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Service bulletin BC5201961001

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 id50477
Published by NHTSA1997-04-24
Manufacturer's numberBC5201961001
Manufacturer's date1996-10-01
NHTSA componentVEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL

NHTSA's summary

INVESTIGATING 7.3L IRREGULAR IDLE. *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

Throttle and cruise control

Vehicles listed
FORD E SERIES1996 to 1997
FORD E-1501996, 1997
FORD E-2501996, 1997
FORD E-3501996, 1997
FORD ECONOLINE1996 to 1997
FORD F SERIES1996 to 1997
FORD F SERIES (LIGHT)1996 to 1997
FORD F SERIES (MEDIUM)1996 to 1997
FORD F-1501996, 1997
FORD F-2501996, 1997
FORD F-3501996, 1997

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

Recalls for the same vehicles and component
09V3990002009-10-13. VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
08V0510002008-02-04. VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL
07V3360002007-08-03. VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
06V2860002006-08-01. VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
05V3880002005-09-07. VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
98V0070001998-01-21. VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL
96V2510001996-12-18. VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

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
021932004-08-09. Service bulletin. DRIVEABILITY-IDLE-HIGH IDLE SPEEDS-THROTTLE STICKS AFTER STEADY STATE DRIVING IN EXTREME COLD AMBIENT TEMPERATURES-VEHICLES BUILT THROUGH 12/31/01 EQUIPPED WITH 4.6L ENGINE. *MJ
031832003-11-15. Service bulletin. DEDICATED COMPRESSED NATURAL GAS (CNG) ROUGH IDLE OR NO START WHEN COLD VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH DEDICATED 4.6L OR 5.4L CNG ENGINE ONLY. *TT
012152002-02-22. Service bulletin. A CONDITION MAY EXIST, WHERE THROTTLE STICKING MAY OCCUR ON A FEW VEHICLES IN VERY COLD AMBIENT TEMPERATURES AFTER OPERATING AT STEADY SPEED OR EXTENDED IDLE FOR A PERIOD OF TIME. *TT
012142002-02-22. Service bulletin. INFORMATION TO AID IN DIAGNOSIS FOR CLARIFICATION OF LOCK-OFF SOLENOID AND SOLENOID TANK VALVE COIL RSISTANCES FOR BI-FUEL VEHICLES. *TT
002612001-03-13. Service bulletin. SOME VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH A 4.6L, 5.4L, OR 6.8L ENGINE MAY EXHIBIT A ROUGH IDLE / MISS AFTER START-UP IN COLD AMBIENT TEMPERATURES. *TT
002542001-03-13. Service bulletin. SOME VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT AN ENGINE BUCK, SURGE, OR JERK (ALSO KNOWN AS HITCHING / HESITATION) WHILE THE SPEED CONTROL IS ACTIVE THROUGH ALL ENGINE TEMPERATURES. *TT
52622001-01-16. Service bulletin. SERVICE INFORMATION FOR VEHICLES EXHIBITING STALL ON DECELERATION CONDITION. *TT
52582001-01-13. Service bulletin. INFORMATION ON VEHICLES EXHIBITING VIBRATION AT CRUISE OVER 50 MPH. *TT
52502001-01-13. Service bulletin. INFORMATION ON SUPER DUTY MODELS WITH 7.3L DIESEL ENGINES EXHIBITING ROUGH IDLE / MISS CONDITION. *TT
46142001-01-02. Service bulletin. INFORMATION ON VEHICLES EXHIBITING ROUGH IDLE / MISS. *TT