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Service bulletin 18406

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 id10012965
Published by NHTSA2005-04-05
Manufacturer's number18406
Manufacturer's date2005-02-01
NHTSA componentSTRUCTURE:BODY

NHTSA's summary

SERVICE TIPS BEFORE ARC WELDING ON THE FRAME OR BODY OF A UNIT. *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

Body and frame

Vehicles listed
FORD F-2501999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004
FORD F-250 SD2005 (the catalog's model; the bulletin names a series or trim of it)
FORD F-3501999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004
FORD F-350 SD2005 (the catalog's model; the bulletin names a series or trim of it)
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)

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

Recalls for the same vehicles and component
07V5430002007-11-27. STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS:UNDERBODY SHIELDS

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
0426162005-04-29. Service bulletin. WELD BONDING PROCEDURE. *TT
042392005-04-18. Service bulletin. WATER LEAK - ROOF FLANGE AREA - WATER ACCUMULATION IN HEADLINER AND/OR LEAK AT THE CAB FLOOR PAN AREA. *TT
173072004-01-21. Service bulletin. SQUEAKING NOISE COMING FROM THE UPPER DOOR SEAL WHEN DRIVING OVER BUMPS. F250 MODEL INCLUDES 1999-2004 SUPER DUTY F-SERIES. *TT
158492002-12-03. Service bulletin. SOME VEHICLES BUILT FROM 12/01/2001 TO 02/08/2002 MAY EXHIBIT A BROKEN DOOR HANDLE RIVET. *TT
149902001-10-23. Service bulletin. CONCERNS THAT SOME TRUCKS MAY EXHIBIT A LOOSE / DETACHED REAR WINDOW HALO TRIM GIMP MOULDING. *TT
00082001-04-20. Service bulletin. THIS FISHER SERVICE BULLETIN PERTAINS TO THE BLOCKER BEAM ON 2001 FORD VEHICLES. *TT
011112001-04-03. Service bulletin. SOME VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT A WATER LEAK AROUND THE REAR (SLIDING) WINDOW. *TT
99-8-152001-01-05. Service bulletin. SUBJECT REGARDING DOOR TRIM PANEL REPLACEMENT - SERVICE TIP. *TT
131652000-11-17. Service bulletin. SOME VEHICLES WHICH ARE PAINTED WHITE MAY EXHIBIT A DISCOLORATION / STAINING OF THE PAINT ON THE INNER DOOR AREA NEAR THE SIDE MIRRORS. *TT
131492000-11-17. Service bulletin. SUBJECT REGARDING A LOOSE / DETACHED GIMP MOULDING AT THE REAR WINDOW. *TT