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Ford F-150 2000–2001technical service bulletin

Bulletin 01153 · NHTSA communication 623929 · issued Aug 6, 2001

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Power Train
component
2000–2001
model years
2
vehicle entries

Official summary

Some vehicles equipped with bi-fuel 5.4 l engines may exhibit a stall, rpm dip, or idle surge greater than 200 rpm immediately following tip-in from a stop, operating in alternative fuel mode. *slc

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.