Ford F-350 1999–2002 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin 03163 · NHTSA communication 10003117 · issued Aug 18, 2003
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Power Train
component
1999–2002
model years
4
vehicle entries
Official summary
Some vehicles equipped with the dual rear wheel (drw) rear axle may exhibit a tactile popping or audible chattering noise. This popping noise/feel results from the clutch plates and discs (in the limited slip differential case) sticking and then slipping. *tt
Vehicles covered
What a TSB means. Technical service bulletins are repair guidance manufacturers send to dealers — they are not recalls, and repairs are not automatically free (warranty extensions are an exception worth checking). The full document is available via NHTSA’s vehicle lookup.