One problem related to rear air suspension springs has been reported for the 1997 Ford F-250. The most recently reported issues are listed below.
First air spring on drivers side blew last summer and was replaced. The other one, passenger side, blew last Friday. Both failures occurred with truck camper on board, but vehicle was not over loaded. Failures were explosive, resulting in vehicle lowing suddenly on the side affected. Vehicle was travelling straight ahead both times, but failure on a corner could result in vehicle rolling over. Component does not appear to match the load rating of the vehicle.