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Ford F-150 1997–2003

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Representative editorial illustration; not an exact year or trim photograph.

Updated By CarFaultIQ Editorial Team

Showing coverage that applies to the Ford F-150 across 1997–2003.

The 1997–2003 F-150 is the tenth-generation truck in CarFaultIQ's coverage. The imported records for these model years show 4.2, 4.6 and 5.4-litre engines in six- and eight-cylinder form, with an unusually wide fuel set covering gasoline, premium gasoline and natural gas. The sections below are filtered to these seven model years.

What was offered in these years

  • Engine sizes: 4.2L, 4.6L, 5.4L
  • Cylinder counts: 6, 8
  • Powertrain types: cng, gasoline
  • Fuel types: cng, gasoline, natural gas, premium gasoline, regular gasoline

Displacements and powertrain types come from the imported vehicle records for these model years. A specific engine code cannot be established from displacement alone, so no engine-specific claim is made here.

Documented problems for these years

CarFaultIQ has no verified model-specific fault records for 1997–2003 yet. That is a gap in our coverage, not a statement that these years are trouble-free.

Recall campaigns covering these years

Eight campaigns reach this window across three systems: exterior lighting, electrical equipment and gasoline fuel systems. Every one of them covers 2000–2003 and none reaches the 1997 to 1999 trucks. Five concern exterior lighting, mostly equipment-level headlight campaigns, and two concern the fuel system, including a fuel tank mounting campaign.

  • 09E025000 — EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS applies to 2000–2003 within this 1997–2003 window
  • 07E066000 — EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL applies to 2000–2003 within this 1997–2003 window
  • 09E012000 — EXTERIOR LIGHTING applies to 2000–2003 within this 1997–2003 window
  • 06E064000 — EXTERIOR LIGHTING applies to 2000–2003 within this 1997–2003 window
  • 06E060000 — EXTERIOR LIGHTING applies to 2000–2003 within this 1997–2003 window
  • 06E023000 — EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS applies to 2000–2003 within this 1997–2003 window
  • 06E056000 — FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE applies to 2000–2003 within this 1997–2003 window
  • 11V385000 — FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY:MOUNTING applies to 2000–2003 within this 1997–2003 window

A model and year match does not prove a specific vehicle is affected. Check the VIN against the official recall database. Check a VIN at NHTSA

Reported complaint patterns

Six categories appear in the aggregated owner reports for this window: visibility, engine and engine cooling, vehicle speed control, power train, electrical system and engine. All six are recorded across 2000–2003, matching the campaigns in stopping short of the earliest years. They are owner-filed reports and evidence signals only.

  • Visibility reported across 2000–2003
  • Engine And Engine Cooling reported across 2000–2003
  • Vehicle Speed Control reported across 2000–2003
  • Power Train reported across 2000–2003
  • Electrical System reported across 2000–2003
  • Engine reported across 2000–2003

These are categories that recur in aggregated owner reports for these years. They are evidence signals, not failure rates or proof of a defect.

Buying and inspection guidance

Every record on this page begins at 2000, so the first three model years of this generation are effectively undocumented here — a gap in the records rather than a verdict on those trucks. Visibility appears in both the complaint categories and the five lighting campaigns. F-150 resources covering all years are linked below.