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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| 98-4738 | 2000-11-03. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE. COLD ENGINE KNOCK 5.4L ACTION. *AK |
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| 6287 | 2000-11-03. Service bulletin. VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL. SOME VEHICLES MAY EXPERIENCE AN IDLE VIBRATION. *TT |
| 6232 | 2000-11-03. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM. SOME VEHICLES MAY DEVELOP A COOLANT LEAK AT THE WORM GEAR CLAMP LOCATED AT THE JOINT BETWEEN THE METAL INTAKE COOLANT TUBE AND THE COIL RESULTING IN ENGINE MISFIRE WITH DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODE P0304 AND / OR ROUGH IDLE. *TT |
| 98-4734 | 2000-11-02. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE:TURBO/SUPERCHARGER. LACK OF POWER DUE TO FAILURE OF ENGINE TURBO BOOST |
| 98-4726 | 2000-11-02. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE. REPEAT MESSAGE, NO CHANGE: HARD START/ NO START. *AK |
| 98-4725 | 2000-11-02. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DRIVESHAFT. VIBRATION AT CRUISE OVER 50 MPH. *AK |
| 98-4722 | 2000-11-02. Service bulletin. VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL. REPEAT MESSAGE, NO CHANGE- ROUGH IDLE/MISS. *AK |
| 98-4717 | 2000-11-02. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR. VEHICLES EXHIBIT CRACKS IN DOOR SHEET METAL AT LOWER REAR OF THE WINDOW OPENING NEAR BELT MOLDING. *AK |
| 985029 | 2000-08-02. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR. SOME VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT CRACKS IN THE DOOR SHEET METAL AT THE LOWER REAR OF THE WINDOW OPENING NEAR THE BELT MOLDING. *TT |
| 980325 | 2000-07-18. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE. COLD ENGINE UPPER KNOCK/TICK. *YC |
| 980312 | 2000-07-14. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE. EXCESSIVE WHITE SMOKE. VERIFY GLOW PLUG OPERATION BY PERFORMING GLOW PLUG SYSTEM OPERATION CHECK ON THE HARD START/NO START DIAGNOSTIC SHEET. *TT |
| 9803000 | 2000-07-12. Service bulletin. UNKNOWN OR OTHER. HOTLINE CONTACT ID NUMBER ON OASIS. A NINE DIGIT CONTACT NUMBER IS ATTACHED TO THE OASIS INFORMATION WHEN A VIN AND SYMPTOM CODE IS ENTERED INTO OASIS. *YC |
| 985176 | 2000-06-20. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:CONTROL MODULE (TCM/PCM/TECM). SOME TRUCKS WITH E40D AND CALIFORNIA CALIBRATION 7-90P-R10/11 MAY STALL DURING LONG DECEL CONDITIONS WHILE IN MANUAL 1 OR 2 GEAR. *TT |
| 985063 | 2000-06-19. Service bulletin. VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL. SUBJECT REGARDING VEHICLES EXHIBITING VIBRATION AT CRUISE OVER 50 MPH. (REPEAT MESSAGE). *TT |
| 985062 | 2000-06-19. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE. SUBJECT REGARDING IDLE VIBRATION (REPEAT MESSAGE). *TT |
| 985059 | 2000-06-19. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE. EXPERIENCING COLD ENGINE KNOCK (REPEAT / REVISED MESSAGE). *TT |
| 985058 | 2000-06-19. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE. SUBJECT REGARDING EXTERNAL OIL LEAKS - REPEAT MESSAGE. *TT |
| 12154 | 2000-06-19. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:ANTI-THEFT:CONTROL MODULE. SOME VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH PATS (SECURILOCK) EXCEPT CERTAIN MODELS NOW HAVE AVAILABILITY OF FLEET KEYS THROUGH ROTUNDA. *MJS |
| 12139 | 2000-06-19. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE. SOME VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH 4.6L OR 6.8L ENGINES MAY EXHIBIT A COLD START ENGINE NOISE UNTIL WARMED UP. *MJS |
| 5047 | 2000-06-19. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE. REPEAT MESSAGE REGARDING A HARD START / NO START CONDITION. *TT |
| 5046 | 2000-06-16. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE. REPEAT MESSAGE REGARDING VEHICLES EXHIBITING A LACK OF POWER. *TT |
| 12113 | 2000-06-16. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:CONTROL MODULE (TCM/PCM/TECM). SOME VEHICLES WITH E40D AND CALIFORNIA CALIBRATION 7-90P-R10/11 MAY STALL DURING LONG DECEL CONDITIONS WHILE IN MKANUAL 1 OR 2 GEAR. *MJS |
| 985042 | 2000-06-16. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE. REPEAT MESSAGE REGARDING VEHICLES EXHIBITING ROUGH IDLE / MISS CONDITION. *TT |
| 985028 | 2000-06-16. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. INFORMATION REGARDING A NEW SERVICE PART RELEASED FOR THE LICENSE PLATE LIGHT CIRCUIT WHICH WILL REDUCE THE COSE OF REPAIRS. *TT |
| 12071 | 2000-06-16. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR. SOME VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT CRACKS IN THE DOOR SHEET METAL AT THE LOWER REAR OF THE WINDOW OPENING NEAR THE BELT MOLDING. *MJS |
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