Ford Econoline 2000 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin 13779 · NHTSA communication 612805 · issued Jan 1, 2000
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Electrical System
component
2000
model years
3
vehicle entries
Official summary
Some vehicles built between 10/24/99 and 11/8/99 equipped with 7.3l powerstroke engine that have california emissions certified, may exhibit a dead battery and circuit board concerns during predelivery inspection. *mjs
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.