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Service bulletin 985A23

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 id601026
Published by NHTSA2000-12-11
Manufacturer's number985A23
Manufacturer's date1998-03-18
NHTSA componentSERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS

NHTSA's summary

A COMPREHENSIVE PULL AND DRIFT DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE HAS BEEN DEVELOPED TO ASSIST TECHNICIANS IN HELPING TO RESOLVE PULL OR DRIFT CONDITIONS. *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 F-2501995, 1996, 1997
FORD F-250 SD1995, 1996, 1997 (the catalog's model; the bulletin names a series or trim of it)
FORD F-3501995, 1996

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

Recalls for the same vehicles and component
96V1840001996-09-25. SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:MASTER CYLINDER

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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991942000-03-06. Service bulletin. INFORMATION FOR SERVICING AND DIAGNOSING BRAKE VIBRATION, BRAKE INSPECTION, AND BRAKE FRICTION MATERIAL REPLACEMENT. *TT
9835641999-10-13. Service bulletin. EXPERIENCING A SQUEALING NOISE FROM THE FRONT BRAKES WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES ON SOME VEHICLES. *TT
9961281999-09-09. Service bulletin. SUBJECT REGARDING RIGHT REAR BRAKE CONCERNS UNDER INVESTIGATION. *TT
9913131999-08-26. Service bulletin. SUBJECT REGARDING ANTI-LOCK BRAKE LAMP ILLUMINATION, INCREASED BREAK PEDAL EFFORT AND / OR FALSE ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM (ABS) CYCLING AT LOW SPEEDS. *TT
BPI99051999-07-29. Service bulletin. CUSTOMER MAY COMPLAIN THAT THE RAYBESTOS ELECTRONIC BRAKE CONTROLLER DOES NOT WORK, WORKS INCORRECTLY, WORKS INTERMITTENTLY, PULSES THE 4-WAY FLASHERS, AND / OR INTERFERS WITH ANTILOCK BRAKES OPERATION. *TT
98141999-07-09. Service bulletin. SUBJECT REGARDING THE AVAILABILITY OF HUB-MOUNT BRAKE ROTOR MACHINING EQUIPMENT. *TT
994111999-05-12. Service bulletin. VEHICLES EXPERIENCING INCREASED BRAKE PEDAL EFFORT AND / OR FALSE ABS CYCLING AT LOW SPEEDS, OR ABS LAMP ILLUMINATION. *TT