What 323 owners told NHTSA about the 2012 Ford F-250 Supercab

AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS WHEN GOING AROUND A CURVE THE VEHICLE BEGAN SHAKING VIOLENTLY. FORD DEALER REPLACED THE DAMPER ASSEMBLY, FRONT SUSPENSION ARM BUSHING, INSTALLED 1 DEGREE ADJUSTERS, REPLACED THE TRACK BAR BUSHING, AND DID A FRONT END ALIGNMENT. TEN MONTHS LATER I EXPERIENCED A SIMILAR VIOLENT SHAKING WHEN GOING OVER BUMPS AT 75 MPH. THIS HAPPENED 3 TIMES IN A 2 DAY PERIOD. THE SHAKING WOULD ONLY SUBSIDE AFTER SLOWING DOWN TO LESS THAN 15 MPH. MANY OTHER F250 OWNERS HAVE EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEM. THE SHAKING IS SO VIOLENT IS COULD EASILY CAUSE LOSS OF CONTROL AND AN ACCIDENT. THIS VEHICLE IS UNSAFE.

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WHILE DRIVE MY 2012 FORD F-250 AT SPEEDS OF 65+, THE STEERING WHEEL START TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY AFTER DRIVING OVER A BUMP IN THE ROAD. I HAVE RESEARCHED THIS AND FOUND IT IS COMMONLY KNOWN AS A DEATH WOBBLE. THE VIDEOS FOUND ON YOUTUBE REPLICATE IT CORRECTLY. I'M NOT SURE WHAT OTHER DAMAGE IT MAY HAVE CAUSED TO MY TRUCK. IT HAS BEEN HAPPENING SINCE I BOUGHT THE TRUCK. I'VE BOUGHT AN ADJUSTABLE TRACK BAR AND TRIED MANY DIFFERENT TIRES COMBINATIONS. I HAVE NOT FOUND A SOLUTION.

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MY 2012 F250 STARTED HAVING A DEATH WOBBLE IN JULY OF 2020. I HAD A FORD DEALERSHIP IN SNYDER TX REPLACE MY STEERING DAMPENER IN AUG OF 2020. THE PROBLEM JUST STARTED AGAIN OCTOBER 13. THE TRUCK ONLY HAS 140000 MILES ON IT. THE DEALERSHIP IN SNYDER TX SAID THAT THE FRONT END COMPONENTS ARE IN GREAT SHAPE AND SAID THAT THE DAMPENER SHOULD FIX THE PROBLEM. IT HAS NOT. THIS WOBBLE HAPPENS AT HWY SPEEDS . I HAVE TO BREAK HARD TO TRY AND SLOW IT DOWN AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.

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WHILE TRAVELING AT FREEWAY SPEEDS AND HITTING A BUMP, POTHOLE OR EXPANSION JOINT THE FRONT END DEVELOPS A HORRIBLE WOBBLE AND IS VERY HARD TO CONTROL UNTIL I CAN GET THE SPEED BELOW 35 MPH. I AM AWARE THERE IS A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT AGAINST FORD MOTOR COMPANY BECAUSE OF THIS ISSUE. THIS HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES BEFORE AND AFTER WORK HAS BEEN DONE TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM.

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FORD REFERS TO THE ISSUE AS A STEERING ISOLATION PROBLEM. THE PUBLIC CALLS IT THE "DEATH WOBBLE." AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, CERTAIN BUMPS WILL SET OFF A RESONANCE IN THE FRONT AXLE AND STEERING SYSTEM THAT MAKES THE VEHICLE EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO CONTROL AS THE STEERING WHEEL SHAKES VIOLENTLY AND THE FRONT WHEELS OSCILLATE HORIZONTALLY. THIS HAS HAPPEND ABOUT A DOZEN TIMES OVER THE PAST TWO YEARS AND CONTINUES TO HAPPEN EVENTHOUGH I HAVE PAID THE DEALER FOR EXPENSIVE REPAIRS THAT WERE SUPPOSED RESOLVE THE ISSUE. FORD REFUSES TO ADDRESS THE ISSUE IN A MANNER THAT WILL RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. THEREFORE, I HAVE A VEHICLE THAT IS DANGEROUS TO DRIVE.

