Service bulletins for the 1998 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.
285 on file from NHTSA, as of 2026-10-19.
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| 0147 | 2001-05-30. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE. SUBJECT REGARDING ENGINE OIL RECOMMENDATIONS FOR USE IN 2001 VEHICLES - SAE 5W-20 MOTOR OIL. *TT |
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| 0142 | 2001-05-30. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE. SOME VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT THE ENGINE OIL SENDING UNIT CONTACTING THE OIL DRIP SHIELD ATTACHED TO THE FRONT AXLE. *TT |
| 0182 | 2001-05-22. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE. SOME BI-FUEL VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT A NO START CONDITION. *TT |
| 14365 | 2001-04-18. 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 |
| 14609 | 2001-04-03. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE. SUBJECT REGARDING HIGH IDLE AND/OR CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CONDITION. *JB |
| 00238 | 2001-03-01. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE. SOME VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT A NO CRANK / NO START CONDITION IN TEMPERATURES BELOW 12 DEGREES C (10 DEGREES F). *TT |
| 4635 | 2001-02-08. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE. COLD ENGINE KNOCK. *TT |
| 985185 | 2001-01-29. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE. COLD START ENGINE NOISE |
| 12272 | 2001-01-18. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE. SOME VEHICLES BUILT WITH THE 4.2L ENGINE THAT ARE OPERATING IN MEXICO MAY EXHIBIT A BACKFIRE CONCERN. *TT |
| 5356 | 2001-01-16. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE. SOME VEHICLES BUILT WITH THE 4.2L ENGINE THAT ARE OPERATING IN MEXICO MAY EXHIBIT A BACKFIRE CONCERN. *TT |
| 5267 | 2001-01-16. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE. SUBJECT REGARDING MISFIRE CODES ON ALL ENGINES. *TT |
| 5257 | 2001-01-13. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE. INFORMATION ON VEHICLES EXHIBITING COLD ENGINE KNOCK. *TT |
| 4981 | 2001-01-13. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE. SOME VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH 5.4L ENGINES MAY EXHIBIT A COLD START ENGINE KNOCK CONCERN UNTIL WARMED UP. *TT |
| 4638 | 2001-01-03. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE. MALFUNCTION INDICATOR LAMP ON, WITH P0300 - P0308 MISFIRE DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODES WITH A 4.6L ENGINE. *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 |
| 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 |
| 00123 | 2000-09-20. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE. SOME VEHICLES MAY EXPERIENCE SPARK KNOCK DURING LIGHT-TO-MODERATE ACCELERATIONS. *TT |
| 14039 | 2000-07-27. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE. INFORMATION REGARDING MALFUNCTION INDICATOR LAMP ON -P030X DTC'S CONTACT REQUEST / DETROIT AREA. **MR |
| 8482 | 2000-07-26. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE. SOME VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODE(S) P030X (CYLINDER #1 THROUGH #8 MISFIRE DETECTED) THAT CANNOT BE RESOLVED USING PROPER DIAGNOSTICS. **MR |
| 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 |
| 12139 | 2000-06-19. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE. SOME VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH 4.6L OR 6.8L ENGINES MAY EXHIBIT A COLD START ENGINE NOISE UNTIL WARMED UP. *MJS |
| 8163 | 2000-06-07. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE. SOME VEHICLES WITH 4.6L, OR 6.8L ENGINES MAY EXHIBIT A ROLLER FINGER FOLLOWER COMING OFF DURING ENGINE CRANKING IN COLD TEMPERATURES BELOW ZERO DEGREES F. A ONE-TIME NOISE FROM THE ENGINE MAY BE HEARD, FOLLOWED BY ROUGH RUNNING / MISSES, NO START, LACKS POWER AND A CHECK ENGINE LIGHT (MISFIRE DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODES). *TT |
| 981512 | 2000-04-03. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL. A DIRECT REPLACEMENT PART FOR THE EVAPORATIVE EMISSION CANISTER AND BRACKET ASSEMBLY. AK |
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