Recalls, owner-reported complaints, investigations and safety data
Data refreshed
Our database contains 5 NHTSA owner-reported complaints for the 1997 Regency Ford F150, most frequently naming the engine, fuel system and powertrain (other) categories.
Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.
When owners filed reports about this model year
| Month | Complaints filed | Cumulative |
|---|---|---|
| May 2012 | 1 | 1 |
| Nov 2012 | 1 | 2 |
| Dec 2012 | 1 | 3 |
| Jan 2015 | 1 | 4 |
| Jul 2016 | 1 | 5 |
Complaints grouped by the component NHTSA recorded
Percentages are of component mentions. A single complaint can name more than one component, so these do not sum to the total complaint count.
No recalls in our database for this model year
That does not guarantee a specific vehicle is unaffected — recalls are issued against VINs, and new campaigns are announced regularly. Check a VIN on NHTSA.gov.
Reports submitted to NHTSA, shown in the owner's own words
COMING IN FROM WORK HEARD A LOUD POP, PULLED OVER AND OPENED THE HOOD. SPARK PLUG AND COIL HAD SHOT OUT OF HEAD STRIPPING HEAD AND BREAKING COIL. HAD TO PULL TRUCK HOME.
WENT TO DINNER AND ON WAY OUT NOTICED FUEL TANK WAS HANGING DOWN A LIL BIT UPON LOOKING UNDER TRUCK FOUND RUSTED INTO GAS TANK STRAP. NO RUST ON FRAME. *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 REGENCY FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT UPON INSPECTION, IT WAS FOUND THAT FUEL WAS LEAKING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A MECHANIC. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED ABOUT THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 218,477.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TRYING TO SHIFT INTO PARK, THE VEHICLE ERRONEOUSLY MOVED FORWARD. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS CONFIRMED THAT THE GEAR INDICATOR FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED ABOUT THE ISSUE AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 97V171000 (POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:GEAR POSITION INDICATION (PRNDL)). THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 226,000.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 REGENCY FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE WAS LOSING COOLANT AT AN ABNORMALLY RAPID PACE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER BUT THEY WERE UNABLE TO LOCATE A COOLANT LEAK. THE FAILURE PERSISTED AND THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER WHO ADVISED THAT WATER WAS LEAKING FROM THE COOLING SYSTEM. VARIOUS INSPECTIONS WERE PERFORMED ON THE VEHICLE BUT THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE ORIGIN OF THE LEAK. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE.
Complaint and recall counts across every year of this model
| Year | Complaints | Recalls | Investigations | Issue Index |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 43.1 |
| 1997Viewing | 5 | 0 | 0 | — |
Higher-selling and older vehicles accumulate more reports. Counts are not failure rates and are not directly comparable between vehicles that sold in very different numbers. Older model years have had longer for reports to accumulate.