Ford F-150 1997–1998 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin 98-4717 · NHTSA communication 607127 · issued Sep 1, 1998
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Structure
component
1997–1998
model years
4
vehicle entries
Official summary
Vehicles exhibit cracks in door sheet metal at lower rear of the window opening near belt molding. *ak
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.