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Ford Freestar 2004–2005technical service bulletin

Bulletin 0598 · NHTSA communication 10017552 · issued Jan 1, 2005

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Power Train
component
2004–2005
model years
4
vehicle entries

Official summary

A broken outer c/v joint on vehicles built before 5/1/2005. *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.