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Ford F-250 1996technical service bulletin

Bulletin BC0187970201 · NHTSA communication 51055 · issued Jan 2, 1997

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Unknown OR Other
component
1996
model years
2
vehicle entries

Official summary

Vehicle is found to be equipped with rivets instead of threaded fasteners on the #4 crossmember. *jd

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.