Two problems related to other fuel system tank mounting have been reported for the 1997 Ford F-150. The most recently reported issues are listed below.
The contact owns a 1997 Ford F-150. While parked, the contact smelled an odor of fuel outside of the vehicle and noticed one of the rear fuel tank straps fractured which caused the fuel tank to partially detach. There was a recall under NHTSA campaign id number 11v385000 (fuel system, gasoline:storage:tank assembly:mounting); however the vehicle was not originally sold or currently registered in the states mentioned in the recall defect. The vehicle had not been repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the problem. The approximate failure mileage was 246,000.
1997 F-150 was fueling up vehicle and heard pop and looked under vehicle and the rear gas tank strap had broken free of the slide in attachment on the outboard side of the tank. The strap was in perfect condition but the rear slide in mounting point on the cross member had rottted out completely. The front slide in point did not have any corrosion on it. Dealer did not want anything to do with it. Truck was purchased used from a large car dealer in June 2010.