Service bulletin 96720
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.
| Type | Service bulletin |
|---|---|
| NHTSA id | 613341 |
| Published by NHTSA | 2000-06-21 |
| Manufacturer's number | 96720 |
| Manufacturer's date | 1996-03-25 |
| NHTSA component | SUSPENSION |
NHTSA's summary
EXPERIENCING FRONT END SHIMMY OCCURRING AT VARIOUS DRIVING SPEEDS AND IS USUALLY INDUCED WHEN HITTING BUMPS SUCH AS LARGE POTHOLES OR ROUGH RAILROAD CROSSINGS. *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
| FORD F SUPER DUTY | 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996 |
|---|---|
| FORD F-350 | 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996 |
| FORD F350 | 1988, 1989, 1990 |
| FORD F47 | 1988 to 1996 |
Listing a model year does not mean every vehicle of it is concerned: the document says which.
| 88V015000 | 1988-02-09. SUSPENSION |
|---|
A recall listed here may apply to some of the same vehicles. Only the manufacturer can say whether it applies to one vehicle.
| 98158 | 2000-04-03. Service bulletin. FRONT END SHIMMY MAY OCCUR AT VARIOUS DRIVING SPEEDS AND IS USUALLY INDUCED WHEN HITTING BUMPS, SUCH AS LARGE POTHOLES OR ROUGH RAILROAD CROSSINGS. SHIMMY IS NOT ALWAYS VERIFIED DURING ROAD TEST. *AK |
|---|---|
| 982321 | 1999-03-11. Service bulletin. SERVICE PROCEDURES AND VEHICLE ATTITUDE SERVICE KITS HAVE BEEN DEVELOPED TO ASSIST CUSTOMERS AND VEHICLE MODIFIERS WITH SIDE -TO- SIDE LEVELING CONCERNS RELATED TO WEIGHT DISTRIBUTION. *YC |
| 97627 | 1997-07-17. Service bulletin. NOISE- "RATCHETING"- FRONT AXLE- 4X4- SELF-ENGAGEMENT OF AUTOMATIC HUB LOCKS- F-250 AND F-350 OVER 8500# GVW. *JD |
| 97310 | 1997-06-27. Service bulletin. NOISE- "POPPING/CREAKING"- FRONT FRAME OR SUSPENSION BRACKETS- FRAME- "POPPING/CREAKING"- FASTENER REPLACEMENT. *JD |
| BC0113970201 | 1997-06-27. Service bulletin. VEHICLES MAY DISPLAY A DRIFT/PULL CONDITION WHILE DRIVING, USUALLY TO THE LEFT SIDE. *JD |
| 962413 | 1997-06-17. Service bulletin. SUSPENSION - FRONT OR REAR - SIDE-TOSIDE LEVELING PROCEDURES AND ATTITUDE SERVICE KITS FOR F53 RV BASIC STRIPPED CHASSIS. *TW |
| BC0321961101 | 1997-06-17. Service bulletin. POP/CLUNK FROM STEERING LINKAGE OVER BUMPS. *TW |
| 9597 | 1995-11-01. Service bulletin. UNKNOWN |