Ford E-250 1994–1999 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin 980312 · NHTSA communication 603506 · issued Apr 1, 1998
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Engine and Engine Cooling
component
1994–1999
model years
24
vehicle entries
Official summary
Excessive white smoke. Verify glow plug operation by performing glow plug system operation check on the hard start/no start diagnostic sheet. *tt
Vehicles covered
- 1994 Ford E-250
- 1995 Ford E-250
- 1996 Ford E-250
- 1997 Ford E-250
- 1998 Ford E-250
- 1999 Ford E-250
- 1994 Ford E-350
- 1995 Ford E-350
- 1996 Ford E-350
- 1997 Ford E-350
- 1998 Ford E-350
- 1999 Ford E-350
- 1994 Ford F-250
- 1995 Ford F-250
- 1996 Ford F-250
- 1997 Ford F-250
- 1998 Ford F-250
- 1999 Ford F-250
- 1994 Ford F-350
- 1995 Ford F-350
- 1996 Ford F-350
- 1997 Ford F-350
- 1998 Ford F-350
- 1999 Ford F-350
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.