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I HAVE A 2012 FORD F-250 WITH 185K MILES. I WAS DRIVING ALONG LA 23 AT ABOUT 65 MPH IN LOUISIANA WHEN I CROSSED A BRIDGE, PASSING OVER WHERE THE HIGHWAY MEETS THE BRIDGE WHEN MY STEERING WHEEL BEGAN TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY AND LOST ABILITY TO MANEUVER THE TRUCK. I SLOWED DOWN TO 10 MPH IN THE RIGHT LANE WHERE THE SHAKE DIMINISHED. EXPERIENCED THIS APPROXIMATELY FIVE MORE TIMES RECORDING THE SHAKE ON MY PHONE, I SEARCHED THE INTERNET WHEN I GOT HOME AND DISCOVERED THE TERM "DEATH WOBBLE" OCCURRING AT SPEEDS BETWEEN 55-70. MY TRUCK BEGINS TO WOBBLE VIOLENTLY WHEN I HIT A BUMP OR JOIST IN THE INTERSTATE. REQUIRES ME TO SLOW DOWN TO APP 10MPH ON THE SIDE OF THE INTERSTATE TO MAKE IT GO AWAY. DEATH WOBBLE BEGAN TO OCCUR ON THURSDAY, 17 SEP WHILE TRAVELING FOR WORK AND I HAD TO DRIVE LESS THAN 50 MPH THE REMAINDER OF MY WAY HOME. I TOOK THE TRUCK TO THE NEAREST FORD DEALERSHIP ON FRIDAY MORNING TO ADDRESS AND FIX THE PROBLEM WHERE THEY REPLACED NUMEROUS FRONT END PARTS TO THE TUNE OF $2100.00. PICKED THE TRUCK TOP ON A SATURDAY MORNING AND BY MONDAY AFTERNOON THE WOBBLE OCCURED AGAIN TRAVELING ON I-12 AT 65 MPH NEAR MANDEVILLE, LA. I HAD TO PROCEED 50 MPH HOME WHERE I TOOK THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP IMMEDIATELY FOR FURTHER EVALUATION. TRUCK IS CURRENTLY AT THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP, SUPREME FORD, IN SLIDELL, LA FOR FURTHER EVALUATION. I HAVE SEVERAL VIDEOS CAPTURING THE WOBBLE BUT AM UNABLE TO UPLOAD TO THE WEBSITE.

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WHEN HITTING SPEEDS ABOVE 40 I GET EXCESSIVE BOUNCING AND WOBBLING TO THE POINT WHERE I CANNOT CONTROL THE VEHICLE AND I HAVE TO SLOW DOWN TO ABOUT 20 MILES AN HOUR OR LESS TO STOP THE WOBBLE IT IS SCARY AND I NO LONGER TAKE MY TRUCK ON THE HIGHWAY

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MY 2012 FORD F250 HAS EXPERIENCE THE REPORTED "DEATH WOBBLE" NUMEROUS TIMES. YOU ARE DRIVING ALONG AT FREEWAY SPEEDS (55-70 MPH) HIT ROUGH ROAD AND IT SUDDENLY STARTS A VIOLENT WOBBLE IN THE SUSPENSION. YOU HAVE TO SLOW DOWN TO ALMOST 35 MPH TO GET IT TO STOP (DANGEROUS WHEN ON THE FREEWAY). NOW IT HAS STARTED DOING IT ANYTIME I GO OVER 60 MPH. I HAVE PREVIOUSLY EXPERIENCED THIS AND TAKEN IT TO BOTH DEALERSHIPS AND TIRE STORES TRYING TO GET IT FIXED. I ONLY RECENTLY FOUND OUT THAT FORD HAS A RELATIVELY LONG HISTORY WITH THIS PROBLEM BUT DON'T SEEM TO ADMIT THAT IT IS A PROBLEM. I HAVE HAD REGULAR DEALER SERVICE FOR THE TRUCK DURING ITS ENTIRE LIFETIME. I STRONGLY BELIEVE FORD NEEDS TO STEP UP AND OFFER PROPER REPAIRS FOR THIS VERY DANGEROUS CONDITION.

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TRAVELING ON FLORIDA I 95 NORTH AT 74MPH MY FAMILY AND I WENT OVER A BRIDGE EXPANSION JOINT THAT WAS NO MORE THAN 1-1/2" DROP AND THE FRONT END OF MY TRUCK STARTED SHAKING SO VIOLENTLY THE STEERING WHEEL ALMOST WAS JERKED OUT OF MY HANDS. I HAD TO SLOW DOWN IN HEAVY TRAFFIC AND GET TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, THE VIOLENT SHIMMY STOPPED AS MY SPEED GOT DOWN TO 35MPH. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME WE EXPERIENCED THIS KIND OF REACTION GOING OVER A BUMP AT HWY. SPEEDS. THE FORD DEALER (SUNRISE FORD IN FORT PIERCE, FL.) CHANGED THE FRONT STEERING STABILIZER STRUT, STILL HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM 100MILES LATER. WE WERE TRAVELING ON A STRAIGHT SECTION OF THE INTERSTATE WHEN THIS HAPPENED. WE WERE IN THE MIDDLE LANE OF THE THREE LANE HWY.

