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Service bulletin 12293

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 id615539
Published by NHTSA2001-01-18
Manufacturer's number12293
Manufacturer's date1998-12-01
NHTSA componentSUSPENSION

NHTSA's summary

SOME 4X2 AND 4X4 TRUCKS MAY EXHIBIT WHEEL ALIGNMENT CONCERNS INCLUDING DRIFT / PULL RIGHT OR LEFT, TIRE WEAR, SHIMMY AFTER HITTING SMALL BUMPS AND / OR STEERING IS INCLINED TO FOLLOW GROOVES IN THE PAVEMENT. *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

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)
FORD F-450 SD1999 (the catalog's model; the bulletin names a series or trim of it)
FORD F-550 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.

Recalls for the same vehicles and component
20010412001-02-21. Suspension

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
042362005-04-18. Service bulletin. VEHICLE LEAN SAG WHEN OBSERVED FROM REAR OF VEHICLE. *EH
151572001-11-07. Service bulletin. SOME VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT REPEAT NOISE CONCERNS WITH THE FRONT STABILITY BAR END LINKS. *YH
148402001-05-23. Service bulletin. A SLIGHT PURGE OF GREASE FROM THE FRONT HUB BEARING UNIT THAT MAY BE NOTED BETWEEN THE HUB UNIT AND THE INBOARD ROTOR FLANGE. *TT
53802001-01-16. Service bulletin. SOME 4X2 AND 4X4 TRUCKS MAY EXHIBIT WHEEL ALIGNMENT CONCERNS INCLUDING DRIFT / PULL RIGHT OR LEFT, TIRE WEAR, SHIMMY AFTER HITTING SMALL BUMPS AND / OR STEERING IS INCLINED TO FOLLOW GROOVES IN THE PAVEMENT. *TT
53792001-01-16. Service bulletin. SOME VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT A NOISE FROM THE FRONT LEAF SPRINGS. *TT
117652001-01-10. Service bulletin. SOME VEHICLES WITH 137 INCH AND 142 INCH WHEELBASES MAY EXHIBIT A NOISE / VIBRATION, ON DECEL, BETWEEN 60 - 30 MPH. *TT
46482001-01-03. Service bulletin. SOME 4X4 TRUCKS WITH 137 INCH AND 142 INCH WHEELBASES MAY EXHIBIT A NOISE / VIBRATION, ON DECEL, BETWEEN 60 - 30 MPH. *TT
128822000-11-20. Service bulletin. SUBJECT REGARDING THE AVAILABILITY OF REAR SPRING CLIP KITS FOR VEHICLES EXHIBITING REAR SPRING RATTLE. *TT
128792000-11-20. Service bulletin. SUBJECT REGARDING REAR SPRING CLIP KITS FOR VEHICLES EXHIBITING A REAR SPRING RATTLE. *TT
64892000-11-17. Service bulletin. SOME VEHICLES BUILT WITH 3-LEAF OR 4-LEAF REAR SPRINGS MAY EXHIBIT A REAR SPRING RATTLE. *TT