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Ford Econoline 1997technical service bulletin

Bulletin 982512 · NHTSA communication 603650 · issued Dec 21, 1998

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Engine and Engine Cooling
component
1997
model years
3
vehicle entries

Official summary

Some vehicles with higher odometer readings may experience a hesitation on acceleration just off idle and misfire complaints with malfunction indicator lalmp ( mil ) on. *yc

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.