Ford Escape 2005–2006 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin 05172 · NHTSA communication 10018068 · issued Oct 7, 2005
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Steering
component
2005–2006
model years
4
vehicle entries
Official summary
Steering clunk/rattle noise - vehicles built 3/29/2005 to 4/4/2005. *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.