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Ford Econoline 1998technical service bulletin

Bulletin 983280 · NHTSA communication 607443 · issued Feb 6, 1998

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Power Train
component
1998
model years
1
vehicle entries

Official summary

Experiencing a harsh 1/2 upshift on light throttle. *tt

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.