# 2004 FORD F-150 — STRUCTURE:BODY
> NHTSA complaint `1508369` · 2018-10-21 · Ford Motor Company
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 2
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** No
- **Police report:** No
- **Medical attention:** Yes
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** FORD
- **Model:** F-150
- **Year:** 2004
- **Manufacturer:** Ford Motor Company
- **Component:** STRUCTURE:BODY
- **Miles at failure:** 110,000
- **Speed:** 40 mph
## Narrative
SAME DEAL AS EVERY OTHER MEMO I READ. MAJOR HIGHLIGHTING POINTS:  - PREMATURE FRAME CORROSION AND RUST.   - MECHANIC INFORMED ME THAT THE FRAME ON THE REAR HALF.   - RUSTED AND CRACKED UNDER BED AND REAR WHEEL WELLS   - FRAME WOULD NO LONGER SUPPORT WEIGHT OF VEHICLE  - RUST THRU HOLES AND LONGITUDINAL CRACKS FORMED ON THE BOTTOM AND SIDE FRAME SURFACES AT THE STRESS POINT BEFORE THE REAR WHEEL BEND.  - EXTREMELY UNUSUAL, TRUCK HAS BEEN GENERALLY BEEN GARAGE KEPT AND MAINTAINED IN GOOD MECHANICAL CONDITION.  - THE EXTERIOR BODY DOES NOT EXHIBITS SPOTS OR SURFACE RUST ON VISIBLE BODY PANELS.  - NO EVIDENT SIGNS OF RUST OR DEGRADATION OF STRUCTURE.   - METICULOUSLY MAINTAINED VEHICLE OTHERWISE. (NEW TRANSMISSION, DRIVE SHAFT, ENGINE RETIMED, SPRAY BED LINER, ETC.)  - CATASTROPHIC FAILURE OF THE FRAME STRUCTURE WAS IMMINENT AND THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NO LONGER SAFE TO DRIVE.   - CANNOT BE REPAIRED AND IS UNSAFE.   - CANNOT PASS A STATE SAFETY INSPECTION.   - CANNOT EVEN BE PUT ON A LIFT BECAUSE IT HAS NO STRUCTURAL STRENGTH.
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