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Service bulletin 7431

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 id610818
Published by NHTSA2000-05-15
Manufacturer's number7431
Manufacturer's date1999-11-01
NHTSA componentPOWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY:AXLE SHAFT; SUSPENSION

NHTSA's summary

SOME VEHICLES WITH A MANUAL TRANSMISSION MAY EXHIBIT A PILOT BEARING CONCERN. *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

Suspension, Transmission and driveline, Axle

Vehicles listed
FORD F-250 SD1999, 2000 (the catalog's model; the bulletin names a series or trim of it)
FORD F-350 SD1999, 2000 (the catalog's model; the bulletin names a series or trim of it)
FORD F-450 SD1999, 2000 (the catalog's model; the bulletin names a series or trim of it)
FORD F-550 SD1999, 2000 (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.

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