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Ford F-150 1997–2000technical service bulletin

Bulletin 0193 · NHTSA communication 620156 · issued May 14, 2001

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Power Train
component
1997–2000
model years
8
vehicle entries

Official summary

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

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.