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Service bulletin 8432

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 id612856
Published by NHTSA2000-06-13
Manufacturer's number8432
Manufacturer's date2000-03-01
NHTSA componentVISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM:WINDSHIELD:ELECTRICAL HEATING ELEMENT

NHTSA's summary

SOME VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH MANUAL TEMPERATURE CONTROL MAY EXHIBIT A TEMPERATURE CONTROL KNOB THAT FALLS OFF. *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

Glass, wipers and mirrors, Heating and air conditioning

Vehicles listed
FORD EXCURSION2000
FORD F-250 SD1998, 1999, 2000 (the catalog's model; the bulletin names a series or trim of it)
FORD F-350 SD1998
FORD F-350 SD1999, 2000 (the catalog's model; the bulletin names a series or trim of it)
FORD F-450 SD1998
FORD F-450 SD1999, 2000 (the catalog's model; the bulletin names a series or trim of it)
FORD F-550 SD1998
FORD F-550 SD1999, 2000 (the catalog's model; the bulletin names a series or trim of it)
FORD F-6502000
FORD F750 (MEDIUM)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.

Recalls for the same vehicles and component
01V2580002001-08-08. VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR

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
051742005-12-15. Service bulletin. VACUUM PUMP INOPERATIVE OR RUNS CONTINUOUSLY - CLIMATE CONTROL DEFAULTS TO DEFROST MODE. *TT
041892005-04-28. Service bulletin. REAR WINDOW DEFROSTER GRID/INTEGRAL ANTENNA DIAGNOSIS AND REPAIR - TERMINAL TAB REPAIR. *TT
022082005-04-07. Service bulletin. CLIMATE CONTROL A/C SERVICE TECH TIPS. *EH
041682005-01-07. Service bulletin. VACUM PUMP INOPERATIVE OR RUNS CONTINUOSLY - CLIMATE CONTROL DEFAULT TO DEFROST. *AR
0415142005-01-05. Service bulletin. REAR WINDOW DEFROSTER GRID/INTEGRAL ANTENNA DIAGNOSIS AND REPAIR - TERMINAL TAB REPAIR. *TT
0315012004-09-23. Service bulletin. INOPERATIVE ELECTRIC REAR WINDOW DEFROSTER (HEATED BACKLITE) GRID LINES, INTEGRAL ANTENNA CONCERNS. *TT
011562001-10-31. Service bulletin. SOME VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT HEATER CORE LEAKS. *SLC
001892001-04-17. Service bulletin. CONCERNS WITH THE SIGNAL MIRROR REFLECTIVE SURFACE DETERIORATING OVER TIME, DEVELOPING DARK SPOTS DUE TO CHROME PLATING DELAMINATION. *JB
52622001-01-16. Service bulletin. INFORMATION ON DIAGNOSTICING ERRATIC WINDSHIELD WIPER OPERATION. *TT
52332001-01-13. Service bulletin. INFORMATION ON THE ALIVE MEMORY (DAM) FEATURE DURING VARIOUS DIAGNOSTIC AND REPAIR PROCEDURES. *TT