Service bulletin 16835
A bulletin is a manufacturer's communication to its dealers, as NHTSA indexes it. The summary is NHTSA's. The document is the manufacturer's: read it at NHTSA. A bulletin is not a recall, and listing a model year does not mean every vehicle of it is concerned.
| Type | Service bulletin |
|---|---|
| NHTSA id | 10002759 |
| Published by NHTSA | 2003-09-16 |
| Manufacturer's number | 16835 |
| Manufacturer's date | 2003-05-01 |
| NHTSA component | LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:TAILGATE:LATCH |
NHTSA's summary
TAILGATE LOCKING BY ITSELF WHEN SLAMMED SHUT OR WHEN THE VEHICLE IS BEING DRIVEN OVER ROUGH ROADS. *TT
The document
No address for NHTSA's copy can be built for this communication. Ask the dealer for it by the manufacturer's number.
Components
Latches and locks
| FORD EXPLORER SPORT TRAC | 2001, 2002, 2003 |
|---|---|
| FORD F SUPER DUTY | 1999 to 2003 |
| FORD F-150 | 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003 |
Listing a model year does not mean every vehicle of it is concerned: the document says which.
| 16602 | 2003-09-04. Service bulletin. LOCKING TAILGATE LOCKS ITSELF. *TT |
|---|---|
| 15145 | 2001-11-15. Service bulletin. SOME VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH REMOTE LOCKING TAILGATES MAY EXHIBIT A TAILGATE LOCKING ITSELF WHEN THE VEHICLE IS BEING DRIVEN OVER ROUGH ROADS OR IS SLAMMED SHUT. *ET |
| 96252 | 1997-06-17. Service bulletin. LOCKS - REPLACE AND/OR REPAIR ANY LOCK COMPONENT - SERVICE TIP. *TW |