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1997 Ford F-150 clunking / rattling reports

47 NHTSA complaints describe clunks, knocks and rattles on the 1997 Ford F-150 — roughly 2% of all complaints for this model year.

47
Clunking / rattling reports
2%
share of complaints
103,000 mi
median mileage in clunking / rattling reports (23 with odometer)

Symptom counts come from keyword analysis of complaint narratives. One complaint can describe several symptoms, and classification is approximate — read the underlying reports on the full 1997 Ford F-150 report before drawing conclusions.