Ford F Series 1997 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin 97050110608 · NHTSA communication 52888 · issued May 1, 1997
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Power Train
component
1997
model years
1
vehicle entries
Official summary
Vehicles built with 4r70w transmissions bearing a prefix of f7 must be overhauled or replaced with a new assembly as no fqr assemblies are available. *tw
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.