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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| 4628 | 2001-01-02. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY. SOME VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT REAR AXLE NOISE. *TT |
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| 4619 | 2001-01-02. Service bulletin. UNKNOWN OR OTHER. SOME VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT MALFUNCTION INDICATOR LIGHT ON WITH EVAPORATIVE DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODES P0442, P0455 SET. *TT |
| 13505 | 2000-11-29. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:LEVER AND LINKAGE:COLUMN SHIFT. ALL 4X4 VEHICLES WITH ELECTRONIC SHIFT ONTHE FLY TRANSFER CASES WILL DISPLAY CONTACT PLATE PIDS OPPOSITE OF THE 1999 OR EARLIER WORKSHOP MANUAL INDICATES WHEN USING NGS WITH 15.0 LEVEL OR LATER SOFTWARE. *TT |
| 12882 | 2000-11-20. Service bulletin. SUSPENSION:REAR:SPRINGS:LEAF SPRING ASSEMBLY. SUBJECT REGARDING THE AVAILABILITY OF REAR SPRING CLIP KITS FOR VEHICLES EXHIBITING REAR SPRING RATTLE. *TT |
| 12879 | 2000-11-20. Service bulletin. SUSPENSION:REAR:SPRINGS:LEAF SPRING ASSEMBLY. SUBJECT REGARDING REAR SPRING CLIP KITS FOR VEHICLES EXHIBITING A REAR SPRING RATTLE. *TT |
| 6489 | 2000-11-17. Service bulletin. SUSPENSION:REAR:SPRINGS:LEAF SPRING ASSEMBLY. SOME VEHICLES BUILT WITH 3-LEAF OR 4-LEAF REAR SPRINGS MAY EXHIBIT A REAR SPRING RATTLE. *TT |
| 13106 | 2000-11-16. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE:BODY:BUMPERS. ON SOME VEHICLES THE FRONT BUMPERS MAY EXHIBIT RED STAINING (SPOTS) ON THE BUMER WING ENDS. *TT |
| 13054 | 2000-11-15. Service bulletin. VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD. EXPERIENCING WINDNOISE AT THE TOP OF THE DOOR GLASS SEAL / WEATHERSTRIP MOLDING AREA. *TT |
| 12590 | 2000-11-15. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DIFFERENTIAL UNIT. SOME 4X4 VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT A MOAN NOISE FROM THE FRONT DIFFERENTIAL WHEN THE VEHICLE IS OPERATING IN 4X2 MODE AND GOES AWAY WHEN OPERATING IN 4X4 MODE. *TT |
| 12738 | 2000-11-09. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS. SOME VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT A IDLE VIBRATION. |
| 12725 | 2000-11-09. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY:BANJO HOUSING. SOME VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT A VIBRATION AND / OR TRANSMISSION EXTENSION HOUSING BUSHING DAMAGE FROM SUSTAINED HIGH SPEED OPERATION. *TT |
| 12720 | 2000-11-09. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM. SOME VEHICLES MAY DEVELOP A COOLANT LEAK AT THE WORM GEAR CLAMP LOCATED AT THE JOINT BETWEEN THE METAL INTAKE COOLANT TUBE AND THE FLEXIBLE RUBBER COOLANT HOSE. *TT |
| 98-4738 | 2000-11-03. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE. COLD ENGINE KNOCK 5.4L ACTION. *AK |
| 6287 | 2000-11-03. Service bulletin. VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL. SOME VEHICLES MAY EXPERIENCE AN IDLE VIBRATION. *TT |
| 6242 | 2000-11-03. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY:BANJO HOUSING. EXPERIENCING A VIBRATION AND / OR TRANSMISSION EXTENSION HOUSING BUSHING DAMAGE. *TT |
| 6232 | 2000-11-03. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM. SOME VEHICLES MAY DEVELOP A COOLANT LEAK AT THE WORM GEAR CLAMP LOCATED AT THE JOINT BETWEEN THE METAL INTAKE COOLANT TUBE AND THE COIL RESULTING IN ENGINE MISFIRE WITH DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODE P0304 AND / OR ROUGH IDLE. *TT |
| 98-4725 | 2000-11-02. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DRIVESHAFT. VIBRATION AT CRUISE OVER 50 MPH. *AK |
| 98-4717 | 2000-11-02. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR. VEHICLES EXHIBIT CRACKS IN DOOR SHEET METAL AT LOWER REAR OF THE WINDOW OPENING NEAR BELT MOLDING. *AK |
| 985029 | 2000-08-02. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR. SOME VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT CRACKS IN THE DOOR SHEET METAL AT THE LOWER REAR OF THE WINDOW OPENING NEAR THE BELT MOLDING. *TT |
| 985A12 | 2000-06-29. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:MECHANICAL:WRECKER AND WHEEL LIFT DEVICES. RECOMMENDED GUIDELINES FOR TOWING BEHIND RECREATIONAL VEHICLES. *TT |
| 985128 | 2000-06-20. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:LEVER AND LINKAGE:COLUMN SHIFT. SOME VEHICLES WITH ELECTRONIC SHIFT ON THE FLY 4X4 SYSTEMS MAY STICK IN 4X4 LOW. *TT |
| 985063 | 2000-06-19. Service bulletin. VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL. SUBJECT REGARDING VEHICLES EXHIBITING VIBRATION AT CRUISE OVER 50 MPH. (REPEAT MESSAGE). *TT |
| 985062 | 2000-06-19. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE. SUBJECT REGARDING IDLE VIBRATION (REPEAT MESSAGE). *TT |
| 985059 | 2000-06-19. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE. EXPERIENCING COLD ENGINE KNOCK (REPEAT / REVISED MESSAGE). *TT |
| 12161 | 2000-06-19. Service bulletin. SUSPENSION:REAR:SPRINGS:LEAF SPRING ASSEMBLY. SOME VEHICLES BUILT WITH 3-LEAF REAR SPRINGS MAY EXHIBIT A REAR SPRING RATTLE. *MJS |
The summaries are NHTSA's. Each bulletin's page links NHTSA's copy of the manufacturer's document.