Ford F-150 1997–2003 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin 16416 · NHTSA communication 10008345 · issued Nov 1, 2002
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Engine and Engine Cooling
component
1997–2003
model years
7
vehicle entries
Official summary
No/hard start in cold ambients / new two-piece block heater cord released. *mj
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.