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Ford F Super Duty 1996–1997technical service bulletin

Bulletin BC0821961010 · NHTSA communication 50416 · issued Oct 10, 1996

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Power Train
component
1996–1997
model years
2
vehicle entries

Official summary

Concerns w/ the speedometer/odometer indication plus transmission shift concerns due to failure of the speedometer drive gear (e8tz-2n598-a) located within the transmission mounted parking brake assy. *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.