Ford E-250 2004 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin 05185 · NHTSA communication 10018056 · issued Oct 7, 2005
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Engine and Engine Cooling
component
2004
model years
4
vehicle entries
Official summary
Rpm surge at idle - audible egr surge - low power/exhaust smoke/rough idle following cold start - high rpm in battery charge protection mode - diagnostic trouble code p0488 and p1334 - 6.0l engine. *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.