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Ford F-250 SD 1999technical service bulletin

Bulletin 11788 · NHTSA communication 615290 · issued Aug 1, 1998

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Power Train
component
1999
model years
2
vehicle entries

Official summary

Some trucks equipped with the 7.3l di and 4r100 transmission may exhibit an approximate 200 - 300 rpm shift flare (rise in rpm) during the 2-3 or 3-4 shift. *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.