Ford F-150 1997–2003 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin 16969 · NHTSA communication 10003845 · issued Jul 1, 2003
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Exterior Lighting
component
1997–2003
model years
7
vehicle entries
Official summary
Damaged rear license plate lamps due to rocks and/or gravel hitting the lamp assemblies. *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.