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IT HAS HAPPENED TWICE AND NOW I AM TOO SCARED TO DRIVE IT. IT SHAKES VIOLENTLY AT 65 TO 75 MILES AN HOUR. TRUELY A DEATH SENTENCE TO DRIVE IT.FEELS LIKE BOTH FRONT TIRES BLOW OUT. I SLOW AND PULL TO SHOULDER AND NOTHING VISUALLY IS WRONG. I JUST RECENTLY TOOK TO FORD DEALER SHIP, THEY HAVE HAD IT FOR A WEEK WITH NO ANSWERS. SO HAVE YOU HEARD OF THIS?

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HAVING AN UNCONTROLABLESHAKE IN THE FRONT SUSPENSION. HAVE REPLACED STABILIZER BAR ONCE BUT CONTINUES HAVING SAME PROBLEM. HAVE RESEARCHED AND IS KNOWN AS "DEATH WOBBLE". STARTED HAPPENING AT AROUND 60,000 MILES. AM UP TO 135,000 MILES AND CONTINUES TO HAVE SAME PROBLEMS. IT TENDS TO HAPPEN AT HIGHER SPEEDS AND YOU HIT A PROBLEM SPOT IN ROAD. YOU CANNOT BRAKE JUST HAVE TO SLOW ON IT'S OWN BEFORE BECOMING MORE STATIONARY. WILL EVENTUALLY CAUSE ACCIDENT OR EVEN DEATH FOR OCCUPANTS AS WELL AS SURROUNDING VEHICLES

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WHEN YOUR DRIVING AROUND FIFTY MILES PER HOUR AND HIT A BUMP IT GOES INTO WHAT IS DESCRIBED AS THE DEATH WOBBLE THIS TRUCK HAS NEVER SEEN WINTER IT IS IN PERFECT CONDITION ONLY HAS 28 THOUSAND MILES I'M AN EX ASA MECHANIC SO I'M FAMILIAR WITH MECHANICS MY SON IN-LAW HAD A2011 SAME PROBLEM HE LIVED IN COLORADO AT THE TIME HE KEPT TAKING IT BACK TO A FORD DEALER THEY KEPT CHARGING HIM NEVER DID FIX IT 3000 DOLLARS LATER MY DAUGHTER MADE HIM SELL IT SHE WAS AFRAID TO DRIVE IT THIS IS REALLY RIDICULOUS THAT THEY DON'T STAND UP AND DO THE RIGHT THING

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MY TRUCK IS EXPERIENCING THE DEATH WOBBLE, THIS HAS HAPPENED MANY TIMES WITH ONE INCIDENT OF MY WIFE LOSING CONTROL. I TOOK THE TRUCK TO THE FORD DEALERSHIP AND THEY TOLD ME THAT I NEEDED NEW TIRES. I GOT NEW TIRES AND AN ALIGNMENT AND THE TRUCK HAD THE DEATH WOBBLE AGAIN. I TOOK THE TRUCK BACK TO FORD AND ALL THEY COULD TELL ME IS TO LOOK AT THE SERVICE ADVISORY AND DECIDE IF I WANTED TO PAY FOR THEM TO FIX THE PROBLEM. I ONLY HAD 50,000 MILES ONE THE TRUCK AND COULD NOT UNDERSTAND WHY I WOULD HAVE TO COME OUT OF POCKET FOR THIS ISSUE. THIS IS A VERY SERIOUS AND SCARY ISSUE THAT'S IS GOING TO END UP KILLING SOMEONE IF IT HASN'T ALREADY

