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Ford F-150 1997–2001technical service bulletin

Bulletin 15570 · NHTSA communication 630111 · issued Jan 1, 2002

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Engine and Engine Cooling
component
1997–2001
model years
10
vehicle entries

Official summary

Some vehicles may exhibit various driveability conditions including lacks power, hesitates, hard to start, and/or malfunction indicator lamp (mil) illuminated and produce possible diagnostic trouble codes p0103, p0172 and p0175. *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.