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Service bulletins for the 1996 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.

192 on file from NHTSA, as of 2026-10-19.

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962461997-06-17. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING. WIRING - ELECTRICAL DIODE IDENTIFICATION AND SERVICE REPLACEMENTS. *TW
BC00011961101997-06-17. Service bulletin. STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR. A 'CLUNK' NOISE MAY BE HEARD/FELT THROUGH THE STEERING COLUMN WHEN MANEUVERING IN PARKING LOTS, DRIVING IN STOP AND GO TRAFFIC OR DRIVING OVER BUMPS. *TW
BC04759611141997-06-17. Service bulletin. STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR. A "CLUNK" NOISE HEARD/FELT THROUGH THE STEERING COLUMN WHEN MANEUVERING IN PARKING LOTS, DRIVING IN STOP AND GO TRAFFIC OR DRIVING OVER BUMPS. *TW
BC03219611011997-06-17. Service bulletin. SUSPENSION:FRONT. POP/CLUNK FROM STEERING LINKAGE OVER BUMPS. *TW
BC96889610011997-05-27. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL. INFORMATION FOR WHEN DIAGNOSING CONCERNS W/ FACTORY INSTALLED CELLULAR PHONES. *TT
BC52019610011997-04-24. Service bulletin. VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL. INVESTIGATING 7.3L IRREGULAR IDLE. *TT
BC51959610011997-04-24. Service bulletin. TIRES. FIRESTONE P235 TIRES MAY EXHIBIT A HIGH FREQUENCY VIBRATION AT 65-75 MPH. *TT
BC51919610011997-04-24. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. FOR CONCERNS OF STALLING, REFLASH PCM W/ 1996 CALIBRATION (R11 LEVEL). *TT
BC08839610041997-04-24. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE. VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT AN EXHAUST LEAK &/OR NOISE DUE TO WARPED EXHAUST MANIFOLDS. *TT
BC08449610081997-04-24. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION. E4OD TRANS MAY EMIT A TICK/RATTLE NOISE WHEN DRIVING AT LIGHT LOADS IN 1ST GEAR AT 1100 TO 1800 RPM RPM. *TT
BC06939610231997-04-24. Service bulletin. VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL. INVESTIGATING 7.3L IRREGULAR IDLE. *TT
952121996-04-25. Service bulletin. SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP. THE USE OF PETROLEUM-BASED GREASE AS A LUBRICANT IN SERVICING DISC BRAKES IS NO LONGER ACCEPTABLE BECAUSE IT MAY BE INCOMPATIBLE WITH THE RUBBER MATERIAL USED IN THE DISC BRAKE SYSTEM. IF PETROLEUM-BASED GREASE IS USED TO LUBRICATE ANY PART OF THE DISC BRAKE SYSTEM, IT COULD CAUSE RUBBER PARTS TO SWELL IF LUBRICANT CONTACTS THE RUBBER MATERIAL.
BC01319601021996-04-25. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY. 4X4 FRONT AXLES MUST USE HYPOID 4X4 GEAR OIL P/N F1TZ-19580-A & HIGH TEMP 4X4 FRONT AXLE & WHEEL BEARING GREASE WHEN SERVICING. IT IS NOT RECOMMENDED TO USE HEAVIER WEIGHT LUBES IN THESE FRONT AXLES.
BC01109601021996-04-25. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DRIVESHAFT. F250 SUPERCAB 4X2 W/ 7.3L, E4OD TRANS MAY EXHIBIT A VIBRATION OR SHUDDER DURING START UP ACCELERATION DUE TO A LARGE DRIVELINE ANGLE. INSPECT REAR SPRING. IF # F2TA-5560-VB IS ON VEHICLE, REPLACE THEM W/ SERVICE PART F5TZ-5560-D (ENG # F4TA-5560-TA). ALSO INSTALL 2 1/4 INCH SHIMS (E0TZ-4A209-A) BETWEEN THE CENTER SUPPORT BEARING AND THE SUPPORT BRACKET.
BC00959601021996-04-25. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:LEVER AND LINKAGE:COLUMN SHIFT. 1996 F250 4X4 VIBRATION WITH THE HUBS LOCKED WHILE IN 4X4 MODE. ORDER YOKE P/N F5TZ-7B214-B & INSTALL THE YOKE ON THE TRANSFER CASE. THEN REFER TO TSB 95-01-09 FOR THE CORRECT DOUDLE CARDON DRIVESHAFT FOR THE APPLICA.
BC42251995-11-01. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE; ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE; POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION; ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD; VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM; STRUCTURE:BODY:BUMPERS; EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER; ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM; FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM. UNKNOWN
956161995-11-01. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM. COOLING SYSTEM - LEAKING RADIATOR HOSE - UPGRADED HOSE CLAMPS. *TW

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