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Ford Econoline 1999technical service bulletin

Bulletin 985141 · NHTSA communication 613277 · issued Nov 1, 1998

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Power Train
component
1999
model years
6
vehicle entries

Official summary

Some vehicles equipped with 4r100 transmission may exhibit a flashing tcil with diagnostic trouble code 1728 in memory. *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.