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Ford Econoline 1997technical service bulletin

Bulletin BC0052970201 · NHTSA communication 51021 · issued Jan 2, 1997

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Electrical System
component
1997
model years
1
vehicle entries

Official summary

1997 econoline equipped with 7.3l engines may experience an inoperative charging system. The terminal b+ connection at the alternator may be broken due to high tension on the terminal from the wireing harness. *jd

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.