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Ford F-150 2004–2005technical service bulletin

Bulletin 04B23 · NHTSA communication 10012943 · issued Dec 7, 2005

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Structure
component
2004–2005
model years
2
vehicle entries

Official summary

An aluminum-backed butyl pad may have been added to the inside surface of the right hand side box outer panel in front of the tail lamp. Customer satisfaction program 04b23. Butyl pad removal. *tt supplement #1. *tt supplement #2. *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.