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Ford F-150 2003technical service bulletin

Bulletin 0343 · NHTSA communication 10001896 · issued Mar 3, 2003

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Engine and Engine Cooling
component
2003
model years
1
vehicle entries

Official summary

Crank no start when the cht (cylinder head temperature) at ambient temperature. *tt *jb

Vehicles covered

What a TSB means. Technical service bulletins are repair guidance manufacturers send to dealers — they are not recalls, and repairs are not automatically free (warranty extensions are an exception worth checking). The full document is available via NHTSA’s vehicle lookup.