Ford Econoline 1998–1999 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin 985035 · NHTSA communication 613075 · issued Nov 1, 1998
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Power Train
component
1998–1999
model years
6
vehicle entries
Official summary
Some vehicles (built after 1/5/98) and all vehicles equipped with 7.3l diesel engine and 4r100 transmission may exhibit a rattle / scrapping noise in the converter housing area of the case. *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.