# Service bulletins for the 1988 Ford F\-250

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.

35 bulletins from NHTSA, as of 2026-10-19.

- [01157](/bulletins/623988.md), 2001-10-31, Service bulletin: UNKNOWN OR OTHER. INFORMATION REGARDING TRANSMISSION FLUID USAGE CHARTS. \*SLC
- [01156](/bulletins/623944.md), 2001-10-31, Service bulletin: VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM:HEATER CORE. SOME VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT HEATER CORE LEAKS. \*SLC
- [00189](/bulletins/618602.md), 2001-04-17, Service bulletin: VISIBILITY:REARVIEW MIRRORS/DEVICES. CONCERNS WITH THE SIGNAL MIRROR REFLECTIVE SURFACE DETERIORATING OVER TIME, DEVELOPING DARK SPOTS DUE TO CHROME PLATING DELAMINATION. \*JB
- [99152](/bulletins/608431.md), 2001-01-05, Service bulletin: POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. INFORMATION ON THE NEW FLUSH AND FILL TOOL AVAILABLE THROUGH ROTUNDA. \*TT
- [985A12](/bulletins/601010.md), 2000-06-29, Service bulletin: EQUIPMENT:MECHANICAL:WRECKER AND WHEEL LIFT DEVICES. RECOMMENDED GUIDELINES FOR TOWING BEHIND RECREATIONAL VEHICLES. \*TT
- [0015](/bulletins/612203.md), 2000-06-06, Service bulletin: POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. INFORMATION REGARDING THE NEW TRANSMISSION COOLER FLUSHER\- SERVICE TIP. \*MJS
- [98158](/bulletins/609538.md), 2000-04-03, Service bulletin: SUSPENSION:FRONT. FRONT END SHIMMY MAY OCCUR AT VARIOUS DRIVING SPEEDS AND IS USUALLY INDUCED WHEN HITTING BUMPS, SUCH AS LARGE POTHOLES OR ROUGH RAILROAD CROSSINGS. SHIMMY IS NOT ALWAYS VERIFIED DURING ROAD TEST. \*AK
- [99196](/bulletins/6090087.md), 2000-03-08, Service bulletin: EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER. INFORMATION ON IDENTIFYING NON\-APPROVED / ALTERNATE REFRIGERANTS WHICH COULD CAUSE SAFETY, AND PERFORMANCE CONCERNS IF INSTALLED IN FORD A/C SYSTEMS. \*TT
- [99222](/bulletins/6089681.md), 2000-02-11, Service bulletin: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING. SUBJECT ON A WIRE HARNESS TERMINAL REPAIR KIT AVAILABLE FOR REPAIRING ELECTRICAL WIRING HARNESSES. \*TT
- [010198](/bulletins/605721.md), 1999-07-22, Service bulletin: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE. SOME VEHICLES MAY DEVELOP "CAVITATION" EROSION IN THE CYLINDER WALL OF THE ENGINE. \*TT
- [98246](/bulletins/604059.md), 1999-03-16, Service bulletin: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. FORD MOTOR COMPANY HAS RELEASED A NEW ELECTRICAL GREASE \( F8AZ \- 19G208\-AA \) TO REDUCE THE POSSIBILITY OF MOISTURE CORROSION AT THE TERMINALS. \*YC
- [9864](/bulletins/601312.md), 1998-07-21, Service bulletin: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM. INFORMATION ON A BUZZING OR RATTLE NOISE FROM THE EXHAUST SYSTEM. \*TT
- [9852](/bulletins/601290.md), 1998-07-17, Service bulletin: TIRES. INFORMATION ON TIRE COMPANY TELEPHONE NUMBERS FOR CUSTOMER ASSISTANCE. \*YC
- [9848](/bulletins/601269.md), 1998-07-16, Service bulletin: EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER. ANNOUNCING THE FORD OEM AIR CONDITIONING RETROFIT KIT AVAILABILITY. \*YC
- [9888](/bulletins/601238.md), 1998-07-10, Service bulletin: POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. INFORMATION ON A NEW TRANSMISSION FLUID USAGE CHART. \*YC
- [985A38](/bulletins/601045.md), 1998-06-23, Service bulletin: SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:CALIPER. FRONT CALIPER PISTON BOOTS DAMAGED. \*YC
- [985A29](/bulletins/601036.md), 1998-06-23, Service bulletin: SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS. SOME VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT EXCESSIVE BRAKE PEDAL TRAVEL, IRREGULAR FRONT LINING WEAR, AND BRAKE PULL. \*YC
- [97511](/bulletins/51945.md), 1997-07-17, Service bulletin: POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. FLUID\- TRANSMISSION FLUID USAGE CHARTS. \*JD
- [9748](/bulletins/51691.md), 1997-06-27, Service bulletin: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE:BELTS AND ASSOCIATED PULLEYS. ACCESSORY DRIVE BELTS\- FEAD BELT COMES OFF\- VEHICLES WITH 4.9L ENGINE. \*JD
- [9747](/bulletins/51689.md), 1997-06-27, Service bulletin: STRUCTURE. FRAME\- RIVET REPLACEMENT WITH BOLTS\- SERVICE TIPS. \*JD
- [97310](/bulletins/51669.md), 1997-06-27, Service bulletin: SUSPENSION:FRONT:SPRINGS:LEAF SPRING ASSEMBLY:HANGER,BRACKET. NOISE\- "POPPING/CREAKING"\- FRONT FRAME OR SUSPENSION BRACKETS\- FRAME\- "POPPING/CREAKING"\- FASTENER REPLACEMENT. \*JD
- [97215](/bulletins/51401.md), 1997-06-27, Service bulletin: UNKNOWN OR OTHER. DIAGNOSTIC GUIDES FOR OUT\-OF\-WARRANTY VEHICLES TO BE USED AS A MASTER COPY \- DIAGNOSTIC GUIDES NO LONGER AVAILABLE FROM ADISTRA. \*TW
- [962612](/bulletins/50997.md), 1997-06-17, Service bulletin: POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:TORQUE CONVERTER. TRANSAXLE \- TORQUE CONVERTER REPLACEMENT GUIDELINES AND TORQUE CONVERTER/TRANSAXLE COOLING SYSTEM CLEANING PROCEDURES \- SERVICE TIP. \*TW
- [96221](/bulletins/50940.md), 1997-06-17, Service bulletin: VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD. WINDSHIELD AND INTERIOR GLASS \- FOG/FILM. \*TW
- [96249](/bulletins/50908.md), 1997-06-17, Service bulletin: POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:TORQUE CONVERTER. TORQUE CONVERTER \- LEAK TEST PROCEDURE \- SERVICE TIP. \*TW

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