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Ford Expedition 2003technical service bulletin

Bulletin 16885 · NHTSA communication 10002602 · issued Jun 1, 2003

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Engine and Engine Cooling
component
2003
model years
1
vehicle entries

Official summary

Rapid rattle, buzz, flutter, or gurgle noise from the muffler. This condition is intermittent and occurs most predominantly when vehicle is warm, or under a light load, between 1500-2000 rpm. *tt

Vehicles covered

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.