Service bulletins for the 1998 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.
217 on file from NHTSA, as of 2026-10-19.
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
| 12120 | 2000-06-19. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN. SOME VEHICLES WITH 4R70W TRANSMISSIONS BUILT FROM 4/16/98 THROUGH 10/30/98 MAY EXHIBIT A LEAK FROM THE VENT AREA OF THE TRANSMISSION. *MJS |
| 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 |
| 14020 | 2000-06-14. Service bulletin. VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM:WINDSHIELD:ELECTRICAL HEATING ELEMENT. CONCERNS WITH THE MANUAL TEMPERATURE CONTROL KNOB FALLING OFF. *TT |
| 00611 | 2000-06-13. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:CONTROL MODULE (TCM/PCM/TECM). SOME BI-FUEL VEHICLES MAY REQUIRE POWERTRAIN CONTROL MODULE (PCM) REPLACEMENT DURING SERVICE AND MAY NOT RUN ON CNG OR LPG., RECALIBRATION OF THE PCM/REPLACEMENT. *MJS |
| 8432 | 2000-06-13. Service bulletin. VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM:WINDSHIELD:ELECTRICAL HEATING ELEMENT. SOME VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH MANUAL TEMPERATURE CONTROL MAY EXHIBIT A TEMPERATURE CONTROL KNOB THAT FALLS OFF. *TT |
| 13745 | 2000-06-12. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN. SOME VEHICLES MAY EXPERIENCE A CONDITION OF NO 4 X 4 LOW RANGE ENGAGEMENT OR A STUCK IN 4 X 4 LOW RANGE. *MJS |
| 13838 | 2000-06-08. Service bulletin. VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD. CONCERNS WITH VEHICLES EXHIBITING A WINDSHIELD CREAK / SQUEAK. *TT |
| 8163 | 2000-06-07. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE. SOME VEHICLES WITH 4.6L, OR 6.8L ENGINES MAY EXHIBIT A ROLLER FINGER FOLLOWER COMING OFF DURING ENGINE CRANKING IN COLD TEMPERATURES BELOW ZERO DEGREES F. A ONE-TIME NOISE FROM THE ENGINE MAY BE HEARD, FOLLOWED BY ROUGH RUNNING / MISSES, NO START, LACKS POWER AND A CHECK ENGINE LIGHT (MISFIRE DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODES). *TT |
| 0017 | 2000-06-07. Service bulletin. UNKNOWN OR OTHER. SUBJECT ON THE MALFUNCTION INDICATOR LAMP (MIL) MAY ILLUMINATE AND DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODES MAY APPEAR. *MJS |
| 7821 | 2000-06-07. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE:BODY:TRUNK LID. CRACKS IN THE DOOR SHEET METAL AT THE LOWER REAR OF THE WINDOW OPENING NEAR THE BELT MOLDING. |
| 0015 | 2000-06-06. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. INFORMATION REGARDING THE NEW TRANSMISSION COOLER FLUSHER- SERVICE TIP. *MJS |
| 0014 | 2000-06-06. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS. VEHICLES MAY EXPERIENCE INNER FENDER WELL- DENTED OR DINGED FROM STONES BEING THROWN INTO WHEELWELL. *MJS |
| 13550 | 2000-05-18. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE:BODY. SOME VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT DENTS ON THE WHEEL WELL SHEET METAL OF THE PCIK-UP BOX AREA WHEN USED IN OFF-ROAD APPLICATIONS. *TT |
| 13479 | 2000-05-18. 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 |
| 7353 | 2000-05-15. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. SOME VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT A CONDITION OF NO 4X4 LOW RANGE ENGAGEMENT OR A STUCK IN 4X4 LOW RANGE, WITH NO DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODES STORED IN THE GEM MODULE. *TT |
| 13010 | 2000-05-12. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:COOLING UNIT AND LINES. SOME VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH THE 5.4L ENGINE, 4R100 TRANSMISSION AND AN AUXILIARY TRANSMISSION OIL COOLER MAY EXHIBIT A COASTDOWN MOAN CONCERN. *TT |
| 98168 | 2000-04-07. Service bulletin. UNKNOWN OR OTHER. INSTALLATION OF VINYL FLOOR MATS SERVICE TIP. AK |
| 981617 | 2000-04-07. Service bulletin. UNKNOWN OR OTHER. FLOOR MAT INSTALLATION PROCEDURE SERVICE TIP. YD |
| 981613 | 2000-04-07. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:COOLING UNIT AND LINES. TRANSMISSION FLUID LEAKS AT RADIATOR. YD |
| 981612 | 2000-04-07. Service bulletin. FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM. FUEL MAY LEAK FROM THE SPRING LOCK COUPLINGS. YD |
| 981610 | 2000-04-07. Service bulletin. SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER. THE SEAT BACK MAY NOT LATCH/ LOCK IN THE DESIRED POSITION AND REMAIN FOLDED FORWARD OVER THE SEAT CUSHION. YD |
| 98169 | 2000-04-07. Service bulletin. STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR. STEERING -ALIGNMENT-TOE SET PROCEDURE SERVICE TIP. YD |
The summaries are NHTSA's. Each bulletin's page links NHTSA's copy of the manufacturer's document.