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Service bulletin BC2445970501

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 id52843
Published by NHTSA1997-09-18
Manufacturer's numberBC2445970501
Manufacturer's date1997-05-01
NHTSA componentENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE

NHTSA's summary

F SERIES WITH 7.5L ENGINES - VEHICLES HAVE EXHIBITED HIGH OIL LEVEL READINGS ON THE DIPSTICK. *TW

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-2501996
FORD F-3501996

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

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