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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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982051999-03-02. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE. EXHIBITING ROUGH IDLE AND ENGINE MISS DUE TO INJECTOR BORE SCUFFING AT GREEN ENGINE BREAK-IN. *YC
9827401999-02-25. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE. CONCERNS WITH HIGH PRESSURE OIL PUMPS ARE NOT SERVICEABLE. *YC
9827211999-02-25. Service bulletin. STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR. SOME VEHICLES MAY EXPERIENCE A POPPING / SQUEAKING NOISE IN THE STEERING COLUMN WHILE TURNING. *YC
9803231999-02-23. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE. CONCERNS WITH EXTERNAL OIL LEAKS. *YC
9802981998-09-22. Service bulletin. UNKNOWN OR OTHER. INFORMATION REGARDING THE HOTLINE SURVEY. *YC
98731998-07-24. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:RADIO/TAPE DECK/CD ETC.. EXPERIENCING A WHINING / BUZZING NOISE IN THE SPEAKERS OF THE ENTERTAINMENT RADIO OR TWO-WAY RADIO. *TT
98641998-07-21. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM. INFORMATION ON A BUZZING OR RATTLE NOISE FROM THE EXHAUST SYSTEM. *TT
98521998-07-17. Service bulletin. TIRES. INFORMATION ON TIRE COMPANY TELEPHONE NUMBERS FOR CUSTOMER ASSISTANCE. *YC
984191998-07-16. Service bulletin. UNKNOWN OR OTHER. SOME VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT A FLASHING TRANSMISSION CONTROL INDICATOR LAMP (TCIL) AND DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODES (DTCS) 62,628, AND/OR 1728. *YC
984131998-07-16. Service bulletin. SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS. A GRABBING CONDITION AND / OR SQUEAL NOISE FROM THE REAR BRAKES DURING FIRST FEW BRAKE APPLICATIONS AFTER RAINFALL AND / OR WHILE BRAKES ARE COLD. *TT
98451998-07-15. Service bulletin. SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:DISC:ROTOR. AVAILABILITY OF HUB-MOUNT BRAKE ROTOR MACHINING EQUIPMENT. *YC
988101998-07-14. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING. SOME CUSTOMERS MAY REQUIRE A HEAVY DUTY 7-WAY TRAILER WIRING CONNECTOR SYSTEM WHEN THE VEHICLE IS EQUIPPED WITH A 4-WAY CONNECTOR. *YC
98881998-07-10. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. INFORMATION ON A NEW TRANSMISSION FLUID USAGE CHART. *YC
985A351998-06-23. Service bulletin. PARKING BRAKE:CONVENTIONAL:MECHANICAL:LINKAGE AND CABLE. THE REAR PARKING BRAKE CABLES MAY BIND AND NOT ALLOW THE REAR BRAKE SHOES TO RETURN FULLY TO THE ANCHOR PINS AFTER THE PARKING BRAKE IS APPLIED. *YC
985A251998-06-19. Service bulletin. SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS. A VIBRATION OR SHUDDER MAY BE FELT DURING BRAKING ON SOME VEHICLES. *YC
985A131998-06-17. Service bulletin. SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC. THE USE OF PETROLEUM-BASED GREASE AS A LUBRICANT IN SERVICING DISC BRAKES IS NO LONGER ACCEPTABLE. *YC
985A111998-06-17. Service bulletin. SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS. SERVICE TIP INFORMATION REGARDING ELIMINATION OF SANDING ROTORS AND DRUMS. *YC
985A51998-06-17. Service bulletin. SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR. HUB-MOUNT BRAKE ROTOR MACHINING EQUIPMENT FROM ROTUNDA IS NOW APPROVED FOR WARRANTY AND SERVICE USE. *YC
971110972381998-03-30. Service bulletin. SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC. SUBJECT ON REAR VIBRATION/SHUDDER WHEN APPLYING BRAKES. *YC
970501106211997-10-30. Service bulletin. CHILD SEAT. PART NUMBER INFORMATION FOR THE USE OF A CHILD SEAT TETHER. *TW
BC24459705011997-09-18. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE. F SERIES WITH 7.5L ENGINES - VEHICLES HAVE EXHIBITED HIGH OIL LEVEL READINGS ON THE DIPSTICK. *TW
BC23019705011997-09-12. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION. NEW CLUTCH SLAVE CYLINDER WITH A REDESIGNED LIP SEAL. *TW
BC22979705011997-09-12. Service bulletin. FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:CARBURETOR SYSTEM. WHEN THE AIR CLEANER IS BEING REPLACED, THE DRAIN MECHANISM ON THE BOTTOM OF THE AIR CLEANER CASE IS TO BE CLEANED OF OBSTRUCTIONS. *TW
976291997-07-17. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:DIESEL. TRANSMISSION- E4OD- HARSH/DELAYED 2-3 UPSHIFTS- VEHICLES WITH 7.3L DIESEL AND 49-STATE CALIBRATION- F-SERIES BUILT THROUGH 2/3/97 AND ALL 1996 E-350. *JD
976281997-07-17. Service bulletin. SUSPENSION:FRONT:HUB. NOISE- "RATCHETING"- FRONT AXLE- 4X4- SELF-ENGAGEMENT OF AUTOMATIC HUB LOCKS- BRONCO, F-150 AND F-250 UNDER 8500# GVW. *JD

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