WASHINGTON – Ford is recalling more than a million pickup trucks because their gas tanks can fall off and cause fires. The recall, announced Monday, covers 1.1 million F-150, F-250 and Lincoln ...

Ford is recalling 1.1 million pickups to fix fuel-tank straps that can corrode and possibly break. The recall covers 1997-2003 Ford F-150s, F-250s and the Lincoln Blackwood pickup. The fuel-tank ...

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration's into whether the steel straps holding the fuel tanks on 1997-2001 Ford F-Series pickup trucks can corrode and break has turned into a full-blown ...

Ford told the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration it will recall more than 1 million trucks to replace fuel tank straps. The recall includes these units: —Ford F-150 from 1997 through 2004 ...

In many vintage trucks, the stock fuel tank was located behind the seat, inside the cab. While this was a very common practice for a very long time from most manufacturers, it never really made sense.

One thing that will stop a classic Ford dead in its tracks is fuel contamination caused by in-tank corrosion. It isn't the fuel that causes corrosion, but water in the fuel, which settles at the ...