Ford E Series 1992–2004 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin 17254 · NHTSA communication 10004908 · issued Oct 1, 2003
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Steering
component
1992–2004
model years
28
vehicle entries
Official summary
Clicking/popping noise from upper steering column area when turning. 2004 e series and explorer sport trac also included. *tt
Vehicles covered
- 1992 Ford E Series
- 1993 Ford E Series
- 1994 Ford E Series
- 1995 Ford E Series
- 1996 Ford E Series
- 1997 Ford E Series
- 1998 Ford E Series
- 1999 Ford E Series
- 2000 Ford E Series
- 2001 Ford E Series
- 2002 Ford E Series
- 2003 Ford E Series
- 2001 Ford Explorer Sport
- 2002 Ford Explorer Sport
- 2003 Ford Explorer Sport
- 2001 Ford Explorer Sport Trac
- 2002 Ford Explorer Sport Trac
- 2003 Ford Explorer Sport Trac
- 1995 Ford Ranger
- 1996 Ford Ranger
- 1997 Ford Ranger
- 1998 Ford Ranger
- 1999 Ford Ranger
- 2000 Ford Ranger
- 2001 Ford Ranger
- 2002 Ford Ranger
- 2003 Ford Ranger
- 2004 Ford Ranger
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.