F 150 2WD V6-3.5L Turbo (2011)
Frame Members - Bed Attachment Bracket
WARNING: Never install used or reconditioned parts (as specified below) from pre-owned, salvaged or damaged vehicles. The use of such
parts could lead to serious injury.
Never use non-Ford parts or accessories for completing repairs.
Ford Motor Company does not approve or recognize body and structural repair procedures, tools, parts or anything but new genuine Ford
equipment. Ford cannot attest to the safety, quality, durability or legality of non-Ford parts or accessories. Use of such parts could lead to
serious personal injury as they may contain damage which is not visible.
Ford does not approve use of the following:
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Salvaged or used parts
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Major body clips or assemblies from salvage vehicles
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Aftermarket structural or body components
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Salvaged or reconditioned wheels
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Used supplemental restraint system (SRS) components
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air bags
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restraint system modules
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safety belts, buckles or retractors
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crash sensors
Returning a vehicle to pre-accident condition can only be assured if repair procedures are carried out by skilled technicians using new genuine
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validated by Ford Motor Company engineers.
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body panels) carried out using non-genuine Ford Motor Company parts or non-Ford-approved methods. In particular, Ford makes no
representations that the vehicle will meet any crash safety or anti-corrosion performance requirement. Such parts and methods have not been
tested by Ford, and may not meet Ford's requirements for safety, performance, strength, quality, durability and corrosion protection.
Ford Motor Company bears no responsibility or liability of any kind if repairs are performed using alternative structural component repair
procedures and/or parts.
1. Remove the rear tailgate assembly and complete pickup bed assembly.
2. Cover the evaporative emissions fuel line, tie back the fuel filler tube and any wire harnesses from the repair area.
3. Grind the welds that retain the attachment bracket and remove the forward bed-to-frame retention bracket from the frame.
