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Service bulletin 97310

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 id51669
Published by NHTSA1997-06-27
Manufacturer's number97310
Manufacturer's date1997-02-03
NHTSA componentSUSPENSION:FRONT:SPRINGS:LEAF SPRING ASSEMBLY:HANGER,BRACKET

NHTSA's summary

NOISE- "POPPING/CREAKING"- FRONT FRAME OR SUSPENSION BRACKETS- FRAME- "POPPING/CREAKING"- FASTENER REPLACEMENT. *JD

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, 1996
FORD F SUPER DUTY1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997
FORD F-1501991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996
FORD F-2501991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996
FORD F-3501991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997
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
FORD F47
FORD F471996 to 1997

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.

Other bulletins for the same vehicles and component
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981582000-04-03. Service bulletin. FRONT END SHIMMY MAY OCCUR AT VARIOUS DRIVING SPEEDS AND IS USUALLY INDUCED WHEN HITTING BUMPS, SUCH AS LARGE POTHOLES OR ROUGH RAILROAD CROSSINGS. SHIMMY IS NOT ALWAYS VERIFIED DURING ROAD TEST. *AK
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9624131997-06-17. Service bulletin. SUSPENSION - FRONT OR REAR - SIDE-TOSIDE LEVELING PROCEDURES AND ATTITUDE SERVICE KITS FOR F53 RV BASIC STRIPPED CHASSIS. *TW
BC03219611011997-06-17. Service bulletin. POP/CLUNK FROM STEERING LINKAGE OVER BUMPS. *TW