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Ford E-150 2004technical service bulletin

Bulletin 17597 · NHTSA communication 10007392 · issued Mar 1, 2004

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Engine and Engine Cooling
component
2004
model years
3
vehicle entries

Official summary

Low engine rpm and/or other driveability concerns when performing a long deceleration in manual second or third gear. Cut-away/chassis cab vehicles equipped with a 6.0l diesel engine built before 2/27/2004. *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.