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Service bulletins for the 1997 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.

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

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Only bulletins with component: Transmission and driveline are shown. Show all

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981682000-04-07. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. TRANSMISSION- E40D/4R100-1989-99-MAIN CONTROLS, SEPARATOR PLATES AND SEPARATOR PLATE GASKETS USAGE CHART. YD
134122000-04-06. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. SOME VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT A CONDITION OF NO 4X4 LOW RANGE ENGAGEMENT OR A STUCK IN 4X4 LOW RANGE, WITH NO (DTC) DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODE STORED IN THE GEM. *TT
71002000-03-20. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. INFORMATION REGARDING TRANSMISSION TROUBLE CODES. *MJS
99131251999-12-07. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION; POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY:BANJO HOUSING. SONE POLICE VEHICLES AND OTHER VEHICLES WITH 4R70W MAY EXHIBIT A VIBRATION AND / OR TRANSMISSION EXTENSION HOUSING BUSHING DAMAGE FROM SUSTAINED HIGH SPEED OPERATION. *TT
991431999-11-24. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DIFFERENTIAL UNIT. SOME 4X4 VEHICLES BUILT WITH CENTER DISCONNECT FRONT AXLES MAY EXHIBIT A MOANING NOISE FROM THE FRONT DIFFERENTIAL WHILE OPERATING IN 4X2 MODE. *TT
9830741999-09-21. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY. CONCERNS WITH AXLE WIND-UP AND / OR CLUNKING, POPPING, RATCHETING TYPE NOISES WHEN MAKING CORNERING MANEUVERS. *TT
9830701999-09-21. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:LEVER AND LINKAGE:COLUMN SHIFT. SOMVE VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT A BUZZ / LOW GROWL NOISE COMING FROM THE AREA OF THE TRANSFER CASE MANUAL SHIFT LEVER. *TT
9961391999-09-09. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DIFFERENTIAL UNIT; POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE. CONCERNS WITH FRONT DIFFERENTIAL NOISE. *TT
9961131999-09-09. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DIFFERENTIAL UNIT; POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE. EXPERIENCING FRONT DIFFERENTIAL NOISE. *TT
129051999-09-08. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY. SOME VEHICLES MAY EXPERIENCE AXLE WIND UP AND / OR CLUNKING, POPPING, RATCHETING TYPE NOISES WHEN MAKING CORNERING MANEUVERS ON VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH A FOUR WHEEL DRIVE HI OR LOW RANGE MODE. *TT
99461999-09-01. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:COOLING UNIT AND LINES. CONCERNS WITH TRANSMISSION FLUID LEAKING AT THE RADIATOR. *TT
99961999-08-20. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. EXPERIENCING A DELAYED OR NO 2-3 UPSHIFT, PRIMARILY WHEN THE TRANSMISSION IS COLD ON VEHICLES WITH FORD QALITY REMANUFACTURED (FQR) 4R70W TRANSMISSION EXCHANGE UNITS WITH JULIAN BUILD BETWEEN 062-97 AND 040-99. *TT
981231999-07-13. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. SOME VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT A FLASHING TRANSMISSION CONTROL INDICATOR LAMP (TCIL) AND DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODES (DTCS) 62, 628, AND / OR 1728 MAY BE STORED IN MEMORY. *TT
59551999-06-07. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DIFFERENTIAL UNIT. SUBJECT REGARDING FRONT DIFFERENTIAL NOISE INVESTIGATION. *TT
99461999-06-01. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. CONCERNS WITH TRANSMISSION FLUID LEAKING AT RADIATOR. *TT
99431999-05-11. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:MODULE; POWER TRAIN. INFORMATION REGARDING REPROGRAMMING POWERTRAIN CONTROL MODULES (PCMS). *TT
9823121999-03-04. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. ISSUES REGAREDING DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODES ( DTCS ) P0705, P0708, P1704, AND / OR P1705 MAY BE STORED IN MEMORY. *YC
970902971871998-03-30. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION. SOME VEHICLES MAY STALL WHEN THE TRANSMISSION IS PLACED INTO GEAR. *YC
970902971831998-03-30. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:CONTROL MODULE (TCM/PCM/TECM). EXPERIENCING DIFFICULTIES WITH THE MALFUNCTION INDICATOR LAMP (MIL). *YC
9711109723131998-03-30. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION. A NEW DESIGN TRANSMISSION CASE AND EXTENSION HOUSING HAS BEEN RELEASED. *YC
BC23019705011997-09-12. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION. NEW CLUTCH SLAVE CYLINDER WITH A REDESIGNED LIP SEAL. *TW
975111997-07-17. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. FLUID- TRANSMISSION FLUID USAGE CHARTS. *JD
BC32429702101997-07-17. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE. DRIVELINE CLUNKING OR GRUNTING NOISE. *TW
974101997-06-27. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:COOLING UNIT AND LINES. TRANSMISSION- E4OD- COOLER BYPASS VALVE SERVICE DURING TRANSMISSION OVERHAUL- SERVICE TIP. *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

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