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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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Bulletins, newest first
971141997-06-27. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE. ENGINE COMPARTMENT NOISE-"BUZZING OR KNOCKING"- RIGHT FRONT OF ENGINE-AFTER STARTING. *JD
971131997-06-27. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE. AN ENGINE VIBRATION AND/OR "MOANING" NOISE AT 2600-3000 RPM MAY OCCUR ON SOME VEHICLES. *JD
BC10153970201997-06-27. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. VEHICLES WITH E4OD TRANSMISSIONS HAVE BEEN BUILT WITH A REUSABLE ELASTOMERIC TRANSMISSION FLUID PAN GASKET. *JD
BC03219702011997-06-27. Service bulletin. STEERING:LINKAGES:TIE ROD ASSEMBLY. POP/CLUNK FROM STEERING LINKAGE OVER BUMPS. *JD
BC02569702011997-06-27. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE. A RUNNING CHANGE FOR THE 7.3L TO ALLOW BETTER DEFINITION ON CYLINDER CONTRIBUTION TESTS IN PROCESS. *JD
BC01879702011997-06-27. Service bulletin. UNKNOWN OR OTHER. VEHICLE IS FOUND TO BE EQUIPPED WITH RIVETS INSTEAD OF THREADED FASTENERS ON THE #4 CROSSMEMBER. *JD
BC00539702011997-06-27. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. SOME 1995 AND ALL 1996 AND 1997 VEHICLES WITH E40D TRANSMISSIONS HAVE BEEN BUILT WITH A REUSABLE ELASTOMERIC TRANSMISSION FLUID PAN GASKET. *JD
9626211997-06-17. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:TORQUE CONVERTER. VIBRATION- DRIVELINE RESONANCE/VIBRATION BETWEEN 1400 AND 2000 RPM WITH CONVERTER CLUTCH ENGAGED DURING MEDIUM TO HEAVY THROTTLE CONDITIONS- VEHICLES WITH 7.3L DI TURBO ENGINE AND TRANSMISSION BUILT PRIOR TO 11/13/95 (5L13) TRANSMISSION- E4OD- DRIVELINE RESONANCE/VIBRATION BETWEEN 1400 AND 2000 RPM WITH CONVERTER CLUTCH ENGAGED DURING MEDIUM TO HEAVY THROTTLE CONDITIONS- VEHICLES WITH 7.3L DI TURBO ENGINE AND TRANSMISSION BUILT PRIOR TO 11/13/95 (5L13). *JD
9626201997-06-17. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AXLE HUBS. NOISE - RATCHETING - FRONT AXLE - 4X4 - SELF ENGAGEMENT OF AUTOMATIC HUB LOCKS. *TW
9626121997-06-17. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:TORQUE CONVERTER. TRANSAXLE - TORQUE CONVERTER REPLACEMENT GUIDELINES AND TORQUE CONVERTER/TRANSAXLE COOLING SYSTEM CLEANING PROCEDURES - SERVICE TIP. *TW
962651997-06-17. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:MODULE. MALFUNCTION INDICATOR LAMP (MIL) - DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODES (DTCS) P0300, P0301, P0302, P0303, P0304, P0305, P0306, P0307, AND/OR P0308 STORED IN MEMORY. *TW
9625211997-06-17. Service bulletin. STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR. STEERING - CLUNK NOISE FROM STEERING COLUMN ON ACCELERATING AND BRAKING. *TW
9625111997-06-17. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:MODULE. POWERTRAIN CONTROL MODULE -REPROGRAM POWERTRAIN CONTROL MODULE (PCM) - SERVICE PROCEDURES - SERVICE TIP. *TW
9625101997-06-17. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:MODULE. MALFUNCTION INDICATOR LAMP (MIL) - DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODES (DTCS) P0300, P0301, P0302, P0303, P0304, P0305, P0306, P0307 AND/OR P0308 STORED IN MEMORY. *TW
962521997-06-17. Service bulletin. LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH. LOCKS - REPLACE AND/OR REPAIR ANY LOCK COMPONENT - SERVICE TIP. *TW
9622131997-06-17. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE. EXHAUST - EXHAUST LEAK AT EXHAUST MANIFOLDS - VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH 7.0L OR 7.5L ENGINE. *TW
9622121997-06-17. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE. ENGINE COMPARTMENT NOISE - BUZZING OR KNOCKING - RIGHT FRONT OF ENGINE - AFTER STARTING - 4.9L ENGINES - F SERIES BUILT FROM 8/1/94 THROUGH 10/15/95 - ECONOLINES BUILT FROM 8/15/94 THROUGH 10/15/95. *TW
9622111997-06-17. Service bulletin. FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:CARBURETOR SYSTEM. AIR CLEANER - DAMAGED AIR FILTER IN SEVERE DUSTY CONDITIONS - VEHICLES WITH 7.3L DIT DIESEL ENGINE BUILT THROUGH 5/8/96 - SERVICE TIP. *TW
962261997-06-17. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER. AIR CONDITIONING - COMPRESSOR FAILURE - INSUFFICIENT AMOUNT OF REFRIGERANT OIL. *TW
962231997-06-17. Service bulletin. VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL. LONG CRANK - STICKING IDLE AIR CONTROL (IAC) VALVE - VEHICLES BUILT FROM 11/1/94 THROUGH 3/30/96 -STALL - AFTER STARTING WHEN ENGINE ALLOWED TO SOAK FROM 1-4 HOURS - STICKING IDLE AIR CONTROL (IAC) VALVE. *TW
962221997-06-17. Service bulletin. SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS. BRAKES - ELIMINATION OF SANDING ROTORS AND DRUMS - SERVICE TIP. *TW
962211997-06-17. Service bulletin. VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD. WINDSHIELD AND INTERIOR GLASS - FOG/FILM. *TW
9624181997-06-17. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. TRANSMISSION - E40D - REVISED DESIGN FORWARD PLANET THRUST WASHER - SERVICE TIP. *TW
9624121997-06-17. Service bulletin. PARKING BRAKE:CONVENTIONAL:MECHANICAL:LINKAGE AND CABLE. BRAKES - REAR PARKING BRAKE CABLE BINDS - VEHICLES BUILT BEFORE 8/20/96 - ALL CHASSIS CAB VEHICLES ARE EXCLUDED. *TW
962491997-06-17. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:TORQUE CONVERTER. TORQUE CONVERTER - LEAK TEST PROCEDURE - SERVICE TIP. *TW

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