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Service bulletins for the 1996 Ford F-350

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.

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

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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
970902971871998-03-30. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION. SOME VEHICLES MAY STALL WHEN THE TRANSMISSION IS PLACED INTO GEAR. *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
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
976271997-07-17. Service bulletin. SUSPENSION:FRONT:HUB. NOISE- "RATCHETING"- FRONT AXLE- 4X4- SELF-ENGAGEMENT OF AUTOMATIC HUB LOCKS- F-250 AND F-350 OVER 8500# GVW. *JD
976181997-07-17. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE. LOW RPM- 7.3L DIT ENGINE FAILS TO START- CODE 340 STORED IN MEMORY AND/OR ENGINE FAILS TO ACHIEVE RATED SPEED FOR 2-3 MINUTES AFTER EXTENDED COLD SOAK- F-SERIES BUILT THROUGH 2/9/96 AND ALL ECONOLINES. *JD
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
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
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
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

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