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Ford B Series 1992–1997technical service bulletin

Bulletin 97411 · NHTSA communication 51696 · issued Feb 17, 1997

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Engine and Engine Cooling
component
1992–1997
model years
24
vehicle entries

Official summary

Fead belt- high wear and/or comes off of the drive pulley- vehicles built from 4/1/92 through 6/1/96 with fd1060 engine. *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.