Service bulletins for the 1997 Ford F-150
A bulletin is a manufacturer's communication to its dealers, as NHTSA indexes it. The summary is NHTSA's. The document is the manufacturer's: read it at NHTSA. A bulletin is not a recall, and listing a model year does not mean every vehicle of it is concerned.
325 on file from NHTSA, as of 2026-10-19.
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| TSB160073 | 2021-12-20. Service bulletin. FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE. Safety recall 11S21 - Fuel tank strap fracture - requests for recall service action |
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| 16-0073 | 2020-12-07. Service bulletin. FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE. For 1997-2003 F-150, 2004 F-150 Heritage, 1997-1999 F-250 Light Duty, or 2002-2003 Blackwood vehicles Safety Recall 11S21 has been issued for vehicles that are operated in high corrosion areas for an extended period, where one or both fuel tank straps could potentially fracture. Strap fracture may result in the fuel tank contacting the ground. If the fuel tank contacts the ground and develops a leak while driving, there is a potential for fire. |
| TSB-14-0164 | 2015-07-31. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT; FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY. FORD/LINCOLN: SAFETY RECALL REGARDING HIGH CORROSION AREAS FOR OPERATING, FOR AN EXTENDED TIME, VEHICLES WHERE BOTH OR ONE STRAP OF FUEL TANK CAN FRACTURE, AFTER CONTACTING GROUND. MODEL 1997-99 F250 LD, 1997-03 F150, 2004 F150 HERITAGE, 2002-03 BLACKWOOD. *PE |
| TSB-14-0147 | 2015-01-17. Service bulletin. FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY:MOUNTING; FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY:MOUNTING; FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY. FORD/LINCOLN: SAFETY RECALL ISSUED DUE TO ONE OR BOTH FUEL TANK STRAPS FRACTURING DUE TO BEING IN HIGH CORROSION AREAS FOR AN EXTENDED PERIOD AND DISLODGING FUEL TANK. MODEL 1997-99 F250, 1997-03 F150, 2004 F150 HERITAGE, 2002-2003 BLACKWOOD. *PE |
| 02193 | 2004-08-09. Service bulletin. FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM; VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL. DRIVEABILITY-IDLE-HIGH IDLE SPEEDS-THROTTLE STICKS AFTER STEADY STATE DRIVING IN EXTREME COLD AMBIENT TEMPERATURES-VEHICLES BUILT THROUGH 12/31/01 EQUIPPED WITH 4.6L ENGINE. *MJ |
| 0398 | 2003-09-17. Service bulletin. FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER. MALFUNCTION INDICATOR LAMP (MIL) ILLUMINATION WITH DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODES P0442, P0455, P0456, P0457, P1442 OR CHECK FUEL CAP LAMP ILLUMINATED WITH DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODE P0457. *TT |
| 03102 | 2003-09-16. Service bulletin. FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE. COMPRESSED NATURAL GAS (CNG). ROUGH IDLE OR NO START WHEN COLD. VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH CNG BI-FUEL ENGINE ONLY. *TT |
| 030402 | 2003-09-04. Service bulletin. FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER. ON SOME DEDICATED CNG VEHICLES, A POSSIBLE FUEL LEAK MAY OCCUR AT THE FUEL FILL VALVE. REVISED SERVICE PARTS. *TT |
| 0342 | 2003-07-25. Service bulletin. FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER. POSSIBLE FUEL LEAK MAY OCCUR AT THE FUEL FILL VALVE, ON SOME DEDICATED CNG VEHICLES. *TT *JB |
| 01221 | 2002-04-16. Service bulletin. FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE. SOME DEDICATED COMPRESSED NATURAL GAS (CNG) VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT A ROUGH IDLE, OR NO START IN COLD CONDITIONS. *TT |
| 15271 | 2001-12-03. Service bulletin. FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY:FILLING/CHARGING. DEDICATED CNG REGULATOR BOWL KIT AVAILABLE. *JG |
| 15113 | 2001-11-08. Service bulletin. FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY. SOME VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT A FUEL FILL VALVE SEALING CONDITION. *YD |
| 981612 | 2000-04-07. Service bulletin. FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM. FUEL MAY LEAK FROM THE SPRING LOCK COUPLINGS. YD |
| 976011 | 1999-07-26. Service bulletin. FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE. EXPERIENCING DIFFICULTY DIAGNOSING VEHICLES WITH EVAPORATIVE FUEL SYSTEM DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODES. *TT |
| BC2150970206 | 1997-06-27. Service bulletin. FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER. INSTRUCTIONS FOR DIAGNOSING FUEL GUAGE CONCERNS. *TW |
| BC1013297020 | 1997-06-27. Service bulletin. FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE. STALL, ROUGH IDLE, LACKS POWER, POOR FUEL ECONOMY, BACKFIRE, SURGE UNDER HEAVY ACCELERATION, LOSS IN FUEL PRESSURE UNDER ACCELERATION OR EXCESSIVE FUEL PRESSURE AND/OR MIL ACTIVATION WITH DTCS. *JD |
| BC0124970201 | 1997-06-27. Service bulletin. FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE. FOR CUSTOMER CONCERNS OF STALL, ROUGH IDLE, LACKS POWER, POOR FUEL ECONOMY, BACKFIRE, SURGE UNDER HEAVY ACCELERATION, LOSS IN FUEL PRESSURE UNDER ACCELERATION OF EXCESSIVE FUEL PRESSURE. *JD |
| 96225 | 1997-06-17. Service bulletin. FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:CARBURETOR SYSTEM. MASS AIR FLOW SENSOR - REPLACEMENT AS AN ASSEMBLY - SERVICE TIP. *TW |
| BC0884961004 | 1997-04-24. Service bulletin. FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM:INJECTORS. FOR MISFIRE CONCERNS ON 4.2L/4.6L/5.4L/6.8L ENGINES. *TT |
| BC0750961017 | 1997-04-24. Service bulletin. FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP. SPADE TERMINAL BETWEEN SENDER & FUEL PUMP HAS BEEN CHANGED TO A EYELET TERMINAL. *TT |
The summaries are NHTSA's. Each bulletin's page links NHTSA's copy of the manufacturer's document.