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Ford F-250 SD 1999technical service bulletin

Bulletin 12177 · NHTSA communication 613230 · issued Nov 1, 1998

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Equipment
component
1999
model years
2
vehicle entries

Official summary

The 1999 f-250/f-350 super duty owner guide states on pages 31,35,41 and 52 that your vehicle is equiped with a delayed accessdory feature, this feature enables the audio playing media to continue playing up to 10 minutes after the ignition has been turned off, or until a door is opened.

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.