Service bulletins for the 2003 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.
94 on file from NHTSA, as of 2026-10-19.
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| 17656 | 2004-06-22. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:RADIO/TAPE DECK/CD ETC.. CD OR CD6 RADIO OVERHEATING. *TT |
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| 17655 | 2004-06-22. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM. EVIDENCE OF OIL IN THE AIR INTAKE SYSTEM. *TT |
| 0422 | 2004-06-16. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE:BODY. WINDNOISE AND/OR A WATER LEAK FROM THE SLIDING BACK GLASS AREA. *TT |
| 0416 | 2004-06-16. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE. DRIVELINE CLUNKING/GRUNTING NOISE OR SHUDDER SENSATION DURING LIGHT TO MODERATE ACCELREATION AND/OR BRAKING. *TT |
| 17486 | 2004-06-11. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY. REAR AXLE PINION SEAL LEAK. *TT |
| 17306 | 2004-01-21. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER. AIR CONDITIONER CONDENSATE LEAK ON PASSENGER FLOOR. *TT |
| 17259 | 2004-01-20. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE. ROUGH IDLE AND/OR MISFIRE WITH DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODE P0316 AFTER AN OVERNIGHT SOAK IN EXTREME COLD AND HIGH HUMIDITY CONDITIONS. *TT |
| 17257 | 2004-01-20. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL. UNSATISFACTORY REMOTE KEYLESS ENTRY RANGE PERFORMANCE. *TT |
| 03206 | 2004-01-14. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE. SOME DEDICATED CNG VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT VARIOUS DRIVEABILITY CONDITIONS DUE TO A LOSS OF INJECTOR PERFORMANCE, RESULTING FROM FUEL QUALITY. LOSS OF POWER AT HEAVY LOAD, DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODES (DTCS) FOR LEAN FUEL, ROUGH IDLE, HARD START, PLUGGED CATALYTIC CONVERTER AND NO START CONDITION. *TT |
| 17104 | 2003-11-17. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE. TICKING/TAPPING NOISE WITH THE ENGINE WARMED UP AND THE TRANSMISSION IN GEAR AT IDLE. 2003 E150 INCLUDED. *TT |
| 03183 | 2003-11-15. Service bulletin. VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL. DEDICATED COMPRESSED NATURAL GAS (CNG) ROUGH IDLE OR NO START WHEN COLD VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH DEDICATED 4.6L OR 5.4L CNG ENGINE ONLY. *TT |
| 16969 | 2003-11-05. Service bulletin. EXTERIOR LIGHTING. DAMAGED REAR LICENSE PLATE LAMPS DUE TO ROCKS AND/OR GRAVEL HITTING THE LAMP ASSEMBLIES. *TT |
| 03148 | 2003-10-29. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:COOLING UNIT AND LINES. NEW TRANSMISSION COOLER FLUSHER - SERVICE TIPS. 2003 ESCORT AND SUPER DUTY F SERIES INCLUDED. *TT |
| 03144 | 2003-10-29. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE. ENGINE MISFIRE OR ROUGH RUNNING CONDITION WITH COIL ON PLUG (COP) IGNITION SYSTEMS MAY BE MORE ACCURATELY DIAGNOSED USING THE OPTIONAL WORLDWIDE DIAGNOSTIC SYSTEM (WDS) COIL ON PLUG (COP) KIT. 2003 SUPER DUTY F SERIES INCLUDED. *TT |
| 03B08 | 2003-10-22. Service bulletin. STEERING:GEAR BOX:SHAFT PITMAN. THE PITMAN ARM RETAINING NUB MAY NOT BE TIGHTENED TO SPECIFICATIONS. THIS COULD RESULT IN CUSTOMER COMPLAINTS OF A NOISE OR VIBRATION. FORD IS PROVIDING A NO-CHARGE CUSTOMER SATISFACTION PROGRAM , #03B08, TO TIGHTEN THE PITMAN ARM NUT TO THE PROPER TORQUE. *TT |
| 031513 | 2003-10-10. Service bulletin. STEERING:LINKAGES:TIE ROD ASSEMBLY. TIE ROD END INSPECTION PROCEDURE. *TT |
| 17087 | 2003-10-10. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY. WHINE/HOWL FROM REAR AXLE 40 TO 60 MPH. *TT |
| 17086 | 2003-10-10. Service bulletin. STEERING. NOISE FROM THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE WHICH APPEARS TO BE COMING FROM THE STEERING IDLER ARM. *TT |
| 17064 | 2003-10-10. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY. WHINE / HOWL FROM REAR AXLE. *TT |
| 17063 | 2003-10-10. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. MALFUNCTION INDICATOR LAMP (MIL) ON WITH DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODES (DTC) P0171, OR P0174. F150 LIGHTING AND F150 HARLEY DAVIDSON SUPERCREW. *TT |
| 17009 | 2003-10-09. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. MALFUNCTION INDICATOR LAMP (MIL) ILLUMINATION WITH NO HARD FAULT. *TT |
| 03164 | 2003-10-08. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE. SOME VEHICLES, EQUIPPED WITH THE 4.6L 2V ENGINE, WITH AN ENGINE BUILD DATE PRIOR TO 8/29/03 MAY EXHIBIT AN ENGINE TICK NOISE THAT IS PRESENT AT ALL TEMPERATURES DURING IDLE. 2004 MODELS INCLUDED. *TT |
| 0399 | 2003-09-17. Service bulletin. STEERING. TIE ROD END INSPECTION PROCEDURE. *TT |
| 0398 | 2003-09-17. Service bulletin. FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER. MALFUNCTION INDICATOR LAMP (MIL) ILLUMINATION WITH DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODES P0442, P0455, P0456, P0457, P1442 OR CHECK FUEL CAP LAMP ILLUMINATED WITH DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODE P0457. *TT |
| 03103 | 2003-09-17. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE. VEHICLES WITHOUT THE COOLANT LOCK-OFF MAY EXHIBIT A NO START CONDITION. *TT |
The summaries are NHTSA's. Each bulletin's page links NHTSA's copy of the manufacturer's document.