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Ford F Series 1997technical service bulletin

Bulletin 14484 · NHTSA communication 616560 · issued Nov 1, 2000

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Vehicle Speed Control
component
1997
model years
1
vehicle entries

Official summary

Some california 7.3l engine equipped vehicles may exhibit a buck / surge / jerk (also known as hitching) during highway driving at speeds 40 mph or greater with the cruise control engaged. *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.