Ford B Series 1997–2005 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin 04217 · NHTSA communication 10013369 · issued Nov 1, 2004
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Power Train
component
1997–2005
model years
60
vehicle entries
Official summary
General power train control module (pcm) programming procedures. *tt
Vehicles covered
- 1997 Ford B Series
- 1998 Ford B Series
- 1999 Ford B Series
- 2001 Ford Escape
- 2002 Ford Escape
- 2003 Ford Escape
- 2004 Ford Escape
- 2005 Ford Escape
- 1997 Ford Explorer Sport
- 1998 Ford Explorer Sport
- 1999 Ford Explorer Sport
- 2000 Ford Explorer Sport
- 2001 Ford Explorer Sport
- 2002 Ford Explorer Sport
- 2003 Ford Explorer Sport
- 2001 Ford Explorer Sport Trac
- 2002 Ford Explorer Sport Trac
- 2003 Ford Explorer Sport Trac
- 2004 Ford Explorer Sport Trac
- 1997 Ford F-150
- 1998 Ford F-150
- 1999 Ford F-150
- 2000 Ford F-150
- 2001 Ford F-150
- 2002 Ford F-150
- 2003 Ford F-150
- 2004 Ford F-150
- 2005 Ford F-150
- 1997 Ford F-250
- 1998 Ford F-250
- 1999 Ford F-250
- 2000 Ford F-250
- 2001 Ford F-250
- 2002 Ford F-250
- 2003 Ford F-250
- 2004 Ford F-250
- 2005 Ford F-250 SD
- 2004 Ford Freestar
- 2005 Ford Freestar
- 1997 Ford F Series
- 1998 Ford F Series
- 1999 Ford F Series
- 1997 Ford Ranger
- 1998 Ford Ranger
- 1999 Ford Ranger
- 2000 Ford Ranger
- 2001 Ford Ranger
- 2002 Ford Ranger
- 2003 Ford Ranger
- 2004 Ford Ranger
- 2005 Ford Ranger
- 2003 Lincoln Aviator
- 2004 Lincoln Aviator
- 2005 Lincoln Aviator
- 1997 Lincoln Continental
- 1998 Lincoln Continental
- 1999 Lincoln Continental
- 2000 Lincoln Continental
- 2001 Lincoln Continental
- 2002 Lincoln Continental
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.