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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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975111997-07-17. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. FLUID- TRANSMISSION FLUID USAGE CHARTS. *JD
97511997-07-17. Service bulletin. SEATS. INTERIOR- LEATHER SEAT CLEANING PROCEDURE- SERVICE TIP. *JD
97791997-07-17. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD. WIRING- AFTERMARKET WIRING ALTERATIONS- SERVICE TIP. *JD
BC32829702061997-07-17. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:MODULE. GEM CONCERN - CHECK FOR MORE THAN ONE GEM CONTROLLED COMPONENT THAT IS INOPERATIVE OR FOR A STRING OF FALSE GEM DTC'S RECEIVED IN MEMORY. *TW
BC32799702071997-07-17. Service bulletin. EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNAL:SWITCH. CONCERNS WITH THE MULTI-FUNCTION SWITCH. *TW
BC32429702101997-07-17. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE. DRIVELINE CLUNKING OR GRUNTING NOISE. *TW
BC31539702191997-07-17. Service bulletin. VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL. INOPERATIVE OR ERRATIC CRUISE CONTROL OPERATION ALONG WITH HARSH TRANSMISSION SHIFTS. *TW
BC31019702241997-06-27. Service bulletin. SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS. SOFT BRAKE PEDAL. *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
BC30909702251997-06-27. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE. VEHICLES WITH A ROUGH RUNNING/MISS SYMPTOM WITH A MISFIRE DTC ON A PARTICULAR CYLINDER WHERE NORMAL DIAGNOSIS DOES NOT PINPOINT A CAUSE - CHECK FOR DAMAGE TO CAMSHAFT. *TW
97471997-06-27. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE. FRAME- RIVET REPLACEMENT WITH BOLTS- SERVICE TIPS. *JD
BC21509702061997-06-27. Service bulletin. FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER. INSTRUCTIONS FOR DIAGNOSING FUEL GUAGE CONCERNS. *TW
97351997-06-27. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER. AIR CONDITIONING- R-134A TRACER DYE INSTALLED IN A/C SYSTEM AND THREE O-RING SPRING LOCK COUPLERS- SERVICE TIP. *JD
BC10227972301997-06-27. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:MODULE. THE NGS DISPLAYS INCORRECT DATA FOR THE IGN GEM PID ON THE VEHICLES. *JD
BC10200972301997-06-27. Service bulletin. UNKNOWN OR OTHER. THE SECOND PRINTING OF THE 1997 OWNERS GUIDE STATES THAT THE VEHICLES 4X4 LONG WHEELBASE MAY HAVE A SNOWPLOW INSTALLED- THIS IS INCORRECT. *JD
BC35109723011997-06-27. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL:GAS RECIRCULATION VALVE (EGR VALVE). CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON WITH DTC P0455 IN CONTINUOUS MEMORY ON 1997 5.4L VEHICLE APPLICATIONS. *JD
BC34439723011997-06-27. Service bulletin. UNKNOWN OR OTHER. SECOND PRINTING OF THE 1997 OWNERS GUIDE STATES THAT THE VEHICLES LONG WHEELBASE MAY HAVE A SNOWPLOW INSTALLED- THIS IS INCORRECT. *JD
BC33639723011997-06-27. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:MODULE. THE NGS DISPLAYS INCORRECT DATE FOR THE ING GEM PID ON THE VEHICLES. *JD
BC03259723011997-06-27. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE. SOME 5.4L FRONT END SERPETNTINE BELTS MAY MAKE SOME NOISE BETWEEN TEMPERATURES FO 30 F-50 F. *JD
BC00569723011997-06-27. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE:BELTS AND ASSOCIATED PULLEYS. SOME VEHICLES WITH AIR CONDITIONING CAN EXHIBIT A COLD START ACCESSORY DRIVE BELT NOISE (CHIRP) CONCERN. *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
BC10132970201997-06-27. Service bulletin. FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE. STALL, ROUGH IDLE, LACKS POWER, POOR FUEL ECONOMY, BACKFIRE, SURGE UNDER HEAVY ACCELERATION, LOSS IN FUEL PRESSURE UNDER ACCELERATION OR EXCESSIVE FUEL PRESSURE AND/OR MIL ACTIVATION WITH DTCS. *JD
BC10129970201997-06-27. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:TRANSFER CASE (4-WHEEL DRIVE). DRIVELINE RATTLE OVER BUMPS. *JD
BC10128970201997-06-27. Service bulletin. VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD. WIND NOISE AT THE INNER BELT, RAISE DOOR GLASS TO FULL UP POSITION. *JD

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