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Ford Econoline 1997–2000technical service bulletin

Bulletin 00261 · NHTSA communication 616826 · issued Dec 25, 2000

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Vehicle Speed Control
component
1997–2000
model years
21
vehicle entries

Official summary

Some vehicles equipped with a 4.6l, 5.4l, or 6.8l engine may exhibit a rough idle / miss after start-up in cold ambient temperatures. *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.