1998 Ford F-150 defect investigations

Investigations by NHTSA’s Office of Defects Investigation that name the 1998 Ford F-150. An investigation is how complaints can become a recall: complaints → investigation → (sometimes) TSB → recall.

• Fuel Tank Strap Failure Due to Corrosion
  Engineering Analysis EA11006 · opened May 4, 2011 · closed Aug 19, 2011 · led to recall 11V385000

  One or both of the steel straps holding up the fuel tank and attaching it to the truck frame can corrode and fail (break or separate).If one strap fails, the tank may tilt and drop and possibly contact the road surface.If both straps break, the entire tank may drop to the road.If either failure occurs while the vehicle…

• Fuel Tank Strap Corrosion/Rust
  Preliminary Evaluation PE10036 · opened Sep 7, 2010 · closed May 23, 2011

  One or both of the steel straps holding up the fuel tank and attaching it to the truck frame can corrode and break.If one strap breaks, the tank may tilt and drop and possibly contact the road surface.If both straps break, the entire tank may drop to the road.If either failure occurs while the vehicle is being driven, …

• SPARK PLUG EJECTION FROM CYLINDER HEAD
  Defect Petition DP05005 · opened Sep 22, 2005 · closed Jan 4, 2006

  On september 6, 2005, odi received a petition requesting that the agency investigate allegations of engine spark plug ejection in certain model year 1997 through 2004 ford vehicles with triton v-8 and v-10 engines.odi received a total of 474 non-duplicative complaints on the subject vehicles where the complainant, or t…

• ENGINE COMPARTMENT FIRES
  Engineering Analysis EA05005 · opened Mar 22, 2005 · closed Aug 2, 2006 · led to recall 08V025000

  Ea05-005 is closed with ford?s actions in recalls 05v-017, 05v-388, and 06v-286, recalling approximately 6.7 million vehicles equipped with texas instruments speed control deactivation switches (scds).the brake systems in these recalled vehicles generate a vacuum that can potentially cause the scds to fail and, in cert…

• STEERING COLUMN
  Preliminary Evaluation PE01033 · opened Sep 17, 2001 · closed Feb 6, 2002
• BLOW BACK DURING REFUELING
  Preliminary Evaluation PE99047 · opened Jul 12, 1999 · closed Sep 23, 1999

  There is no summary currently available

• SPARE TIRE WEAR
  Preliminary Evaluation PE99019 · opened Mar 4, 1999 · closed Jul 27, 1999
• SPARE TIRE MOUNTING
  Defect Petition DP99002 · opened Mar 2, 1999 · closed Mar 17, 1999

  The national highway traffic safety administration was petitioned to commence a defect investigation of the subject vehicles by a letter signed by william f. Allard and dated 15-feb-98.the petition alleges that the spare tire mounting places the tire sidewall directly in contact with the metal undercarriage causing wea…

• REAR SUSPENSION SPRING BREAKAGE
  Recall Query RQ98022 · opened Nov 13, 1998 · still open · led to recall 98V161000

  In july 1998, ford submitted a part 573 notification to nhtsa concerning broken rear springs on certain 1997-98 ford f150 trucks, with four-wheel drive.ford stated that fatigue fracture of the rear springs may occur if the spring are over stresses(sic) by vehicle overloading.the broken piece of the spring leaf may spla…

• ALLEGED LOSS OF THROTTLE CONTROL
  Engineering Analysis EA98018 · opened Aug 31, 1998 · closed Sep 30, 1999

  The details of information and data evaluated during this investigation are stated in the engineering analysis closing report, dated september 30, 1999.a safety-related defect trend resulting from interference by the floor mat with proper operation of the throttle in the subject vehicles was not identified during the c…

• TIE ROD END FAILURES
  Preliminary Evaluation PE98024 · opened Apr 21, 1998 · closed Jul 21, 1998

  There is no summary currently available