1998 Ford Pickup Fuel system Problems

“I was traveling south on highway 21s at around 9am on the morning of 7/30/08 and had just filled the gas tank up about 10 miles back, traveling at the speed limit of 55 MPH in the right lane when the front strap of the gas tank broke and the tank was dragged for a short distance until I pulled to the side of the road and shut down the vehicle. The tank received a split in the front and proceeded to leak gas. I immediately phoned 911 to report the incident. Fire department responded along with the passaic county department of health. …”

“We were traveling on the highway when we heard a loud noise to find out the gas tank was dragging on the highway and gasoline was pouring out in which we had found out that the Ford co. Had a defect & a recall in which we were not informed but was told in return that they had sent out recall notices but was sent to an old address they in reply told us it was not covered and ended up paying $700.00 out of pocket for there safety mishap is there any liability from the Ford motor co since it is a issue of safety please let us know if there is any legal recourse.”