Ford Econoline 1998–1999 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin 13820 · NHTSA communication 620273 · issued Mar 1, 2001
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Power Train
component
1998–1999
model years
4
vehicle entries
Official summary
Information on reprogramming a pcm with the latest calibration on certain vehicles equipped with a 7.3l diesel engine. A new calibration was recently released to provide improved mil diagnostic and to correct a 4r100 transmission surge at light to medium throttle. *tt
Vehicles covered
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.