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Ford F-250 SD 1999–2000technical service bulletin

Bulletin 13455 · NHTSA communication 614623 · issued Nov 1, 1999

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Power Train
component
1999–2000
model years
8
vehicle entries

Official summary

Some vehicles with a manual transmission may exhibit a pilot bearing concern. Some dealers are replacing the current pilot bearing with an aftermarket sealed ball bearing. *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.