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Ford E-450 1996–1999technical service bulletin

Bulletin 6599 · NHTSA communication 610702 · issued Jul 1, 1999

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Power Train
component
1996–1999
model years
12
vehicle entries

Official summary

Some vehicles with model 80 rear axles only may exhibit a concern with the amount of sound, whine produced above 35 mph.

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.