Service bulletin 4703
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 | 615243 |
| Published by NHTSA | 2001-01-10 |
| Manufacturer's number | 4703 |
| Manufacturer's date | 1998-08-01 |
| NHTSA component | WHEELS |
NHTSA's summary
SOME TRUCKS BUILT WITH 16 INCH CHROME STYLED STEEL WHEELS AND TRUCKS BUILT WITH 16 INCH STEEL WHEELS MAY EXHIBIT SIGNS OF RUST AROUND THE EDGES OF THE WHEELS. *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
Wheels
| FORD EXPLORER | 1996, 1997, 1998 |
|---|---|
| FORD F-150 | 1997, 1998 |
| FORD F-250 | 1997, 1998 |
| FORD RANGER | 1998 |
Listing a model year does not mean every vehicle of it is concerned: the document says which.
| 98V095000 | 1998-05-13. WHEELS:LUGS/NUTS/BOLTS/STUDS |
|---|
A recall listed here may apply to some of the same vehicles. Only the manufacturer can say whether it applies to one vehicle.
| 98S14 | 2001-03-01. Service bulletin. SAFETY RECALL UPDATE TO REPLACE LOCKING LUG NUTS. *TT |
|---|---|
| 11811 | 2001-01-12. Service bulletin. SOME VEHICLES BUILT WITH 16 INCH CHROME STYLED STEEL WHEELS AND WITH 16 INCH STEEL WHEELS MAY EXHIBIT SIGNS OF RUST AROUND THE EDGES OF THE WHEELS. *TT |
| 9811469 | 2000-07-10. Service bulletin. SOME VEHICLES MAY RECEIVE INCORRECT MUD FLAPS DURING INSTALLATION AND WILL NOT FIT PROPERLY TO THE VEHICLE. *TT |
| 9811344 | 1999-09-24. Service bulletin. SOME VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT LOOSE LUGNUTS AND / OR BROKEN WHEEL STUDS. *TT |
| 983302 | 1999-09-23. Service bulletin. THIS BULLETIN MENTIONS HOW SOME HUB O-RINGS MAY BE CUT DURING THE INSTALLATION OF THE WHEELS. *TT |
| 982673 | 1999-02-25. Service bulletin. IF YOU ENCOUNTER A VEHICLE WITH A MISSING WHEEL HUB O-RING, DO NOT INSTALL A NEW O-RING. *YC |
| 982530 | 1999-02-24. Service bulletin. SOME VEHICLES MAY RECEIVE INCORRECT MUD FLAPS DURING INSTALLATION AND WILL NOT FIT PROPERLY TO THE VEHICLE. *YC |
| 9866 | 1998-07-22. Service bulletin. IT MAY BE DIFFICULT TO INSTALL MUD FLAPS ONTO SOME VEHICLES. *YC |