Ford E-150 1998 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin BC5173961001 · NHTSA communication 50452 · issued Oct 1, 1996
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Engine and Engine Cooling
component
1998
model years
1
vehicle entries
Official summary
On various 4.0l applications the oil indicator tube (dip stick) is coming into contact w/ the crankshaft. *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.