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Ford F-150 1999technical service bulletin

Bulletin 12253 · NHTSA communication 615510 · issued Dec 1, 1998

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

Official summary

Effective january 4, 1999 certain vehicles built with throw-in-mats will be built with the deltar clip attachment as a means of attachment to the floor. *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.