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WHEN TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY AT ABOUT 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE BECAME ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO CONTROL, EXHIBITING VIOLENT SHAKING. I NOW KNOW THAT THIS IS KNOWN AS "DEATH WOBBLE". I NEEDED TO SLOW TO ABOUT 30 MPH WHILE FURIOUSLY GRIPPING THE STEERING WHEEL TO GET THE SHAKING TO STOP. THIS HAS HAPPENED 3 MORE TIMES IN THE PAST TWO MONTHS. THIS IS TERRIFYING. AFTER REPLACING THE TRACK BAR, BUSHINGS, STEERING STABILIZER 3 TIMES, TIE ROD ENDS AND ALIGNING' IT STILL IS HAPPENING. I HAD FORD DEALER INSPECT AND THEY ACTED AS IF THEY HAD NO KNOWLEDGE OF THIS PROBLEM. THEY SIMPLY WANTED TO REPLACE THE STEERING STABILIZER FOR A 4TH TIME. AFTER DOING RESEARCH, I NOW KNOW THAT THIS HAS BEEN AN ONGOING PROBLEM WITH FORD TRUCKS SINCE AT LEAST 2011 AND THERE IS NO WAY THAT THEY DID NOT KNOW ABOUT THIS. THERE IS A TSB #18-2268 ON THIS PROBLEM BUT MANY PEOPLE HAVE REPORTED THAT THIS DOES NOT FIX THE PROBLEM. MY RESEARCH SHOWS THAT A DUAL STEERING STABILIZER IS THE ONLY THING THAT WILL FIX THIS PROBLEM. THIS IS A PART THAT FORD DOES NOT MAKE AND MUST BE PURCHASED AS AFTER-MARKET FROM SOMEONE LIKE PMF, FOX, KELDERMAN OR PROCOMP. *TR

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DEATH WOBBLE! FOR THE PAST TWO YEARS, I HAVE BEEN FIGHTING THIS PHENOMENON BY CHANGING OUT SHOCKS, SWAY BARS, STEERING BOX ETC., THIS PAST SATURDAY, JUNE 6TH, WHILE ACCELERATING TO GET ON THE HIGHWAY, THE FRONT END WENT INTO A VIOLENT SHAKE (DEATH WOBBLE) WHERE I THOUGHT I WAS GOING TO LOOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. I SLAMMED ON THE BRAKES AND MOVED OFF THE ENTRANCE TO THE HIGHWAY FINALLY GETTING THE FRONT END UNDER CONTROL. FORD HAS BEEN UNRESPONSIVE WITH THE SERVICE MANAGER AT MY LOCAL DEALERSHIP SAYING EVEN HE CAN'T GET FORD TO HELP RESOLVE THIS PHENOMENON. *TR

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WHEN I'M DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD I IN MY 2012 F-250 I GET DEATH WOBBLE, THE FRONT TIRES START SHAKING LIKE CRAZY AND THE STEERING WHEEL AND WHOLE TRUCK SHAKES LIKE YOU CAN'T IMAGINE, IT STARTS AROUND 50MPH AND GETS REALLY BAD ABOUT 60-65MPH. I HAVE REPLACED BALL JOINTS,TIE RODS, SHOCKS, WHEEL BEARINGS, STEERING STABILIZER, U JOINTS AND TRACK BAR BUSHING, NONE OF IT FIXED IT. I CAN'T FIGURE OUT HOW TO FIX IT. IT ABOUT RUNS YOU OFF THE ROAD IT'S SO BAD SOMETIMES AND YOU HAVE NO CONTROL OF STEERING WHEEL.

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WHEN I HIT ABUMP IN THE ROAD STARTS SHAKING VIOLANTLY HAVE TO STOP NO MATTER ABOUGHT TRAFFIC. *TR

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TRUCK BEGAN SHAKING OCCASIONALLY BEFORE END OF WARRANTY. SOMETIMES FROM A NOTICEABLE BUMP SOMETIMES FOR NO CLEAR REASON. TOOK IT BACK TO DEALERSHIP SEVERAL TIMES PRIOR TO WARRANTY EXPIRATION BUT TOLD THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG. IT GOT WORSE TO THE POINT WE DID NOT DRIVE THE VEHICLE MUCH AS IT BECAME ALMOST UNCONTROLLABLE AND HAPPENS SEEMINGLY RANDOMLY. ONE TIME ON THE HIGHWAY IN TRAFFIC WITH OUR GRANDDAUGHTERS IT WAS ALL WE COULD DO TO GET IT OFF THE SIDE OF THE ROAD WITHOUT HITTING ANYONE. WE HAVE TAKEN THE TRUCK TO SEVERAL MECHANICS WHO HAVE REPLACED MOST OF THE FRONT SUSPENSION, BRAKES, AND NEW TIRES...AGAIN. WE HAVE PUT SEVERAL THOUSAND DOLLARS INTO REPAIRS WITH FORD UNWILLING OR UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE, REPAIR, OR EVEN ADMIT THIS IS A HUGE PROBLEM. UNSAFE FOR ANYONE. THESE ARE EXPENSIVE VEHICLES AND WE SHOULD NOT BE AFRAID TO USE THEM. HOW CAN YOU NOT ADMIT THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE BEFORE IT KILLS SOMEONE? SEE DEATH WOBBLE VIDEOS ONLINE. THE TRUCK SHAKES SO HARD ONE MECHANIC WHO TEST DROVE OURS WONDERED HOW ALL THE GLASS WASN'T BROKEN OUT OF IT. WE DO HAVE PROOF OF MULTIPLE REPAIRS TRYING TO MAKE THE TRUCK SAFE TO DRIVE AGAIN.

