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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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011822001-11-30. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR. SOME VEHICLES MAY EXPERIENCE A COSMETIC CRACK IN THE OUTER DOOR PANEL AT THE LOWER REAR CORNER OF WINDOW OPENING.*JB
151452001-11-15. Service bulletin. LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:TAILGATE:LATCH. SOME VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH REMOTE LOCKING TAILGATES MAY EXHIBIT A TAILGATE LOCKING ITSELF WHEN THE VEHICLE IS BEING DRIVEN OVER ROUGH ROADS OR IS SLAMMED SHUT. *ET
151132001-11-08. Service bulletin. FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY. SOME VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT A FUEL FILL VALVE SEALING CONDITION. *YD
011572001-10-31. Service bulletin. UNKNOWN OR OTHER. INFORMATION REGARDING TRANSMISSION FLUID USAGE CHARTS. *SLC
011562001-10-31. Service bulletin. VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM:HEATER CORE. SOME VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT HEATER CORE LEAKS. *SLC
011362001-09-05. Service bulletin. FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE. SUBJECT REGARDING OVERVIEW OF BI-FUEL CNG VEHICLE PARAMETER IDENTIFICATION DATA (PID), INPUTS AND OUTPUTS AS A DIAGNOSTIC AID FOR BI-FUEL VEHICLES. *TT
01932001-07-19. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY:BANJO HOUSING. A CONDITION MAY EXIST WHERE A DRIVELINE VIBRATION AND / OR A TRANSMISSION FLUID LEAK FROM THE EXTENSION HOUSING SEAL AREA MAY OCCUR ON SOME VEHICLES. THIS MAY BE CAUSED BY THE EXTENSION HOUSING BUSHING OR SEAL WALKING / SPINNING OUT DUE TO EXCESS DRIVESHAFT FLEXING DURING EXTENDED HIGH SPEED OPERATION. *TT
01472001-05-30. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE. SUBJECT REGARDING ENGINE OIL RECOMMENDATIONS FOR USE IN 2001 VEHICLES - SAE 5W-20 MOTOR OIL. *TT
01422001-05-30. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE. SOME VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT THE ENGINE OIL SENDING UNIT CONTACTING THE OIL DRIP SHIELD ATTACHED TO THE FRONT AXLE. *TT
01822001-05-22. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE. SOME BI-FUEL VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT A NO START CONDITION. *TT
143652001-04-18. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE:BELTS AND ASSOCIATED PULLEYS. THIS BULLETIN ADDRESSES CONCERNS A NOISE AT INTIAL ENGINE STARTUP WHEN COLD FROM THE ACCESSORY DRIVE BELT. *JB
00L072001-04-16. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:OTHER:LABELS. THIS BULLETIN INVOLVES FUEL DOOR LABEL APPLICATION / REPLACEMENT. *JB
011112001-04-03. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE. SOME VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT A WATER LEAK AROUND THE REAR (SLIDING) WINDOW. *TT
146092001-04-03. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE. SUBJECT REGARDING HIGH IDLE AND/OR CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CONDITION. *JB
002612001-03-13. Service bulletin. VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL. SOME VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH A 4.6L, 5.4L, OR 6.8L ENGINE MAY EXHIBIT A ROUGH IDLE / MISS AFTER START-UP IN COLD AMBIENT TEMPERATURES. *TT
0023102001-03-05. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:COOLING UNIT AND LINES. SUBJECT REGARDING CONTAMINATION FROM PRIOR TRANSMISSION CONCERNS OR EXCESS WEAR MAY BE TRAPPED IN THE TRANSMISSION FLUID COOLING SYSTEM. *TT
002392001-03-01. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. A CONDITION MAY EXIST WITH POSSIBLE ELECTRONC DAMAGE OCCURING TO THE COMPUVALVE FROM VOLTAGE SPIKES BETWEEN THE COMPUVALVE CONNECTIONS WHEN CONNECTING OR DISCONNECTING THE MAIN COMPUVALVE HARNESS C4025. *TT
002382001-03-01. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE. SOME VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT A NO CRANK / NO START CONDITION IN TEMPERATURES BELOW 12 DEGREES C (10 DEGREES F). *TT
98S142001-03-01. Service bulletin. WHEELS:LUGS/NUTS/BOLTS/STUDS. SAFETY RECALL UPDATE TO REPLACE LOCKING LUG NUTS. *TT
46352001-02-08. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE. COLD ENGINE KNOCK. *TT
0903082001-02-06. Service bulletin. UNKNOWN OR OTHER. MIL LIGHT ON WITH EVAPORATIVE DTC P0442, P0455
9851852001-01-29. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE. COLD START ENGINE NOISE
122722001-01-18. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE. SOME VEHICLES BUILT WITH THE 4.2L ENGINE THAT ARE OPERATING IN MEXICO MAY EXHIBIT A BACKFIRE CONCERN. *TT
122082001-01-16. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. SOME TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION (DOT) TRUCKS MAY ENCOUNTER A RADIO FREQUENCY INTERFERENCE (RFI) CONDITION WHEN USING HAND HELD TWO-WAY RADIOS IN THE RANGE OF 47.18 MHZ. *TT
53562001-01-16. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE. SOME VEHICLES BUILT WITH THE 4.2L ENGINE THAT ARE OPERATING IN MEXICO MAY EXHIBIT A BACKFIRE CONCERN. *TT

The summaries are NHTSA's. Each bulletin's page links NHTSA's copy of the manufacturer's document.