Ford F250 1988–1993 — technical service bulletin

Bulletin BC4225 · NHTSA communication 39831 · issued Apr 1, 1995

Technical service bulletin

communication type

Engine and Engine Cooling

component

1988–1993

model years

vehicle entries

Official summary

Vehicles with manual transmission may have a lack of power or no start condition caused by a plugged catalytic converter or muffler. *tw

Vehicles covered

1988 Ford F250
1989 Ford F250
1990 Ford F250
1991 Ford F-250
1992 Ford F-250
1993 Ford F-250
1988 Ford F350
1989 Ford F350
1990 Ford F350
1991 Ford F-350
1992 Ford F-350
1993 Ford F-350

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.