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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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BC04779611141997-06-17. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION. ENGINEERING IS INVESTIGATING DEALERSHIP CONCERNS WITH FOULED OR CRACKED SPARK PLUGS. *TW
BC03409611271997-06-17. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:MODULE. CERTAIN 1997 VEHCILES MAY HAVE BEEN BUILT WITH THE 240 SECOND MISFIRE DELAY. *TW
BC03259611291997-06-17. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE:BELTS AND ASSOCIATED PULLEYS. SOME FRONT END SERPENTINE BELTS MAY MAKE NOISE WHEN BETWEEN 30 AND 50 DEGREES FAHRENHEIT. *TW
BC03169611011997-06-17. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DRIVESHAFT. DRIVELINE CLUNK OR ACCEL OR DECEL. *TW
BC03159611011997-06-17. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE:BELTS AND ASSOCIATED PULLEYS. FEAD BELT SQUEAL, COLD ONLY. *TW
BC52019610011997-04-24. Service bulletin. VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL. INVESTIGATING 7.3L IRREGULAR IDLE. *TT
BC51979610011997-04-24. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY. SOME VEHICLES EQUIPPED W/ AN AX4S TRANSAXLE MAY HAVE BEEN SHIPPED W/ A LOW TRANSAXLE FLUID LEVEL. *TT
BC51959610011997-04-24. Service bulletin. TIRES. FIRESTONE P235 TIRES MAY EXHIBIT A HIGH FREQUENCY VIBRATION AT 65-75 MPH. *TT
BC51689610011997-04-24. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:LEVER AND LINKAGE:COLUMN SHIFT. PROCEDURE FOR RESOLVING THE CONCERN OF WATER ENTRY INTO THE TRANSFER CASE. *TT
BC09909610211997-04-24. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE. INFORMATION ON ENGINE OIL LEAK AT THE OIL PAN, FRONT COVER &/OR THE FRONT & REAR CRANKSHAFT OIL SEAL. *TT
BC08849610041997-04-24. Service bulletin. FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM:INJECTORS. FOR MISFIRE CONCERNS ON 4.2L/4.6L/5.4L/6.8L ENGINES. *TT
BC08839610041997-04-24. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE. VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT AN EXHAUST LEAK &/OR NOISE DUE TO WARPED EXHAUST MANIFOLDS. *TT
BC08549610071997-04-24. Service bulletin. VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM:HEATER CORE. REATTACHMENT OF HEATER HOSE FITTINGS FOR CONCERN OF NO HEAT, OVERHEAT, OR COOLANT LOSS MAY OCCUR DUE TO HEATER HOSES NOT PROPERLY CONNECTED AT THEIR QUICK-CONNECT FITTINGS. *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
BC08419610081997-04-24. Service bulletin. VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER. CONCERNS OF WINDSHIELD WIPER NOT CLEANING, STREAKING OR SMEARING. *TT
BC08239610101997-04-24. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:LEVER AND LINKAGE:COLUMN SHIFT. CONCERN OF WATER ENTRY INTO THE TRANSFER CASE. *TT
BC07829610141997-04-24. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE. CONCERNS OF CHECK ENGINE LIGHT 'ON'. *TT
BC07659610161997-04-24. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR. INFORMATION ON DIAGNOSING WIND NOISE & WATER LEAKS AT THE LOWER PASSENGER DOOR AREA & 3RD DOOR. *TT
BC07539610171997-04-24. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION. 4X4 VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT A GRINDING NOISE WHILE SHIFTING INTO 4L. *TT
BC07509610171997-04-24. Service bulletin. FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP. SPADE TERMINAL BETWEEN SENDER & FUEL PUMP HAS BEEN CHANGED TO A EYELET TERMINAL. *TT
BC06979610231997-04-24. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR. WINDNOISE CONCERNS IN THE RIGHT DOOR A-PILLAR AREA OF THE SUPERCAB. *TT
BC06969610231997-04-24. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION. CONCERNS OF CHECK ENGINE LIGHT (MIL) W/ CODES P0300 THRU P0308 & ENG RUNES ROUGH/MISSES. *TT
BC06949610231997-04-24. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION. INFORMATION FOR RECREATIONAL TOWING (ALL WHEELS ON THE GROUND). *TT
BC06939610231997-04-24. Service bulletin. VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL. INVESTIGATING 7.3L IRREGULAR IDLE. *TT
BC06769610251997-04-24. Service bulletin. SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP. INFORMATION WHEN ELECTRONIC/HYDRAULIC CONTROL UNIT (EHCU) MALFUNCTIONS. *TT

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