Service bulletin 01B72
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 | 619281 |
| Published by NHTSA | 2001-05-22 |
| Manufacturer's number | 01B72 |
| Manufacturer's date | 2001-04-01 |
| NHTSA component | SUSPENSION:REAR:SPRINGS:LEAF SPRING ASSEMBLY |
NHTSA's summary
THIS OWNER NOTIFICATION PROGRAM STATES THAT ON CERTAIN VEHICLES, THE REAR LEAF SPRING ASSEMBLIES WERE NOT PRE-FLATTENED DURING THE BUILD PROCESS OF THE SPRING TO THE KNUCKLE. THIS IMPROPER ASSEMBLY PROCESS MAY RESULT IN THE LOSS OF SPRING CAP FASTENER TORQUE. THE AFFECTED VEHICLES IN THIS PROGRAM REQUIRE INSPECTION WHICH WILL DETERMINE IF THE SPRING CAP BOLTS REQUIRE TIGHTENING OR IF AN AXLE WEDGE ADJUSTMENT IS NECESSARY. *TT
The document
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Components
Suspension
| FORD RANGER EV | 1999, 2000 (the catalog's model; the bulletin names a series or trim of it) |
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Listing a model year does not mean every vehicle of it is concerned: the document says which.
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| 17777 | 2004-08-04. Service bulletin. REAR LEAF SPRING NOISE. *TT |
| 15692 | 2002-11-07. Service bulletin. SOME VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT A SQUEAK, SNAP, RATTLE, OR CLUNK IN THE FRONT END WHEN TURNING OR GOING OVER BUMPS. *TT |
| 15097 | 2001-09-06. Service bulletin. SUBJECT REGARDING REAR ALIGNMENT OUT OF SPEC CONDITION. *TT |
| 5249 | 2001-01-13. Service bulletin. INFORMATION ON VEHICLES EXHIBITING STEERING WHEEL SHIMMY, VIBRATION OR GRUNT ON SLOW SPEED TURNS. *TT |
| 12863 | 2000-11-17. Service bulletin. SOME VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT A SQUEAK NOISE IN THE FRONT END AT THE LEFT SIDE, UPPER CONTROL ARM. *TT |
| 12749 | 2000-11-14. Service bulletin. SOME VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT A SAG IN THE REAR END. *TT |
| 6326 | 2000-11-09. Service bulletin. SOME VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT A SAG IN THE REAR END. *TT |
| 6727 | 2000-11-03. Service bulletin. THIS ONLINE AUTOMOTIVE SERVICE BULLETIN CONTAINS PROCEDURES FOR VEHICLES WITH A REAR END SAG. *TT |
| 6285 | 2000-11-03. Service bulletin. SOME VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT CONCERNS WITH A SAG IN THE REAR END. *TT |