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Service bulletins for the 1997 Ford F-Super Duty

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.

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

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97471997-06-27. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE. FRAME- RIVET REPLACEMENT WITH BOLTS- SERVICE TIPS. *JD
973101997-06-27. Service bulletin. SUSPENSION:FRONT:SPRINGS:LEAF SPRING ASSEMBLY:HANGER,BRACKET. NOISE- "POPPING/CREAKING"- FRONT FRAME OR SUSPENSION BRACKETS- FRAME- "POPPING/CREAKING"- FASTENER REPLACEMENT. *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
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
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
9622131997-06-17. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE. EXHAUST - EXHAUST LEAK AT EXHAUST MANIFOLDS - VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH 7.0L OR 7.5L ENGINE. *TW
962221997-06-17. Service bulletin. SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS. BRAKES - ELIMINATION OF SANDING ROTORS AND DRUMS - SERVICE TIP. *TW
962211997-06-17. Service bulletin. VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD. WINDSHIELD AND INTERIOR GLASS - FOG/FILM. *TW
9624181997-06-17. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. TRANSMISSION - E40D - REVISED DESIGN FORWARD PLANET THRUST WASHER - SERVICE TIP. *TW
9624131997-06-17. Service bulletin. SUSPENSION:REAR. SUSPENSION - FRONT OR REAR - SIDE-TOSIDE LEVELING PROCEDURES AND ATTITUDE SERVICE KITS FOR F53 RV BASIC STRIPPED CHASSIS. *TW
962491997-06-17. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:TORQUE CONVERTER. TORQUE CONVERTER - LEAK TEST PROCEDURE - SERVICE TIP. *TW
96B951997-06-17. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:RADIATOR ASSEMBLY. OWNER NOTIFICATION PROGRAM 96B95 - ENGINE COOLING SYSTEM RADIATOR REPLACEMENTON CERTAIN 1997 F SUPER DUTY MOTORHOME STRIPPED CHASSIS. *TW
BC51979610011997-04-24. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY. SOME VEHICLES EQUIPPED W/ AN AX4S TRANSAXLE MAY HAVE BEEN SHIPPED W/ A LOW TRANSAXLE FLUID LEVEL. *TT
BC51959610011997-04-24. Service bulletin. TIRES. FIRESTONE P235 TIRES MAY EXHIBIT A HIGH FREQUENCY VIBRATION AT 65-75 MPH. *TT
BC51669610011997-04-24. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN. CONCERNS W/ THE SPEEDOMETER/ODOMETER INDICATION PLUS TRANS SHIFT CONCERNS DUE TO A FAILURE OF THE SPEEDOMETER DRIVE GEAR (E8TZ-2N598-A) LOCATED WITHIN THE TRANS MOUNTED PARKING BRAKE ASSY. *TT
BC08449610081997-04-24. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION. E4OD TRANS MAY EMIT A TICK/RATTLE NOISE WHEN DRIVING AT LIGHT LOADS IN 1ST GEAR AT 1100 TO 1800 RPM RPM. *TT
BC08219610101997-04-24. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN. CONCERNS W/ THE SPEEDOMETER/ODOMETER INDICATION PLUS TRANSMISSION SHIFT CONCERNS DUE TO FAILURE OF THE SPEEDOMETER DRIVE GEAR (E8TZ-2N598-A) LOCATED WITHIN THE TRANSMISSION MOUNTED PARKING BRAKE ASSY. *TT
BC06939610231997-04-24. Service bulletin. VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL. INVESTIGATING 7.3L IRREGULAR IDLE. *TT

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