Ford Crown Victoria 2001–2004 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin 03256 · NHTSA communication 10008278 · issued Dec 22, 2003
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Engine and Engine Cooling
component
2001–2004
model years
33
vehicle entries
Official summary
Engine-romeo built 4.6l 2v-tick noise from engine-engines built before 9/17/2003. *mj
Vehicles covered
- 2001 Ford Crown Victoria
- 2002 Ford Crown Victoria
- 2003 Ford Crown Victoria
- 2004 Ford Crown Victoria
- 2001 Ford E Series
- 2002 Ford E Series
- 2003 Ford E Series
- 2001 Ford Expedition
- 2002 Ford Expedition
- 2003 Ford Expedition
- 2004 Ford Expedition
- 2002 Ford Explorer
- 2003 Ford Explorer
- 2004 Ford Explorer
- 2001 Ford F-150
- 2002 Ford F-150
- 2003 Ford F-150
- 2004 Ford F-150
- 2001 Ford Mustang
- 2002 Ford Mustang
- 2003 Ford Mustang
- 2004 Ford Mustang
- 2001 Lincoln Town Car
- 2002 Lincoln Town Car
- 2003 Lincoln Town Car
- 2004 Lincoln Town Car
- 2001 Mercury Grand Marquis
- 2002 Mercury Grand Marquis
- 2003 Mercury Grand Marquis
- 2004 Mercury Grand Marquis
- 2002 Mercury Mountaineer
- 2003 Mercury Mountaineer
- 2004 Mercury Mountaineer
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.