Ford F-150 1997–2004 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin TSB-14-0164 · NHTSA communication 10058101 · issued Sep 9, 2014
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Fuel System, Gasoline
component
1997–2004
model years
13
vehicle entries
Official summary
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
Vehicles covered
What a TSB means. Technical service bulletins are repair guidance manufacturers send to dealers — they are not recalls, and repairs are not automatically free (warranty extensions are an exception worth checking). The full document is available via NHTSA’s vehicle lookup.