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Service bulletin 9982

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 id606400
Published by NHTSA1999-08-19
Manufacturer's number9982
Manufacturer's date1999-05-03
NHTSA componentSTEERING

NHTSA's summary

CONCERNS WITH STEERING WHEEL FIGHT AFTER RIDING OVER BUMPS/RUTS. *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

Steering

Vehicles listed
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
98V1160001998-05-29. STEERING:GEAR BOX (OTHER THAN RACK AND PINION)
19981051998-05-25. Steering

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
DOR-B8H4Z-112018-11-19. Service bulletin. This SKU is a front upper ball joint. The Customer communication requested return of unsold inventory to inspect for ball studs with excessive rotational friction in the ball joint assembly. Excessive friction in the ball joint assembly may cause a perceptible increase in steering effort.
031742003-11-14. Service bulletin. STEERING WHEEL FIGHT AFTER RIDING OVER BUMPS/RUTS. 2003, 2004 F450 AND F550 MODELS INCLUDED. *TT
010172002-06-25. Service bulletin. SUBJECT REGARDING 198196 BOLT-ON STEERING STOPS SERVICE GROUP, ALL MODELS 0307, HR0307A AND HR1000A. *SLC
141052001-07-24. Service bulletin. SOME VEHICLES BUILT BEFORE 2/5/2000 EQUIPPED WITH A 7.3L DIT ENGINE MAY EXHIBIT A NOISE LEVEL EMITTING FROM THE POWER STEERING SYSTEM WHICH SOME CUSTOMERS MAY FIND OBJECTIONABLE. A REVISED POWER STEERING LINE WHICH RUNS FROM THE STEERING PUMP TO THE HYDROBOOST IS NOW AVAILABLE. *TT
99822000-11-08. Service bulletin. EXPERIENCING STEERING WHEEL FIGHT AFTER HITTING BUMPS OR RUTS IN THE ROAD ON SOME VEHICLES. *TT
131892000-03-21. Service bulletin. INFORMATION REGARDING REQUEST FOR DEALER FEEDBACK FOR NOISY POWER STEERING PUMP IN LOUISVILLE, KY AND DETROIT, MI AREAS ONLY. *MJS
70012000-03-14. Service bulletin. SOME TRUCKS EQUIPPED WITH A 7.3L DIT MAY EXHIBIT A NOISY POWER STEERING PUMP. *TT
9827211999-02-25. Service bulletin. SOME VEHICLES MAY EXPERIENCE A POPPING / SQUEAKING NOISE IN THE STEERING COLUMN WHILE TURNING. *YC