Ford F-250 1996–1997 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin BC1020897230 · NHTSA communication 51568 · issued Jan 23, 1997
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Unknown OR Other
component
1996–1997
model years
5
vehicle entries
Official summary
Availablity of the sbds "red disc" with improvments to 7.3l/e40d 2-3 shift quality and enhanced apcm funtioning has been delayed to late february form the original january 1997 date. *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.