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Ford Econoline 1999technical service bulletin

Bulletin 13009 · NHTSA communication 610755 · issued Jul 1, 1999

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Unknown / Other
component
1999
model years
2
vehicle entries

Official summary

Some vehicles with 5.4l engines and 9vza-ah or 9vza-bl calibrations may set a malfunction indicator light on with a diagnostic trouble code of p1406 (dpfe downstream hose off or plugged). *tt

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.