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Ford F-150 1997technical service bulletin

Bulletin 98231 · NHTSA communication 603715 · issued Nov 23, 1998

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Electrical System
component
1997
model years
2
vehicle entries

Official summary

Condition with water intrusion into the generic electronic module ( gem ) may occur on some vehicles. *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.