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Service bulletins for the 1996 Ford F-150

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.

121 on file from NHTSA, as of 2026-10-19.

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975111997-07-17. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. FLUID- TRANSMISSION FLUID USAGE CHARTS. *JD
BC32879702061997-07-17. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY:PEDAL/HAND LEVER(MOTORCYCLE). THE CLUTCH MAY BE HARD TO DEPRESS DUE TO DUST/CONTAMINATION ENTERING THE SLAVE CYLINDER. *TW
BC10172972301997-06-27. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION. HIGH SHIFT EFFORTS ON MANUAL TRANSMISSION. *JD
BC35209723011997-06-27. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION. HIGH SHIFT EFFORTS ON MANUAL TRANSMISSION. *JD
BC00539723011997-06-27. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:TRANSFER CASE (4-WHEEL DRIVE). SOME 1995 AND ALL 1996 AND 1997 VEHICLES WITH E4OD TRANSMISSIONS HAVE BEEN BUILT WITH A REUSABLE ELASTOMERIC TRANSMISSION FLUID PAN GASKET. *JD
BC10153970201997-06-27. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. VEHICLES WITH E4OD TRANSMISSIONS HAVE BEEN BUILT WITH A REUSABLE ELASTOMERIC TRANSMISSION FLUID PAN GASKET. *JD
BC00539702011997-06-27. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. SOME 1995 AND ALL 1996 AND 1997 VEHICLES WITH E40D TRANSMISSIONS HAVE BEEN BUILT WITH A REUSABLE ELASTOMERIC TRANSMISSION FLUID PAN GASKET. *JD
9626201997-06-17. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AXLE HUBS. NOISE - RATCHETING - FRONT AXLE - 4X4 - SELF ENGAGEMENT OF AUTOMATIC HUB LOCKS. *TW
9626121997-06-17. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:TORQUE CONVERTER. TRANSAXLE - TORQUE CONVERTER REPLACEMENT GUIDELINES AND TORQUE CONVERTER/TRANSAXLE COOLING SYSTEM CLEANING PROCEDURES - SERVICE TIP. *TW
9624181997-06-17. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. TRANSMISSION - E40D - REVISED DESIGN FORWARD PLANET THRUST WASHER - SERVICE TIP. *TW
962491997-06-17. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:TORQUE CONVERTER. TORQUE CONVERTER - LEAK TEST PROCEDURE - SERVICE TIP. *TW
BC51919610011997-04-24. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. FOR CONCERNS OF STALLING, REFLASH PCM W/ 1996 CALIBRATION (R11 LEVEL). *TT
BC08449610081997-04-24. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION. E4OD TRANS MAY EMIT A TICK/RATTLE NOISE WHEN DRIVING AT LIGHT LOADS IN 1ST GEAR AT 1100 TO 1800 RPM RPM. *TT
BC01319601021996-04-25. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY. 4X4 FRONT AXLES MUST USE HYPOID 4X4 GEAR OIL P/N F1TZ-19580-A & HIGH TEMP 4X4 FRONT AXLE & WHEEL BEARING GREASE WHEN SERVICING. IT IS NOT RECOMMENDED TO USE HEAVIER WEIGHT LUBES IN THESE FRONT AXLES.
BC41789504011995-11-01. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD; POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION; ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM; ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE; ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE; STRUCTURE:BODY:BUMPERS; EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER; VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM. UNKNOWN

The summaries are NHTSA's. Each bulletin's page links NHTSA's copy of the manufacturer's document.