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Ford F-150 2000technical service bulletin

Bulletin 0165 · NHTSA communication 619268 · issued Apr 2, 2001

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Engine and Engine Cooling
component
2000
model years
2
vehicle entries

Official summary

Some vehicles when driving in the alternative fuel mode may exhibit a hard start, no start or start then immediate stall, hesitation or surge at idle, with fuel selector switch lamp on in bi-fuel mode. *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.