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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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012212002-04-16. Service bulletin. FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE. SOME DEDICATED COMPRESSED NATURAL GAS (CNG) VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT A ROUGH IDLE, OR NO START IN COLD CONDITIONS. *TT
152992002-04-15. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:STARTER ASSEMBLY. SOME VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT CORROSION AT THE ATTACHMENT POINT OF THE STARTER CABLE B+ TERMINAL, AT THE STARTER SOLENOID. *TT
155702002-04-12. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE. SOME VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT VARIOUS DRIVEABILITY CONDITIONS INCLUDING LACKS POWER, HESITATES, HARD TO START, AND/OR MALFUNCTION INDICATOR LAMP (MIL) ILLUMINATED AND PRODUCE POSSIBLE DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODES P0103, P0172 AND P0175. *TT
02142002-04-11. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE. SOME ENGINE ASSEMBLIES WITH ALUMINUM CYLINDER HEADS REPAIRED IN-VEHILE HAVE BEEN FOUND TO LEAK COOLANT AND/OR OIL FROM THE CYLINDER HEAD GASKET AREA. *TT
012052002-02-26. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE. SOME VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT VACUUM OR AIR LEAKS IN THE INTAKE MANIFOLD AND / OR ENGINE SYSTEM CAUSING DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODES P0171 AND OR P0174. *TT
012012002-02-26. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE. SOME VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT HIGH IDLE AND/OR PCV SYSTEM ICING AFTER STEADY STATE DRIVING IN EXTREME COLD AMBIENT TEMPERATURES ON VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH 4.2L ENGINE BUILT THORUGH 1/24/2000. *TT
012182002-02-22. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:STARTER ASSEMBLY; ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE. SOME VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT A NO CRANK, NO START CONDITION DUE TO CORROSION OF THE STARTER CABLE B+ TERMINAL AT THE STARTER SOLENOID. *TT
012152002-02-22. Service bulletin. VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL. A CONDITION MAY EXIST, WHERE THROTTLE STICKING MAY OCCUR ON A FEW VEHICLES IN VERY COLD AMBIENT TEMPERATURES AFTER OPERATING AT STEADY SPEED OR EXTENDED IDLE FOR A PERIOD OF TIME. *TT
011922002-02-13. Service bulletin. SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DRUM:DRUM. SOME VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT A GRABBING CONDITION FROM THE REAR DRUM BRAKES DURING THE FIRST FEW BRAKE APPLICATIONS AFTER EXTENDED HUMIDITY EXPOSURE. *TT
152602001-12-03. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:STARTER ASSEMBLY. CONCERNS WITH CORRODED POSITIVE STARTER CABLE. *TT
152712001-12-03. Service bulletin. FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY:FILLING/CHARGING. DEDICATED CNG REGULATOR BOWL KIT AVAILABLE. *JG
011812001-11-30. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:PARK/NEUTRAL START INTERLOCK SWITCH. BRAKE SHIFT INTERLOCK.*JB
011822001-11-30. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR. SOME VEHICLES MAY EXPERIENCE A COSMETIC CRACK IN THE OUTER DOOR PANEL AT THE LOWER REAR CORNER OF WINDOW OPENING.*JB
151452001-11-15. Service bulletin. LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:TAILGATE:LATCH. SOME VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH REMOTE LOCKING TAILGATES MAY EXHIBIT A TAILGATE LOCKING ITSELF WHEN THE VEHICLE IS BEING DRIVEN OVER ROUGH ROADS OR IS SLAMMED SHUT. *ET
151132001-11-08. Service bulletin. FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY. SOME VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT A FUEL FILL VALVE SEALING CONDITION. *YD
011662001-11-01. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:LEVER AND LINKAGE:COLUMN SHIFT. SOME VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT WATER IN THE TRANSFER CASE, THIS COULD CAUSE LOW RANGE 4X4 LAMP TO ILLUMINATE, SHORT OF TRANSFER CASE SWITCH, OR WINDSHIELD WIPERS TO BE ERRATIC OR INOPERATIVE. *SLC
011572001-10-31. Service bulletin. UNKNOWN OR OTHER. INFORMATION REGARDING TRANSMISSION FLUID USAGE CHARTS. *SLC
011562001-10-31. Service bulletin. VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM:HEATER CORE. SOME VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT HEATER CORE LEAKS. *SLC
01932001-07-19. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY:BANJO HOUSING. A CONDITION MAY EXIST WHERE A DRIVELINE VIBRATION AND / OR A TRANSMISSION FLUID LEAK FROM THE EXTENSION HOUSING SEAL AREA MAY OCCUR ON SOME VEHICLES. THIS MAY BE CAUSED BY THE EXTENSION HOUSING BUSHING OR SEAL WALKING / SPINNING OUT DUE TO EXCESS DRIVESHAFT FLEXING DURING EXTENDED HIGH SPEED OPERATION. *TT
01472001-05-30. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE. SUBJECT REGARDING ENGINE OIL RECOMMENDATIONS FOR USE IN 2001 VEHICLES - SAE 5W-20 MOTOR OIL. *TT
143652001-04-18. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE:BELTS AND ASSOCIATED PULLEYS. THIS BULLETIN ADDRESSES CONCERNS A NOISE AT INTIAL ENGINE STARTUP WHEN COLD FROM THE ACCESSORY DRIVE BELT. *JB
011112001-04-03. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE. SOME VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT A WATER LEAK AROUND THE REAR (SLIDING) WINDOW. *TT
146092001-04-03. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE. SUBJECT REGARDING HIGH IDLE AND/OR CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CONDITION. *JB
002612001-03-13. Service bulletin. VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL. SOME VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH A 4.6L, 5.4L, OR 6.8L ENGINE MAY EXHIBIT A ROUGH IDLE / MISS AFTER START-UP IN COLD AMBIENT TEMPERATURES. *TT
0023102001-03-05. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:COOLING UNIT AND LINES. SUBJECT REGARDING CONTAMINATION FROM PRIOR TRANSMISSION CONCERNS OR EXCESS WEAR MAY BE TRAPPED IN THE TRANSMISSION FLUID COOLING SYSTEM. *TT

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