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Ford B Series 1994–1997technical service bulletin

Bulletin 962218 · NHTSA communication 50957 · issued Oct 21, 1996

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Electrical System
component
1994–1997
model years
16
vehicle entries

Official summary

Starter - starter does not engage and/or starter may cycle (engage-disengage-engage) while cranking - vehicles equipped with an fd engine and an allison md3000 transmission built through 8/1/96, *tw

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.