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Ford E-150 1998technical service bulletin

Bulletin BC5227961001 · NHTSA communication 50502 · issued Oct 1, 1996

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Air Bags
component
1998
model years
1
vehicle entries

Official summary

Information for air bag dtc b1813 observe the air bag lamp flash out code & perform the appropriate pinpoint test for the flash out code. *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.