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Ford F Series 1999technical service bulletin

Bulletin 12231 · NHTSA communication 615492 · issued Dec 1, 1998

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Unknown / Other
component
1999
model years
1
vehicle entries

Official summary

On some super duty vehicles, the cupholder may not fully retract into the cupholder instrument panel opening, not allowing the cupholder finish panel to fit flush with the instrument panel. *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.