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Ford Freestar 1999–2005technical service bulletin

Bulletin 17277 · NHTSA communication 10004921 · issued Aug 1, 2004

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Electrical System
component
1999–2005
model years
9
vehicle entries

Official summary

Beeping sound from the instrument panel when driving at/over 75 mph, traction control off indicator illuminate when vehicle is not equipped with traction control, and/or diagnostic trouble code b2477 (module configuration failure) stored in the instrument cluster module (icm). *tt this information dated 10/01/2003 has been updated to include 2005 monterey. *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.