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Ford Expedition 1997–1998technical service bulletin

Bulletin 981612 · NHTSA communication 609747 · issued Apr 7, 2000

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Fuel System, Gasoline
component
1997–1998
model years
7
vehicle entries

Official summary

Fuel may leak from the spring lock couplings. Yd

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.