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Ford F-150 1997–1998technical service bulletin

Bulletin 12208 · NHTSA communication 615470 · issued Dec 1, 1998

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Electrical System
component
1997–1998
model years
4
vehicle entries

Official summary

Some texas department of transportation (dot) trucks may encounter a radio frequency interference (rfi) condition when using hand held two-way radios in the range of 47.18 mhz. *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.