The 1997 Ford E Series has 1 NHTSA recall campaign affecting an estimated 1,176,000 vehicles. Recall repairs are always free at any authorized dealer. Owners have filed 20 complaints with NHTSA, most often about the tires. Last updated July 5, 2026.
ON CERTAIN HEAVY DUTY TRUCKS EQUIPPED WITH 7.3L DIESEL ENGINES, THE CAMSHAFT POSITION SENSOR LOCATED ON THE ENGINE OF THE VEHICLE MAY FUNCTION INTERMITTENTLY, POSSIBLY RESULTING IN AN ENGINE STALL.
IN THE EVENT OF AN ENGINE STALL, A CRASH COULD RESULT WITHOUT WARNING.
DEALERS WILL INSPECT THE SENSOR AND REPLACE IT WITH AN IMPROVED CAMSHAFT POSITION SENSOR FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL BEGAN ON DECEMBER 29, 2007. OWNERS MAY CONTACT FORD AT 1-866-436-7332.
Verbatim reports filed with NHTSA, lightly edited for readability and with personal information removed.
“This vehicle was made by ford as a partially complete vehicle and converted to 4 wheel drive by quigley motor company inc. The quigley torque arms installed appear to commonly fail from some of the earlier years and a design change has been made (from c-channel arms to tubular). The design and…”
“Dt: the contact stated while putting fuel in the vehicle it was leaking. The first time this happened he thought the pump did not cut itself off. The next time he pumped fuel it continued to leak. The contact took the vehicle to a dealership, and they found the hose that connected to the tank was…”
“I was aware of a problem with the ford brake pressure switch starting fires in explores and rangers I believe. Our company owns 17 econoline chassis vehicles at this division. I was just concerned when I found a blown fuse in the 4-way flasher circuit of our 97 e-super duty van. Which this circuit…”
“Dt: ford expedition. Nothing was apparent before the failure. Two minutes after arriving home there was an explosion in the engine compartment. Contacted ford, the police, and the fire department. The fire department put the fire out, and said it was in the engine area with electrical arcing. Ford…”
“While driving 70 mph and without warning rear driver's outer tire blew out, which resulted in tread separation, firestone, model lt225/75r16e dot: unknown. Ford and firestone were notified. *ak”
“At 70 m.p.h. On flat , dry road the tread seperated from the inflated firestone tire and caused damage to motorhome.”
“We purchased a 1997 ford e150 raised roof conversion van from jim o'neal ford in sellersburg, indiana just across the border from louisville, kentucky. The conversion was by superior in louisville. We purchased that particular van because it was highly rated by ford motor company as a conversion…”
“We purchased a 1997 ford e150 raised roof conversion van from jim o'neal ford in sellersburg, indiana just across the border from louisville, kentucky. The conversion was by superior in louisville. We purchased that particular van because it was highly rated by ford motor company as a conversion…”
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…
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…
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…
Recall, complaint, and investigation records from official NHTSA datasets (FLAT_RCL, FLAT_CMPL, FLAT_INV), synced weekly. Counts reflect NHTSA records for the 1997 Ford E Series as of July 5, 2026. Complaint narratives are consumer-submitted and unverified. This page contains ads and affiliate links. Full methodology.