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Service bulletin 0310

A bulletin is a manufacturer's communication to its dealers, as NHTSA indexes it. The summary is NHTSA's. The document is the manufacturer's: read it at NHTSA. A bulletin is not a recall, and listing a model year does not mean every vehicle of it is concerned.

The communication, as NHTSA indexes it (as of 2026-10-19)
TypeService bulletin
NHTSA id10002171
Published by NHTSA2003-08-15
Manufacturer's number0310
Manufacturer's date2003-04-01
NHTSA componentENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE

NHTSA's summary

RAMP-RATE FROM BASE ENGINE IDLE (625 RPM) TO 1200 RPM TARGET IS HIGHER THAN PRIOR 7.3L DIESEL ENGINE. THIS MAY BE TOO RAPID FOR SMOOTH ENGAGEMENT OF TRANSMISSION-MOUNTED PTO SERVING HIGH-INERTIA PTO SYSTEM START-UPS, TYPICAL OF DIRECT-DRIVE AIR COMPRESSOR INSTALLATIONS. *TT

The document

No address for NHTSA's copy can be built for this communication. Ask the dealer for it by the manufacturer's number.

Components

Engine

Vehicles listed
FORD F-250 SD2003 (the catalog's model; the bulletin names a series or trim of it)
FORD F-350 SD2003 (the catalog's model; the bulletin names a series or trim of it)
FORD F-450 SD2003 (the catalog's model; the bulletin names a series or trim of it)
FORD F-550 SD2003 (the catalog's model; the bulletin names a series or trim of it)

Listing a model year does not mean every vehicle of it is concerned: the document says which.

Recalls for the same vehicles and component
20074032007-12-12. Engine
07V5530002007-12-05. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:DIESEL

A recall listed here may apply to some of the same vehicles. Only the manufacturer can say whether it applies to one vehicle.

Other bulletins for the same vehicles and component
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202282008-06-03. Service bulletin. 1999-2008 7.3L/6.0L/6.4L/4.5L DIESEL F-SUPER DUTY - CLEAN THE CHARGE AIR COOLER (CAC) SYSTEM AFTER CERTAIN TURBO OR ENGINE FAILURES - SERVICE TIP. *NJ
08-2-112008-04-04. Service bulletin. 6.0L TURBOCHARGER CARBON DEPOSIT DIAGNOSTICS AND SERVICE TIPS. *NJ UPDATED 5/29/08. *NJ
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062462007-07-25. Service bulletin. DTC'S P006A OR P132B - LACKS POWER, SURGE, OR FLUTTER AFTER FIELD SERVICE ACTION 06E17. *KB
0624012007-07-25. Service bulletin. 6.0L DIESEL ENGINE - OIL LEAK OR BOOST PRESSURE LEAK AT HOT SIDE CHARGE AIR COOLER DUCT. *KB
197282007-07-23. Service bulletin. LACK OF POWER DUE TO LOW FUEL PRESSURE - FUEL TANK LINER SEPERATION. *KB
196142007-06-12. Service bulletin. AIR FILTER WATER INGESTION / SNOW PACKING WITH CODES P0103. *KB
075152007-04-27. Service bulletin. 6.0L OIL SEEP OR BOOST PRESSURE LEAK AT HOT SIDE CHARGE AIR COOLER DUCT. *KB
07542007-04-27. Service bulletin. COLD START DRIVEABILITY - WHITE SMOKE, LACKS POWER, EXHAUST ODOR, SURGES, RUNS, ROUGH, OR NO START. *KB