Ford Crown Victoria 2005–2011 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin RP-13-R-01 · NHTSA communication 10054006 · issued Oct 2, 2013
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Steering
component
2005–2011
model years
15
vehicle entries
Official summary
Ford: swing link joints on lower intermediate steering shaft, has corrosion, and combined with collapsed upper intermediate steering shaft, on some vehicles, causes steering column to separate, leading to steering control loss. Model 2005-2011 crown victoria, grand marquis, town car. *pe
Vehicles covered
- 2005 Ford Crown Victoria
- 2006 Ford Crown Victoria
- 2007 Ford Crown Victoria
- 2008 Ford Crown Victoria
- 2009 Ford Crown Victoria
- 2010 Ford Crown Victoria
- 2011 Ford Crown Victoria
- 2007 Ford Grand Marquis
- 2005 Lincoln Town Car
- 2006 Lincoln Town Car
- 2007 Lincoln Town Car
- 2008 Lincoln Town Car
- 2009 Lincoln Town Car
- 2010 Lincoln Town Car
- 2011 Lincoln Town Car
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.