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Service bulletin 5105

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 id615322
Published by NHTSA2001-01-13
Manufacturer's number5105
Manufacturer's date1998-12-01
NHTSA componentPOWER TRAIN:TRANSFER CASE (4-WHEEL DRIVE)

NHTSA's summary

SOME 4X4 TRUCKS EQUIPPED WITH ELECTRONIC SHIFT ON THE FLY TRANSFER CASES AND BUILT PRIOR TO 7/22/98 MAY EXHIBIT A POP NOISE WITHIN 30 SECONDS AFTER ENGINE START. *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, Transfer case

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

Other bulletins for the same vehicles and component
200522008-01-23. Service bulletin. 1999-2008 F250-F550 SUPER DUTY 4X4 WITH ELECTRONIC SHIFT TRANSFER CASE NOT ENGAGING 4X4. *NJ
178292004-08-05. Service bulletin. TRANSFER CASE SHIFT ISSUES ON VEHICLES WITH AN ELECTRONIC SHIFT ON THE FLY (ESOF) TRANSFER CASE. *TT
011412001-09-05. Service bulletin. SOME VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT INADVERTENT 4X4 HI OR LOW SHIFT EVENTS, 4X4 AND / OR LOW RANGE INDICATOR FLASHING OR SOLID OR VEHICLE STUCK IN 4L AFTER UNCOMMANDED SHIFT. *TT
140432000-07-27. Service bulletin. INFORMATION REGARDING TRANSFER CASE HALL EFFECT ENCODER TIPS. **MR
84872000-07-26. Service bulletin. INFORMATION REGARDING TRANSFER CASE HALL EFFECT ENCODER TIPS. **MR
9851052000-06-20. Service bulletin. SOME 4X4 TRUCKS EQUIPPED WITH ELECTRONIC SHIFT ON THE FLY TRANSFER CASE AND BUILT PRIOR TO 7/22/98 MAY EXHIBIT A POP NOISE WITHIN 30 SECONDS AFTER ENGINE START. *TT
121122000-06-16. Service bulletin. SOME VEHICLES WITH THE 5.4 L ENGINE MAY EXHIBIT DIFFICULTY ENGAGING INTO AND OUT OF 4 X 4 LOW, WHILE COLD. *MJS
120852000-06-16. Service bulletin. SOME VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH ELECTRONIC SHIFT ON THE FLY TRANSFER CASES AND BUILT PRIOR TO 7.22/98 MAY EXHIBIT A POP NOISE WITHIN 30 SECONDS AFTER ENGINE START. *MJS
98B291999-09-20. Service bulletin. FORD MOTOR COMPANY IS PROVIDING A NO-CHARGE SERVICE PROGRAM, FOR VEHICLES EXHIBITING AN INOPERABLE ELECTRONIC SHIFT ON THE FLY 4X4 SYSTEM. *TT