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Ford Econoline 1998–1999technical service bulletin

Bulletin 0068 · NHTSA communication 612921 · issued Mar 20, 2000

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Engine and Engine Cooling
component
1998–1999
model years
2
vehicle entries

Official summary

Vehicles may exhibit a hesitation on acceleration just off idle and or misfire concers may be present on some vehicles accompanied with a malfunction indicator lamp (mil) illuminated and diagnostic trouble codes (dtcs).

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.