Has Ford cut off access to older Owner Manuals? 2014 limit...
05-29-2023, 11:15 PM
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Has Ford cut off access to older Owner Manuals? 2014 limit...
I am pretty pretty pretty sure that I downloaded my 2003 Owner's Manual from the Ford site. I just got on it to look for a different year and it only goes back to 2014 now. Maybe F150Forum should create a file saving site so that we can upload the various documents before access gets cut off.
Could be a temporary thing, but, if not, very disappointing. Does anyone remember accessing Owner's Manuals from earlier than 2014?
https://www.ford.com/support/owner-manuals/
Could be a temporary thing, but, if not, very disappointing. Does anyone remember accessing Owner's Manuals from earlier than 2014?
https://www.ford.com/support/owner-manuals/
05-29-2023, 11:36 PM
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BareBonesXL... got on it to look for a different year and it only goes back to 2014 now
Maybe F150Forum should create a file saving site so that we can upload the various documents before access gets cut off.... Does anyone remember accessing Owner's Manuals from earlier than 2014?
*Also... Sales brochures 1970-1977, 1979-1982, 1987-1988, 1993, 1996-current.
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05-29-2023, 11:46 PM
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I am pretty pretty pretty sure that I downloaded my 2003 Owner's Manual from the Ford site. I just got on it to look for a different year and it only goes back to 2014 now. Maybe F150Forum should create a file saving site so that we can upload the various documents before access gets cut off.
Could be a temporary thing, but, if not, very disappointing. Does anyone remember accessing Owner's Manuals from earlier than 2014?
https://www.ford.com/support/owner-manuals/
Could be a temporary thing, but, if not, very disappointing. Does anyone remember accessing Owner's Manuals from earlier than 2014?
https://www.ford.com/support/owner-manuals/
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05-30-2023, 10:37 AM
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ProjectSHO89 - The instructions and link in my signature still allow access to models going back to 1996.
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EDIT: Interesting pop-up when accessing fleet's home...
Last edited by gDMJoe; 05-30-2023 at 10:54 AM.
05-30-2023, 12:06 PM
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Edit, sorry, thought you were asking for 03 link. At any rate, owners manuals back to 1996 are available on the (paid) Motorcraft service site/portal. The links themselves don't require a login, so I can post one for a certain year if you need it.
Last edited by barrytone; 05-30-2023 at 12:08 PM.
05-30-2023, 12:14 PM
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Good -
https://www.fleet.ford.com/parts-ser...owner-manuals/
No good -
https://www.ford.com/support/owner-manuals/
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05-30-2023, 12:51 PM
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05-30-2023, 01:10 PM
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Thanks, I have the manual, I was looking for one for a different year. Your link is where you end up if you start from SHO89's fleet.ford link above. If you try to start from Ford.com you can only go back to 2014.
I had been using the Ford.com link for the last few years to find older manuals. They have shrunk the site recently. Kind of worrisome, I've seen other manufacturers do it. Big picture, they really want the old vehicles to die so people have to buy new ones.
I had been using the Ford.com link for the last few years to find older manuals. They have shrunk the site recently. Kind of worrisome, I've seen other manufacturers do it. Big picture, they really want the old vehicles to die so people have to buy new ones.
05-30-2023, 01:43 PM
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Looks like the Motorcraft site links to the earlier years also. I wonder what Ford.com is doing.
It's under "Free Resources" at the top of the page.
https://www.motorcraftservice.com/
https://www.motorcraftservice.com/ownerinformation
It's under "Free Resources" at the top of the page.
https://www.motorcraftservice.com/
https://www.motorcraftservice.com/ownerinformation