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Ford Excursion 1999–2004technical service bulletin

Bulletin 18223 · NHTSA communication 10010734 · issued Oct 1, 2004

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Service Brakes, Hydraulic
component
1999–2004
model years
40
vehicle entries

Official summary

Vacuum pump inoperative or runs continuously - climate control defaults to defrost. Oasis. To also include 2005 super duty f-series, excursion, and f650/750. *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.