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Ford Econoline 1997technical service bulletin

Bulletin BC1020597230 · NHTSA communication 51565 · issued Jan 23, 1997

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

Official summary

Vehicles built between august 1996-september 1996 with speed control and airbags may experience a noise in the steering wheel while turning. *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.