Ford F-150 1997–1999 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin 7821 · NHTSA communication 612212 · issued Jan 1, 2000
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Structure
component
1997–1999
model years
6
vehicle entries
Official summary
Cracks in the door sheet metal at the lower rear of the window opening near the belt molding.
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.