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Vehicle history — accidents, title & owners
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1FTDX1762VK••••••1997 Ford F-150
This build draws 2.9× more complaints than the average 1997 Ford F-150 build (9 vs 3).
9on this build
2232on the model
721builds in total
1involved a crash
2involved a fire
1injuries
Most reportedElectrical System 2Wheels 1Tires 1Visibility 1
What owners of this build wrote
Electrical SystemfireJun 2005
At 3:15 am on june 1, my 1997 ford f-150 caught fire and burned. Horn honking woke my daughter who first observed a fire from a bedroom window. She woke my wife and I up thinking my detached shop was on fire. We ran outside and found the fire to be a truck engine compartment…
Air BagscrashSep 1999
When driving 30-35 mph, driver crashed head-on into a tree, and there was no deployment of driver's side or passenger's side air bags. Truck was towed to a body shop to be repaired
Engine And Engine CoolingOct 2003
Dt: in october of 2003, the check engine light came on. The vehicle was taken to the dealer several times and they said the problem was fixed. The dealer also mentioned that the problem was something near the carburetor
SteeringSep 2000
Lower steering shaft came off input shaft of steering gear box causing a complete loss of control
VisibilitySep 2000
Detected a defect on the driver's door, located at the lower right corner of window pillar. Defect description is a small crack which is approx. 3/8" long and is rusting
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Decoded via NHTSA vPIC. Recalls, complaints and safety from NHTSA; MPG from EPA fueleconomy.gov. Full history reports from our partner. VIN 1FTDX1762VKA94553 · decoded Nov 2026. — ForCar Reviewed by Denis Kataev, founder of ForCar.