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Ford Econoline 2000technical 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.