Ford Econoline 1999–2000 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin 00221 · NHTSA communication 618555 · issued Oct 30, 2000
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Engine and Engine Cooling
component
1999–2000
model years
5
vehicle entries
Official summary
Some vehicles equipped with powerstroke diesel engines after serial number 0896812 (engine build date), may exhibit a noise above the normal sound of the diesel combustion.*jb
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.