Service bulletins for the 1998 Ford F-150
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.
285 on file from NHTSA, as of 2026-10-19.
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| 12161 | 2000-06-19. Service bulletin. SUSPENSION:REAR:SPRINGS:LEAF SPRING ASSEMBLY. SOME VEHICLES BUILT WITH 3-LEAF REAR SPRINGS MAY EXHIBIT A REAR SPRING RATTLE. *MJS |
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| 12154 | 2000-06-19. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:ANTI-THEFT:CONTROL MODULE. SOME VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH PATS (SECURILOCK) EXCEPT CERTAIN MODELS NOW HAVE AVAILABILITY OF FLEET KEYS THROUGH ROTUNDA. *MJS |
| 12139 | 2000-06-19. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE. SOME VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH 4.6L OR 6.8L ENGINES MAY EXHIBIT A COLD START ENGINE NOISE UNTIL WARMED UP. *MJS |
| 12120 | 2000-06-19. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN. SOME VEHICLES WITH 4R70W TRANSMISSIONS BUILT FROM 4/16/98 THROUGH 10/30/98 MAY EXHIBIT A LEAK FROM THE VENT AREA OF THE TRANSMISSION. *MJS |
| 985028 | 2000-06-16. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. INFORMATION REGARDING A NEW SERVICE PART RELEASED FOR THE LICENSE PLATE LIGHT CIRCUIT WHICH WILL REDUCE THE COSE OF REPAIRS. *TT |
| 12071 | 2000-06-16. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR. SOME VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT CRACKS IN THE DOOR SHEET METAL AT THE LOWER REAR OF THE WINDOW OPENING NEAR THE BELT MOLDING. *MJS |
| 985200 | 2000-06-16. Service bulletin. SUSPENSION:REAR:SPRINGS:LEAF SPRING ASSEMBLY. VEHICLES BUILT WITH 3-LEAF REAR SPRINGS MAY EXHIBIT A REAR SPRING RATTLE *MJS |
| 00611 | 2000-06-13. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:CONTROL MODULE (TCM/PCM/TECM). SOME BI-FUEL VEHICLES MAY REQUIRE POWERTRAIN CONTROL MODULE (PCM) REPLACEMENT DURING SERVICE AND MAY NOT RUN ON CNG OR LPG., RECALIBRATION OF THE PCM/REPLACEMENT. *MJS |
| 13745 | 2000-06-12. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN. SOME VEHICLES MAY EXPERIENCE A CONDITION OF NO 4 X 4 LOW RANGE ENGAGEMENT OR A STUCK IN 4 X 4 LOW RANGE. *MJS |
| 13838 | 2000-06-08. Service bulletin. VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD. CONCERNS WITH VEHICLES EXHIBITING A WINDSHIELD CREAK / SQUEAK. *TT |
| 0038 | 2000-06-07. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:COOLING UNIT AND LINES. VEHICLES MAY EXPERIENCE SOLID PARTICLE CONTAMINANTS FROM PRIOR TRANSMISSION CONCERNS OR EXCESS WEAR, MAY BE TRAPPED IN THE TRANSMISSION FLUID COOLING SYSTEM IS NOT PROPERLY FLUSHED, FLUID IN-LINE FILTER KIT. *MJS |
| 8163 | 2000-06-07. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE. SOME VEHICLES WITH 4.6L, OR 6.8L ENGINES MAY EXHIBIT A ROLLER FINGER FOLLOWER COMING OFF DURING ENGINE CRANKING IN COLD TEMPERATURES BELOW ZERO DEGREES F. A ONE-TIME NOISE FROM THE ENGINE MAY BE HEARD, FOLLOWED BY ROUGH RUNNING / MISSES, NO START, LACKS POWER AND A CHECK ENGINE LIGHT (MISFIRE DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODES). *TT |
| 0017 | 2000-06-07. Service bulletin. UNKNOWN OR OTHER. SUBJECT ON THE MALFUNCTION INDICATOR LAMP (MIL) MAY ILLUMINATE AND DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODES MAY APPEAR. *MJS |
| 7821 | 2000-06-07. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE:BODY:TRUNK LID. CRACKS IN THE DOOR SHEET METAL AT THE LOWER REAR OF THE WINDOW OPENING NEAR THE BELT MOLDING. |
| 0015 | 2000-06-06. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. INFORMATION REGARDING THE NEW TRANSMISSION COOLER FLUSHER- SERVICE TIP. *MJS |
| 0014 | 2000-06-06. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS. VEHICLES MAY EXPERIENCE INNER FENDER WELL- DENTED OR DINGED FROM STONES BEING THROWN INTO WHEELWELL. *MJS |
| 13550 | 2000-05-18. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE:BODY. SOME VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT DENTS ON THE WHEEL WELL SHEET METAL OF THE PCIK-UP BOX AREA WHEN USED IN OFF-ROAD APPLICATIONS. *TT |
| 13479 | 2000-05-18. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR. SOME VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT CRACKS IN THE DOOR SHEET METAL AT THE LOWER REAR OF THE WINDOW OPENING NEAR THE BELT MOLDING. *TT |
| 7353 | 2000-05-15. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. SOME VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT A CONDITION OF NO 4X4 LOW RANGE ENGAGEMENT OR A STUCK IN 4X4 LOW RANGE, WITH NO DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODES STORED IN THE GEM MODULE. *TT |
| 13010 | 2000-05-12. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:COOLING UNIT AND LINES. SOME VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH THE 5.4L ENGINE, 4R100 TRANSMISSION AND AN AUXILIARY TRANSMISSION OIL COOLER MAY EXHIBIT A COASTDOWN MOAN CONCERN. *TT |
| 98168 | 2000-04-07. Service bulletin. UNKNOWN OR OTHER. INSTALLATION OF VINYL FLOOR MATS SERVICE TIP. AK |
| 981617 | 2000-04-07. Service bulletin. UNKNOWN OR OTHER. FLOOR MAT INSTALLATION PROCEDURE SERVICE TIP. YD |
| 981613 | 2000-04-07. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:COOLING UNIT AND LINES. TRANSMISSION FLUID LEAKS AT RADIATOR. YD |
| 981612 | 2000-04-07. Service bulletin. FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM. FUEL MAY LEAK FROM THE SPRING LOCK COUPLINGS. YD |
| 981610 | 2000-04-07. Service bulletin. SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER. THE SEAT BACK MAY NOT LATCH/ LOCK IN THE DESIRED POSITION AND REMAIN FOLDED FORWARD OVER THE SEAT CUSHION. YD |
The summaries are NHTSA's. Each bulletin's page links NHTSA's copy of the manufacturer's document.