Ford Econoline 1997–2000 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin 8260 · NHTSA communication 612690 · issued Mar 1, 2000
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Structure
component
1997–2000
model years
8
vehicle entries
Official summary
Some vehicles may exhibit a-pillar sheet metal cracks around front door hinges; front door skin separates and door inner sheet metal cracked around front hinges; or front doors open too far and extend into the front fenders. *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.