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Service bulletin 03B06

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 id10002181
Published by NHTSA2003-08-15
Manufacturer's number03B06
Manufacturer's date2003-04-01
NHTSA componentENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE

NHTSA's summary

COLD OPERATION CALIBRATION PRODUCT ENHANCEMENT FOR REDUCED COLD WEATHER ENGINE PERFORMANCE AND ROUGH IDLE DUE TO POWERTRAIN CALIBRATION CONCERNS. CUSTOMER SATISFACTION PROGRAM. *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 EXCURSION2003
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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