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Ford Econoline 2003technical service bulletin

Bulletin 16788 · NHTSA communication 10002641 · issued Apr 1, 2003

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Power Train
component
2003
model years
5
vehicle entries

Official summary

Vehicles with the controller area network (can) may exhibit a powertrain control module (pcm) non-communication event, which could lead to an unnecessary pcm replacement using normal diagnostics. Various models including the 2003 super duty. *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.