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Service bulletin 983074

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The communication, as NHTSA indexes it (as of 2026-10-19)
TypeService bulletin
NHTSA id607369
Published by NHTSA1999-09-21
Manufacturer's number983074
Manufacturer's date1998-02-27
NHTSA componentPOWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY

NHTSA's summary

CONCERNS WITH AXLE WIND-UP AND / OR CLUNKING, POPPING, RATCHETING TYPE NOISES WHEN MAKING CORNERING MANEUVERS. *TT

The document

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Components

Transmission and driveline, Axle

Vehicles listed
FORD BRONCO1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996
FORD BRONCO1997 to 1998
FORD EXPEDITION1997, 1998
FORD EXPLORER1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998
FORD F-1501991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998
FORD F-2501991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998
FORD F-3501991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997
FORD F-3501998
FORD RANGER1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998
LINCOLN NAVIGATOR1997
LINCOLN NAVIGATOR1998
MERCURY MOUNTAINEER1996
MERCURY MOUNTAINEER1997, 1998

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

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184662005-05-05. Service bulletin. AXLE WHINE HOWL. THIS INCLUDES 1997-05 FORD VEHICLES. *EH
03582003-07-26. Service bulletin. FLUID MAY LEAK OUT OF THE FRONT AXLE VENT TUBE. *TT *JB
02422002-11-04. Service bulletin. CERTAIN VEHICLES WITH 4X4 OR ALL-WHEEL DRIVE MAY HAVE A FLUID LEAK FROM THE FRONT AXLE VENT TUBE. *TT
011142001-10-22. Service bulletin. SOME 4X4 VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT A HIGH-PITCHED SQUEAL OR WHISTLE TYPE NOISE FROM THE FRONT AXLE AREA OF THE VEHICLE AT SPEEDS FROM 16 TO 64 KM/H (10 TO 40 MPH). *TT
137522001-07-23. Service bulletin. SOME 4X4 VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT AN OIL LEAK FROM THE FRONT AXLE PINION SEAL. *TT
01932001-07-19. Service bulletin. A CONDITION MAY EXIST WHERE A DRIVELINE VIBRATION AND / OR A TRANSMISSION FLUID LEAK FROM THE EXTENSION HOUSING SEAL AREA MAY OCCUR ON SOME VEHICLES. THIS MAY BE CAUSED BY THE EXTENSION HOUSING BUSHING OR SEAL WALKING / SPINNING OUT DUE TO EXCESS DRIVESHAFT FLEXING DURING EXTENDED HIGH SPEED OPERATION. *TT
014112001-05-30. Service bulletin. HIGH-PITCHED FRONT AXLE SQUEAL OR WHISTLE TYPE NOISE FROM THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE AT SPEEDS FROM 16 TO 64 KM/H (10 TO 40 MPH). *TT
148472001-05-23. Service bulletin. CONCERNS WITH VEHICLES EXHBIT FLUID LEAKAGE FROM THE FRONT AXLE VENT TUBE. *TT