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Service bulletins for the 1997 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.

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

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BC33639723011997-06-27. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:MODULE. THE NGS DISPLAYS INCORRECT DATE FOR THE ING GEM PID ON THE VEHICLES. *JD
BC03259723011997-06-27. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE. SOME 5.4L FRONT END SERPETNTINE BELTS MAY MAKE SOME NOISE BETWEEN TEMPERATURES FO 30 F-50 F. *JD
BC03219723011997-06-27. Service bulletin. STEERING:LINKAGES:DRAG:LINK:CONNECTION. POP/CLUNK FROM STEERING LINKAGE OVER BUMPS. *JD
BC00569723011997-06-27. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE:BELTS AND ASSOCIATED PULLEYS. SOME VEHICLES WITH AIR CONDITIONING CAN EXHIBIT A COLD START ACCESSORY DRIVE BELT NOISE (CHIRP) CONCERN. *JD
BC00539723011997-06-27. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:TRANSFER CASE (4-WHEEL DRIVE). SOME 1995 AND ALL 1996 AND 1997 VEHICLES WITH E4OD TRANSMISSIONS HAVE BEEN BUILT WITH A REUSABLE ELASTOMERIC TRANSMISSION FLUID PAN GASKET. *JD
972161997-06-27. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE. LEAK - OIL LEAKAT ENGINE VALLEY PAN AND/OR HIGH PRESSURE OIL PUMP - VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH 7.3L DIESEL ENGINE. *TW
972151997-06-27. 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
972141997-06-27. Service bulletin. UNKNOWN OR OTHER. ENGINE - 7.3L DIT - GLOW PLUG START-UP ON-TIME DURING COLD TEMPERATURE - SERVICE TIP. *TW
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
BC10132970201997-06-27. Service bulletin. FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE. STALL, ROUGH IDLE, LACKS POWER, POOR FUEL ECONOMY, BACKFIRE, SURGE UNDER HEAVY ACCELERATION, LOSS IN FUEL PRESSURE UNDER ACCELERATION OR EXCESSIVE FUEL PRESSURE AND/OR MIL ACTIVATION WITH DTCS. *JD
BC10129970201997-06-27. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:TRANSFER CASE (4-WHEEL DRIVE). DRIVELINE RATTLE OVER BUMPS. *JD
BC10128970201997-06-27. Service bulletin. VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD. WIND NOISE AT THE INNER BELT, RAISE DOOR GLASS TO FULL UP POSITION. *JD
BC03459702011997-06-27. Service bulletin. UNKNOWN OR OTHER. DRIVELINE CLUNK, 4.2L BACKFIRE, 4.6L LACK OF POWER, 4.6L MISFIRE/MIL LIGHT ISSUES, AND WINDNOISE. *JD
BC03219702011997-06-27. Service bulletin. STEERING:LINKAGES:TIE ROD ASSEMBLY. POP/CLUNK FROM STEERING LINKAGE OVER BUMPS. *JD
BC03159702011997-06-27. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE. FEAD BELT SQUEAL, COLD ONLY. REVISED BELT RELEASED. *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
BC01249702011997-06-27. Service bulletin. FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE. FOR CUSTOMER CONCERNS OF STALL, ROUGH IDLE, LACKS POWER, POOR FUEL ECONOMY, BACKFIRE, SURGE UNDER HEAVY ACCELERATION, LOSS IN FUEL PRESSURE UNDER ACCELERATION OF EXCESSIVE FUEL PRESSURE. *JD
BC01219702011997-06-27. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:TRANSFER CASE (4-WHEEL DRIVE). DRIVELINE RATTLE OVER BUMPS. *JD
BC01209702011997-06-27. Service bulletin. VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD. DIAGNOSIS WINDNOISE AT THE INNER BELT, RAISE DOOR GLASS TO FULL UP POSITION. *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
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
9625251997-06-17. Service bulletin. UNKNOWN OR OTHER. NOISE - RATTLE - SUMMARY OF CONCERNS - SERVICE TIPS. *TW
9625211997-06-17. Service bulletin. STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR. STEERING - CLUNK NOISE FROM STEERING COLUMN ON ACCELERATING AND BRAKING. *TW
9625181997-06-17. Service bulletin. UNKNOWN OR OTHER. DOOR - POWER POINT ACCESS DOOR BREAKS - VEHICLES BUILT THROUGH 8/31/96. *TW

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