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Ford F-150 2003technical service bulletin

Bulletin 03B08 · NHTSA communication 10003473 · issued Jul 1, 2003

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Steering
component
2003
model years
1
vehicle entries

Official summary

The pitman arm retaining nub may not be tightened to specifications. This could result in customer complaints of a noise or vibration. Ford is providing a no-charge customer satisfaction program , #03b08, to tighten the pitman arm nut to the proper torque. *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.