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Service bulletin 982314

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 id603761
Published by NHTSA1999-03-04
Manufacturer's number982314
Manufacturer's date1998-11-23
NHTSA componentENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE:BELTS AND ASSOCIATED PULLEYS

NHTSA's summary

PREMATURE WEAR OF THE BELT TENSIONER MAY OCCUR ON SOME VEHICLES. *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

Engine, Drive belts

Vehicles listed
FORD ECONOLINE1995 to 1998
FORD F SUPER DUTY1995, 1996, 1997
FORD F-2501995, 1996, 1997, 1998
FORD F-3501995, 1996, 1997
FORD F-3501998

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

Other bulletins for the same vehicles and component
0321142004-01-09. Service bulletin. THE FRONT END ACCESSORY DRIVE (FEAD) BELT MAY WEAR, SHRED AND/OR COME OFF DURING DECELERATION. *TT
143652001-04-18. Service bulletin. THIS BULLETIN ADDRESSES CONCERNS A NOISE AT INTIAL ENGINE STARTUP WHEN COLD FROM THE ACCESSORY DRIVE BELT. *JB
97481997-06-27. Service bulletin. ACCESSORY DRIVE BELTS- FEAD BELT COMES OFF- VEHICLES WITH 4.9L ENGINE. *JD
BC00569723011997-06-27. Service bulletin. SOME VEHICLES WITH AIR CONDITIONING CAN EXHIBIT A COLD START ACCESSORY DRIVE BELT NOISE (CHIRP) CONCERN. *JD
BC03159611011997-06-17. Service bulletin. FEAD BELT SQUEAL, COLD ONLY. *TW