (front, anchorage) | The seat elt anchorage attachments are missing or misinstalled on these vehicles. | 133,000 |
| 96V-251 | December 18, 1996 | Vehicle speed control | Vehicles originally sold or currently registered in the following states: alaska, montana, north dakota, minnesota, wisconsin, michigan (upper peninsula), new york, maine, vermont, and new hampshire. Operation at highway speeds during extreme cold, northern climate winter conditions, can result in ice forming in the… | 22,000 |
| 96V-184 | September 25, 1996 | Service brakes, hydraulic (foundation components, master cylinder) | The retainer clip that holds the master cylinder push rod to the brake pedal arm is missing. | 1,200 |
| 96V-161 | August 29, 1996 | Equipment (other, labels) | The certification labels on the involved vehicles has incorrect rear tire inflation pressure designations. This does not comply with fmvss no. 120, "tire selection and rims for motor vehicles other than passenger cars." | 134,770 |