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Ford Econoline 1997technical service bulletin

Bulletin 97512 · NHTSA communication 51947 · issued Mar 3, 1997

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Engine and Engine Cooling
component
1997
model years
1
vehicle entries

Official summary

Idle- rolling idle- surge- vehicles built 8/96 through 12/96 with 7.3l engine. *jd

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.