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Ford F-150 1997technical service bulletin

Bulletin BC0124970201 · NHTSA communication 51035 · issued Jan 2, 1997

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Fuel System, Gasoline
component
1997
model years
2
vehicle entries

Official summary

For customer concerns of stall, rough idle, lacks power, poor fuel economy, backfire, surge under heavy acceleration, loss in fuel pressure under acceleration of excessive fuel pressure. *jd

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.