Ford Crown Victoria 2005–2011 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin RP-13R01 · NHTSA communication 10054924 · issued Sep 16, 2014
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Steering
component
2005–2011
model years
21
vehicle entries
Official summary
Ford: the lower intermediate steering shaft, has corrosion of swing link joints, combined with collapsed upper intermediate steering shaft, resulting in steering column separation and loss of steering control. Model 2005-2011 crown victoria, grand marquis, town car. *pe updated 04/23/14 *lj updated 07/10/15 *ta updated 7/15/15 *ta
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
- 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
- 2005 Mercury Grand Marquis
- 2006 Mercury Grand Marquis
- 2007 Mercury Grand Marquis
- 2008 Mercury Grand Marquis
- 2009 Mercury Grand Marquis
- 2010 Mercury Grand Marquis
- 2011 Mercury Grand Marquis
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.