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Ford Excursion 2003–2004technical service bulletin

Bulletin 032012 · NHTSA communication 10004895 · issued Oct 13, 2003

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Engine and Engine Cooling
component
2003–2004
model years
3
vehicle entries

Official summary

Rough/rolling idle when the engine is warm and/or white smoke after hot restart; lacks power after initial start-up; cold idle kicker performance at warm ambient temps; u0306 codes after reprogramming; p2263 code set during extended idle; false p0196 codes on 6.0l dit engine vehicles built before 9/29/03. Calibration update. Running change. 2004 f super duty included. *tt

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.