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Ford F-250 1997technical service bulletin

Bulletin 5316 · NHTSA communication 615416 · issued Dec 1, 1998

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Power Train
component
1997
model years
2
vehicle entries

Official summary

Some super duty 7.3l e4od and 7.3l 4r100 vehicles may exhibit various transmission concerns, including stall on transmission engagement and / or a buzz noise on engagement. *tt

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.