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EGR SISTEM FAILS TO SOON AND I HAVE DEAD WOBBLE FRONT SUSPENSION

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2012 F250 PURCHASED NEW AND NO MODIFICATIONS EVER. I HAVE ALWAYS RUN THE STOCK MICHELIN TIRES. BEGINNING IN OR ABOUT 2015 I HAVE EXPERIENCED A SEVERE STEERING WOBBLE WHEN DRIVING AT SPEEDS OVER 50 MPH WHEN AT LEAST ONE OF THE TIRES HITS A GROOVE, BUMP OR POTHOLE IN THE ROAD. THE ONLY WAY TO CONTROL THE VIOLENT SHAKING IS TO QUICKLY REDUCE THE SPEED AND PULLING ONTO THE SHOULDER.

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FORD F250 WITH DEATH WOBBLE. I HAVE REPLACED ALL FRONT END COMPONENTS $1,700 AND NEW TIRES $1,200 TIIRES REBALANCED AND ROTATED. 4 TIMES TO LOCAL DEALERSHIP BUT PROBLEM STILL CONTINUES. DO I HAVE TO DIE IN THE VEHICLE TO GET SOMEONES ATTENTION?

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SEVERE SHAKING IN FRONT END AROUND 60MPH. TRUCK BECOMES UNCONTROLLABLE AND VERY DANGEROUS. "DEATH SHUDDER"

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WHEN TRAVELING AT SPEEDS IN EXCESS OF 50 MILE AN HOUR THE VEHICLE IS SUBJECT TO DOING A DEATH WOBBLE WHEN CROSSING UNEVEN PAVEMENT OR HITTING BUMPS. THE VEHICLE SHAKES SO VIOLENTLY THAT IT BECOMES HARD TO CONTROL AND HAS TO COME TO A STOP TO REGAIN FULL CONTROL. I HAVE THIS NICE TRUCK THAT I HAVE TO AVOID INTERSTATE TRAVEL BECAUSE OF FEAR OF HURTING MYSELF OR SOMEONE ELSE. I HAVE HAD BEARINGS AND TRACK BAR REPLACED, HAD TRUCK REALIGNED AND TIRES BALANCED TO TRY TO FIX THE PROBLEM WITH NO LUCK. I'M GETTING READY TO PURCHASE A STEERING STABILIZER TO TRY BUT I'M RUNNING OUT OF OPTIONS AND MONEY TO SINK IN TRUCK BUT IT HAS TO BE FIXED. AFTER A LOT OF RESEARCH AND TALKING TO OTHERS WITH SIMILAR PROBLEM IT SOUNDS LIKE FORD NEEDS TO STEP UP AND HAVE A FIX FOR THE PROBLEM. THEY CHARGE PREMIUM PRICES FOR THEIR PRODUCTS BUT MINE HAS TO SET AT THE HOUSE OR TRAVEL BACK ROADS TO STAY SAFE. ANY HELP WOULD BE GREATLY APPRECIATED.

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MY TRUCK HAS THE DEATH WOBBLE I BROUGHT THIS ISSUE IN SEVERAL TIMES AT THIS TIME NO ONE COULD TELL ME WHAT THE ISSUES WAS OVER THE YEARS IT BECAME WORSE I FIXED SOME OF THE ISSUE AT MY OWN EXPENSE STILL HAVE ISSUES WORRIED I MAY DIE OR KILL SOMEONE ELSE WHEN THE WOBBLE OCCURS

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BETWEEN 55 AND 65 MPH WHEN YOU HIT A BUMP IN THE ROAD THE TRUCK BEGINS TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY AND YOU ALMOST LOOSE CONTROL. THE ONLY WAY TO RECOVER CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE IS TO SLOW DOWN TO ALMOST A STOP. IT IS CALLED THE DEATH WOBBLE. MY TRUCK IS STOCK FROM THE FACTORY AND ONLY HAS 56,00O MILES ON IT.

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