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Service bulletin 18223

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.

The communication, as NHTSA indexes it (as of 2026-10-19)
TypeService bulletin
NHTSA id10010734
Published by NHTSA2004-12-08
Manufacturer's number18223
Manufacturer's date2004-10-01
NHTSA componentSERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:POWER ASSIST:VACUUM

NHTSA's summary

VACUUM PUMP INOPERATIVE OR RUNS CONTINUOUSLY - CLIMATE CONTROL DEFAULTS TO DEFROST. OASIS. TO ALSO INCLUDE 2005 SUPER DUTY F-SERIES, EXCURSION, AND F650/750. *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

Brakes

Vehicles listed
FORD EXCURSION2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004
FORD F-2501999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004
FORD F-3501999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004
FORD F-450 SD1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004 (the catalog's model; the bulletin names a series or trim of it)
FORD F-550 SD1999, 2000, 2001, 2002 (the catalog's model; the bulletin names a series or trim of it)
FORD F-550 SD2004 (the catalog's model; the bulletin names a series or trim of it)
FORD F-6501999
FORD F-6502000, 2001, 2002, 2003
FORD F-650 SD2004 (the catalog's model; the bulletin names a series or trim of it)
FORD F7501999
FORD F7502000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004

Listing a model year does not mean every vehicle of it is concerned: the document says which.

Recalls for the same vehicles and component
03V3190002003-08-28. SERVICE BRAKES, AIR
20020462002-03-11. Brakes
02V0680002002-03-11. PARKING BRAKE:CONVENTIONAL:MECHANICAL:LINKAGE AND CABLE
20020132002-01-21. Brakes
02V0240002002-01-18. SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:SUPPLY:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS
20010312000-11-14. Brakes
00V2320072000-09-21. SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:ANTILOCK
19991791999-10-20. Brakes
99V2670001999-09-27. PARKING BRAKE
19981041998-05-25. Brakes

A recall listed here may apply to some of the same vehicles. Only the manufacturer can say whether it applies to one vehicle.

Other bulletins for the same vehicles and component
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0424122005-04-28. Service bulletin. COMMUNICATION/DIAGNOSTIC ISSUES WITH ANTI-LOCK BRAKING SYSTEM (ABS) MODULES. *TT
042222005-04-18. Service bulletin. BRAKE PAD SELECTION SERVICE TIP. *EH
022352004-07-27. Service bulletin. AIR BRAKE FOOT VALVE REPLACEMENT ON VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH E14 FOOT VALVE. *TT
0319102003-11-15. Service bulletin. BRAKE PULL. 4X4 F-250/350 AND EXCURSION VEHICLES ONLY. *TT
158912002-12-06. Service bulletin. SUBJECT REGARDING REAR BRAKE BLEED SCREW LOCATION ON 1999 - 2002 MODELS. *TT
02632002-11-04. Service bulletin. INFORMATION ON GEL-LIKE SUBSTANCE FLOATING ON TOP OF FLUID IN MASTER CYLINDER. *TT
156612002-04-23. Service bulletin. CONCERNS WITH RATTLE NOISES COMING FROM FRONT BRAKE CALIPERS. *TT
154482002-04-17. Service bulletin. EXHIBITING A SLIGHT BRAKE PULL TO THE RIGHT ON INITIAL BRAKE APPLICATION AND THEN A SLIGHT BRAKE PULL TO THE LEFT UPON RELEASE OF THE BRAKE PEDAL. *TT
153752002-04-16. Service bulletin. SOME VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT A HYDROMAX LAMP ILLUMINATION WHILE DRIVING, AND/OR A DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODE C1149. *TT