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Service bulletin 15446

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 id630370
Published by NHTSA2002-04-16
Manufacturer's number15446
Manufacturer's date2001-11-01
NHTSA componentSTEERING

NHTSA's summary

SOME VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT INCREASED STEERING EFFORTS AT VERY LOW SPEEDS OR WHEN STOPPED WITH THE BRAKES APPLIED. *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

Steering

Vehicles listed
FORD EXCURSION2000, 2001, 2002
FORD SUPER DUTY F SERIES1999 to 2002

Listing a model year does not mean every vehicle of it is concerned: the document says which.

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