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Service bulletin 982541

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 id603559
Published by NHTSA1999-02-24
Manufacturer's number982541
Manufacturer's date1998-04-01
NHTSA componentVEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL

NHTSA's summary

SOME VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH THE 7.3L DIT HAVE A STRATEGY THAT INCLUDES A COLD WEATHER IDLE KICKER FEATURE WHICH, UNDER CERTAIN CONDITIONS WILL AUTOMATICALLY ELEVATE THE IDLE SPEED AFTER 130 SECONDS OF IDLING AT COLD TEMPERATURES. *YC

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

Throttle and cruise control

Vehicles listed
FORD F-2501999
FORD F-3501999
FORD F-450 SD1999 (the catalog's model; the bulletin names a series or trim of it)
FORD F-550 SD1999 (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
09V3990002009-10-13. VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
06V2860002006-08-01. VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
05V3880002005-09-07. VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
99V0620011999-03-30. VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
98V1920001998-08-24. VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CABLES

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
021932004-08-09. Service bulletin. DRIVEABILITY-IDLE-HIGH IDLE SPEEDS-THROTTLE STICKS AFTER STEADY STATE DRIVING IN EXTREME COLD AMBIENT TEMPERATURES-VEHICLES BUILT THROUGH 12/31/01 EQUIPPED WITH 4.6L ENGINE. *MJ
0121122002-02-22. Service bulletin. A CONDITION MAY EXIST, WHERE THROTTLE STICKING MAY OCCUR ON A FEW VEHICLES IN VERY COLD AMBIENT TEMPERATURES AFTE OPERATING AT STEADY SPEED OR EXTENDED IDLE FOR A PERIOD OF TIME. *TT
002612001-03-13. Service bulletin. SOME VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH A 4.6L, 5.4L, OR 6.8L ENGINE MAY EXHIBIT A ROUGH IDLE / MISS AFTER START-UP IN COLD AMBIENT TEMPERATURES. *TT
62872000-11-03. Service bulletin. SOME VEHICLES MAY EXPERIENCE AN IDLE VIBRATION. *TT
63051999-09-02. Service bulletin. EXPERIENCING HARST HEAVY THROTTLE 2-3 / 3-4. *TT
99S091999-08-16. Service bulletin. RECALL INFORMATION REGARDING SPEED CONTROL CABLE REPLACEMENT. *TT