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Service bulletin 9597

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 id42080
Published by NHTSA1995-11-01
Manufacturer's number9597
Manufacturer's date1995-05-01
NHTSA componentSUSPENSION:FRONT

NHTSA's summary

UNKNOWN

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

Suspension

Vehicles listed
FORD BRONCO1980
FORD BRONCO1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995
FORD F SUPER DUTY1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995
FORD F-1501991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995
FORD F-2501991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995
FORD F-3501991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995
FORD F1501980
FORD F1501981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990
FORD F2501980
FORD F2501981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990
FORD F3501980
FORD F3501981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990

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

Recalls for the same vehicles and component
88V0150001988-02-09. SUSPENSION
87V0770001987-05-26. SUSPENSION:FRONT:WHEEL BEARING

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

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