Ford E-150 1998 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin BC5198961001 · NHTSA communication 50475 · issued Oct 1, 1996
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Suspension
component
1998
model years
1
vehicle entries
Official summary
Improved rear shock absorbers for customers who may experience a low tone rattling noise or whoosh sound from the rear of the vehicle while traveling less than 25 mph & going over small to moderate bumps. *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.