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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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97681997-07-17. Service bulletin. UNKNOWN OR OTHER. FUEL ECONOMY- CUSTOMER EXPECTATIONS VERSUS VEHICLE USAGE. *JD
975111997-07-17. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. FLUID- TRANSMISSION FLUID USAGE CHARTS. *JD
97511997-07-17. Service bulletin. SEATS. INTERIOR- LEATHER SEAT CLEANING PROCEDURE- SERVICE TIP. *JD
977131997-07-17. Service bulletin. SUSPENSION:FRONT:SPRINGS:AIR SUSPENSION SYSTEM. NOISE- "BUZZING"- UNDERHOOD WHEN AIR SUSPENSION IS IN OPERATION. *JD
97791997-07-17. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD. WIRING- AFTERMARKET WIRING ALTERATIONS- SERVICE TIP. *JD
97781997-07-17. Service bulletin. EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS. HEADLAMP- HEADLAMP HOUSING MELTS- AMBULANCE AND EMERGENCY VEHICLES ONLY. *JD
BC32879702061997-07-17. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY:PEDAL/HAND LEVER(MOTORCYCLE). THE CLUTCH MAY BE HARD TO DEPRESS DUE TO DUST/CONTAMINATION ENTERING THE SLAVE CYLINDER. *TW
BC32799702071997-07-17. Service bulletin. EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNAL:SWITCH. CONCERNS WITH THE MULTI-FUNCTION SWITCH. *TW
BC32429702101997-07-17. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE. DRIVELINE CLUNKING OR GRUNTING NOISE. *TW
BC32419702101997-07-17. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE. EXHAUST LEAKS OR NOISE AT THE JOINT BETWEEN THE Y-PIPE AND THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD. *TW
BC32129702131997-07-17. Service bulletin. UNKNOWN OR OTHER. CAMSHAFT POSITION SENSOR INFORMATION . *TW
BC31719702171997-07-17. Service bulletin. VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD. UNEXPLAINED GLASS BREAKAGE OF THE LEFT FRONT DOOR. *TW
BC31539702191997-07-17. Service bulletin. VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL. INOPERATIVE OR ERRATIC CRUISE CONTROL OPERATION ALONG WITH HARSH TRANSMISSION SHIFTS. *TW
BC31309702211997-06-27. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:DIESEL. DIESEL EXHAUST SMELL IN PASSENGER CABIN MAY BE DUE TO POOR CONNECTION AT THE INLET OR OUTLET TO/FROM THE TURBO. *TW
BC31019702241997-06-27. Service bulletin. SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS. SOFT BRAKE PEDAL. *TW
974101997-06-27. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:COOLING UNIT AND LINES. TRANSMISSION- E4OD- COOLER BYPASS VALVE SERVICE DURING TRANSMISSION OVERHAUL- SERVICE TIP. *JD
BC30909702251997-06-27. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE. VEHICLES WITH A ROUGH RUNNING/MISS SYMPTOM WITH A MISFIRE DTC ON A PARTICULAR CYLINDER WHERE NORMAL DIAGNOSIS DOES NOT PINPOINT A CAUSE - CHECK FOR DAMAGE TO CAMSHAFT. *TW
97471997-06-27. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE. FRAME- RIVET REPLACEMENT WITH BOLTS- SERVICE TIPS. *JD
97351997-06-27. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER. AIR CONDITIONING- R-134A TRACER DYE INSTALLED IN A/C SYSTEM AND THREE O-RING SPRING LOCK COUPLERS- SERVICE TIP. *JD
BC10227972301997-06-27. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:MODULE. THE NGS DISPLAYS INCORRECT DATA FOR THE IGN GEM PID ON THE VEHICLES. *JD
BC10208972301997-06-27. Service bulletin. UNKNOWN OR OTHER. AVAILABLITY OF THE SBDS "RED DISC" WITH IMPROVMENTS TO 7.3L/E40D 2-3 SHIFT QUALITY AND ENHANCED APCM FUNTIONING HAS BEEN DELAYED TO LATE FEBRUARY FORM THE ORIGINAL JANUARY 1997 DATE. *JD
BC10200972301997-06-27. Service bulletin. UNKNOWN OR OTHER. THE SECOND PRINTING OF THE 1997 OWNERS GUIDE STATES THAT THE VEHICLES 4X4 LONG WHEELBASE MAY HAVE A SNOWPLOW INSTALLED- THIS IS INCORRECT. *JD
BC35109723011997-06-27. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL:GAS RECIRCULATION VALVE (EGR VALVE). CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON WITH DTC P0455 IN CONTINUOUS MEMORY ON 1997 5.4L VEHICLE APPLICATIONS. *JD
BC34439723011997-06-27. Service bulletin. UNKNOWN OR OTHER. SECOND PRINTING OF THE 1997 OWNERS GUIDE STATES THAT THE VEHICLES LONG WHEELBASE MAY HAVE A SNOWPLOW INSTALLED- THIS IS INCORRECT. *JD
BC34409723011997-06-27. Service bulletin. UNKNOWN OR OTHER. AVAILABLITY OF THE SBDS "RED DISC" WITH IMPROVEMENTS TO 7.3L/E40D 2-3 SHIFT QUALITY AND ENHANCED APCM FUNCTIONING HAS BEEN DELAYED. *JD

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