1997 Ford F-350 SD Recalls, Complaints & Specs

2 safety recalls list the 1997 Ford F-350 SD, and owners have filed 3 complaints with NHTSA. Check your own VIN below.

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2 safety recalls for the 1997 Ford F-350 SD

Most recent first. Recall repairs are free at any authorised dealer. Click a recall for the full defect, consequence and remedy text.

1. Vehicle speed control

   NHTSA 09V399000 Reported October 13, 2009 4,500,000 vehicles potentially affected FORD MOTOR COMPANY

   Ford is recalling model years 1995-2003 windstar, 2000-2003 excursion diesel, 1993-1997 and 1999-2003 f-250 sd through f-550 sd diesel, 1992-2003 e-150 through e-550, 1995-2002 explorer, 1997 and 2002 mercury mountaineer, 1995-1997 and 2001-2003 ranger, and 1994 f53 vehicles equipped with the texas instruments speed control deactivation…

   Remedy: Ford will notify owners that dealers will install a fused wiring harness in line with the scds. On 1999-2003 windstar vehicles with a leaking scds, dealers will also inspect the ABS control module connector and repair…

2. Diesel (engine and engine cooling)

   NHTSA 07V553000 Reported December 5, 2007 1,176,000 vehicles potentially affected FORD MOTOR COMPANY

   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.

   Remedy: 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.

3 owner complaints filed with NHTSA

Owners of the 1997 Ford F-350 SD have filed 3 complaints with NHTSA; 1 describe a fire. The average mileage at failure in those reports is 107,925 miles. Complaints peaked in 2007 with 1 filed that year.

Most-reported components

• Engine and engine cooling: diesel1
• Vehicle speed control1
• Wheels1

What owners are reporting

“Tl*the contact owns a 1997 ford f-350 superduty. The contact stated that while driving 25 MPH, the front passenger wheel broke in half. The vehicle was taken to a local repair shop who stated that the”

Owner complaint to NHTSA, January 31, 2011 · Wheels

“Ford f-350 diesel dually caught on fire under the hood while sitting in a parking lot. The vehicle was just finished being driven. The engine was shut off and the key was removed from the ignition. Th”

Owner complaint to NHTSA, September 11, 2008 · Engine and engine cooling

Compare Ford F-350 SD model years

Recall and complaint counts for every Ford F-350 SD model year in NHTSA's database.

Checking a specific 1997 Ford F-350 SD

Other Ford models

• F-15037,961 complaints
• Explorer34,566 complaints
• Escape27,430 complaints
• Fusion22,405 complaints
• Focus22,096 complaints
• Taurus18,159 complaints
• Windstar14,158 complaints
• Edge14,065 complaints

Source: NHTSA recall and complaint databases and EPA fuel economy data, October 2026. Complaint counts are owner reports to NHTSA, not verified defects. Recall counts are safety campaigns that list this model year; whether a particular car was already repaired depends on its VIN. How this data is compiled.