Ford E Series 1998–2004 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin 02227 · NHTSA communication 10008310 · issued Nov 11, 2002
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Engine and Engine Cooling
component
1998–2004
model years
40
vehicle entries
Official summary
Engine-cylinder head deck leak-4.6 and 5.4l engines-new service-only gasket and cylinder head kits availability. *mj
Vehicles covered
- 1999 Ford E Series
- 2000 Ford E Series
- 2001 Ford E Series
- 2002 Ford E Series
- 2003 Ford E Series
- 2000 Ford Excursion
- 2001 Ford Excursion
- 1999 Ford Expedition
- 2000 Ford Expedition
- 2001 Ford Expedition
- 2002 Ford Expedition
- 2003 Ford Expedition
- 1999 Ford F-150
- 2000 Ford F-150
- 2001 Ford F-150
- 2002 Ford F-150
- 2003 Ford F-150
- 1999 Ford F-250
- 2000 Ford F-250
- 2001 Ford F-250
- 2002 Ford F-250
- 2003 Ford F-250
- 1999 Ford F-350
- 2000 Ford F-350
- 2001 Ford F-350
- 2002 Ford F-350
- 2003 Ford F-350
- 1999 Ford F-450 SD
- 2000 Ford F-450 SD
- 2001 Ford F-450 SD
- 2002 Ford F-450 SD
- 2003 Ford F-450 SD
- 1999 Ford F-550 SD
- 2000 Ford F-550 SD
- 2001 Ford F-550 SD
- 2002 Ford F-550 SD
- 2003 Ford F-550 SD
- 2004 Ford F-550 SD
- 1998 Lincoln Navigator
- 1999 Lincoln Navigator
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.