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Ford F-150 1997–1998technical service bulletin

Bulletin 99144 · NHTSA communication 608420 · issued Jul 12, 1999

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Equipment
component
1997–1998
model years
2
vehicle entries

Official summary

Vehicles may experience a moaning noise heard at approximately 1100 rpm with the a/c compressor engaged. *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.