970503527
Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
CONCERNS WITH SERVICE MANUAL NOT HAVING AIR BAG SYSTEM DIAGNOSTICS.
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Technical service bulletins are instructions a manufacturer sent its dealers about a known fault. They are not recalls and the work is usually not free, but they are the clearest signal of a problem the manufacturer already knows about.
970503527
CONCERNS WITH SERVICE MANUAL NOT HAVING AIR BAG SYSTEM DIAGNOSTICS.
BC3236970211
FD 1060 ENGINES - NEW DESIGN STARTER MOTOR TO ALLEVIATE HARD START/NO START CONCERNS IN COLD AMBIENTS. *TW
97218
SUSPENSION - NOISE FROM FRONT SPRING REAR HANGER - REVISED REAR SPRING HANGER INSULATOR PAD - VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH 6000, 7000 OR 9000 LB AXLES BUILT THROUGH 10/1/97. *TW
BC0678961025
INFORMATION ON AODE/4R7W TRANSMISSION MAIN CONTROL & CASE REPLACEMENT. *TT
BC0883961004
VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT AN EXHAUST LEAK &/OR NOISE DUE TO WARPED EXHAUST MANIFOLDS. *TT
BC0187960102
ON F/B SERIES W/ FD 1060 ENGINE THERE MAY BE A CONCERN REGARDING INSUFFI- CIENT IN-CAB HEAT. TO RESOLVE THIS, THE CURRENT THERMOSTAT CAN BE REPLACED WITH A NEW LOW LEAK THERMOSTAT. THE NEEDED PARTS ARE AVAILABLE FROM CUMMIS ENGINE. REFER TO TSB 95-20-12.
952010
HARD STARTING OR A NO START CONCERN MAY OCCUR ON SOME VEHICLES. THIS MAY BE DUE TO DIESEL FUEL DRAINING OUT OF THE FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM BACK INTO THE FUEL TANK. THIS CONDITION CAUSES THE INJECTION SYSTEM TO LOSE ITS PRIME WHICH LEADS TO LONGER STARTER ENGAGEMENT TIMES FOR ENGINE SHUTDOWN PERIOD. INSTALL A DIESEL FUEL CHECK VALVE (F5HZ-9285-AA) ON THE FUEL RETURN LINE AT THE REAR OF THE ENGINE.
952012
THE ENGINE COOLANT TEMP GAUGE MAY READ ON THE COLD SIDE OF THE NORMAL RANGE, OR MAY STAY BELOW NORMAL EVEN THOUGH THE ENGINE IS AT ITS PROPER OPERATING TEMP ON SOME VEHICLES. THIS IS CAUSED BY THE COOLANT TEMP SENDING UNIT NOT BEING POSITIONED IN THE MAIN STREAM OF COOLANT FLOW. INSTALL A NEW TEMP SENDER FITTING.
95212
THE USE OF PETROLEUM-BASED GREASE AS A LUBRICANT IN SERVICING DISC BRAKES IS NO LONGER ACCEPTABLE BECAUSE IT MAY BE INCOMPATIBLE WITH THE RUBBER MATERIAL USED IN THE DISC BRAKE SYSTEM. IF PETROLEUM-BASED GREASE IS USED TO LUBRICATE ANY PART OF THE DISC BRAKE SYSTEM, IT COULD CAUSE RUBBER PARTS TO SWELL IF LUBRICANT CONTACTS THE RUBBER MATERIAL.
BC1300950906
IMPROVED AIR COMPRESSOR SUPPORT BRACKET. *TW
951713
GENERATOR-MOTORCRAFT 95AMP-FRONT BEARING CONCERN-FD1060/1460 ENGINES- VEHICLES BUILT BEFORE 7/3/95. *SD
951714
ENGINE- 'KNOCKING' NOISE - WHEN OPERATING ENGINE AT 200-2300 RPM - FD1460 ENGINE
951517
LEAKS - OIL - FRONT COVER OR GEAR HOUSING VEHICLES WITH FD1460 ENGINE. *SD
951115
STALL OR NO START - FUEL SHUTDOWN SOLENOID - WIRING CHAFING ON FUEL INJECTOR LINES-VEHICLES BUILT BEFORE 10/19/94 WITH FD1060 ENGINE AND BOSCH P7100 FUEL INJECTION PUMP. *TW
95528
NEW CATALYTIC CONVERTERS FOR DIESEL ENGINES FD1060 AND FD1460. *TW
95620
BATTERY COVERS FOR OUTBOARD FRAME-MOUNTED BATTERIES RATTLE OR CRACK. *TW
95621
THE TRANSMISSION COUNTERSHAFT BEARING END CLEARANCE MAY NOT BE WITHIN SPECIFICATION ON SOME VEHICLES. *TW
95324
FRONT ENGINE COVER CRACKS. *TW
95325
STATIONARY ENGINE COVER CRACKS. *TW
95327
STEERING - REVISED CAMBER SPECIFICATION. *TW
942613
STARTER STAYS ENGAGED AFTER KEY IS RELEASED. *TW
942320
MAIN FRONT END ACCESSORY DRIVE BELT ROLLS OFF. *TW
942321
MULTI-PIECE DRIVESHAFT MISALIGNMENT WITH CENTER BEARING. *TW
942420
A DRIVELINE VIBRATION/MOAN MAY OCCUR WHEN THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION SHIFTS INTO CONVERTER LOCKUP MODE WHILE ACCELERATING OR CLIMBING A GRADE. *TW
942025
THROTTLE - HAND THROTTLE DIFFICULT TO OPERATE. *TW
Complaint counts are reports filed with NHTSA, not failure rates. A common model collects more of them than a rare one that breaks more often.