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Ford Econoline 1998–2003technical service bulletin

Bulletin 16258 · NHTSA communication 10004879 · issued Oct 30, 2003

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Electrical System
component
1998–2003
model years
25
vehicle entries

Official summary

Vehicles equipped with a 7.3l engine (after serial number 0661894) - under valve cover (uvc) harness retainer clip released for service. Includes 2003 econoline, super duty, f650/750 and excursion. *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.