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Service bulletin 981610

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 id609744
Published by NHTSA2000-04-07
Manufacturer's number981610
Manufacturer's date2000-04-07
NHTSA componentSEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER

NHTSA's summary

THE SEAT BACK MAY NOT LATCH/ LOCK IN THE DESIRED POSITION AND REMAIN FOLDED FORWARD OVER THE SEAT CUSHION. YD

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

Seats

Vehicles listed
FORD F-1501997, 1998
FORD F-2501997, 1998
FORD F-250 SD1999 (the catalog's model; the bulletin names a series or trim of it)
FORD SUPER DUTY F SERIES1999

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

Recalls for the same vehicles and component
19970131997-01-22. Seats And Restraints

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
9826931999-02-25. Service bulletin. CUSTOMERS HAVE EXPRESSED CONCERNS INVOLVING THE REAR SEAT BACK OPERATION WHEN TRYING TO USE THE LOAD FLOOR OPTION. *YC
97511997-07-17. Service bulletin. INTERIOR- LEATHER SEAT CLEANING PROCEDURE- SERVICE TIP. *JD