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.
CSP-10B16
Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
FORD SERVICE CAMPAIGN: SEE DOCUMENT SEARCH BUTTON FOR OWNER LETTER. INJECTOR RELIABILITY IMPROVEMENT IN LOW CAB FORWARD VEHICLES. IN SOME AFFECTED VEHICLES, THE CURRENT ENGINE CONTROL MODULE (ECM) CALIBRATION (WHICH CONTROLS INJECTOR SPOOL MOVEMENT TIMING, DIESEL PARTICULATE FILTER REGENERATION FREQUENCY, AND IDLE CONTROL) IS NOT OPTIMIZED FOR INJECTOR PERFORMANCE. OVER TIME, THIS CONDITION MAY CAUSE ENGINE WEAR AND DEGRADE PERFORMANCE. CSC LETTER WAS RECEIVED. *PE
SB-20937
Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
FORD: MULTIPLE VEHICLES WITH A TORQ SHIFT TRANSMISSION INTERMITTENT CLUNK WHEN SHIFTING BETWEEN DRIVE, REVERSE AND PARK AND/OR DURING 2-3 UPSHIFT. MODELS F SUPER DUTY; E SERIES; EXCURSION; F53 MOTORHOME CHASSIS AND LOW CAB FORWARD. *PE
TSB-08-17-1
Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
FORD: HARD START, STUMBLE WITH ENGINE OIL TEMPERATURES BETWEEN 68-122 DEGREEES F (20-50 DEGREES C). THESE CONDITIONS CAN BE CAUSED BY INSUFFICIENT SPOOL VALVE MOTION WHICH AFFECTS FUEL DELIVERY. *PE
08-6-2
Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON--VARIOUS DTC'S /LACK POWER--BUILT ON OR BEFORE 1/21/2008. *NJ