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Service bulletin 13455

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 id614623
Published by NHTSA2000-11-28
Manufacturer's number13455
Manufacturer's date1999-11-01
NHTSA componentPOWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION

NHTSA's summary

SOME VEHICLES WITH A MANUAL TRANSMISSION MAY EXHIBIT A PILOT BEARING CONCERN. SOME DEALERS ARE REPLACING THE CURRENT PILOT BEARING WITH AN AFTERMARKET SEALED BALL BEARING. *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

Transmission and driveline, Manual transmission

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.

Recalls for the same vehicles and component
98V2350001998-09-24. POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION

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
157112002-11-07. Service bulletin. SOME VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH A 5-SPEED MAZDA R2 MANUAL TRANSMISSION MAY EXHIBIT A HIGH EFFORT CONDITION WHEN SHIFTING ANY GEAR. *TT
122652001-01-18. Service bulletin. SOME VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH M50D R2 MAZDA 5 SPEED MANUAL TRANSMISSION MAY EXHIBIT A GEAR SHIFT RATTLE CONDITION IN THIRD GEAR. *TT
117882001-01-12. Service bulletin. SOME TRUCKS EQUIPPED WITH THE 7.3L DI AND 4R100 TRANSMISSION MAY EXHIBIT AN APPROXIMATE 200 - 300 RPM SHIFT FLARE (RISE IN RPM) DURING THE 2-3 OR 3-4 SHIFT. *TT
46712001-01-05. Service bulletin. SOME TRUCKS EQUIPPED WITH THE 7.3L DI AND 4R100 TRANSMISSION MAY EXHIBITING AN APPROXIMATE 200-300 RPM SHIFT FLARE (RISE IN RPM) DURING THE 2-3 OR 3-4 SHIFT. *TT
127582000-11-03. Service bulletin. SOME VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH 7.3L DIESEL ENGINES AND 4R100 TRANSMISSIONS AND HAVING A VEHICLE BUID DATE PRIOR TO 12/7/1998, MAY EXHIBIT A HARSHNESS / SURGE / JERK ON HEAVY THROTTLE 2-3 AND / OR 3-4 UPSHIFTS. *TT
98-47192000-11-02. Service bulletin. REPEAT MESSAGE REVISED WILL HAVE TO RECONFIGURE GEM WITH SERVICE CARD IF VEHICLE EQUIPPED WITH MANUAL TRANSMISSION.
81672000-07-26. Service bulletin. SOME VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT A CONDITION OF NO 4X4 LOW ENGAGEMENT OR STUCK IN 4X4 LOW ENGAGEMENT, WITH NO DTC'S STORED IN THE GEM. **MR
991872000-03-06. Service bulletin. EXPERIENCING A SQUAWKING NOISE WHILE IN REVERSE BACKING UP A SLIGHT GRADE AND / OR WHILE APPLYING THE BRAKES. *TT
9833151999-09-23. Service bulletin. THE 4R100 TRANSMISSION WILL HAVE AN ORANGE "PRIOR TO REPAIR" TAG ON THE FLUID PAN. *TT