Ford Windstar 1998–2003 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin TSB-14-0146 · NHTSA communication 10056623 · issued Aug 11, 2014
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Suspension
component
1998–2003
model years
6
vehicle entries
Official summary
Ford: on some minivans, rear axle will fracture, in high corrosion area, after operating for an extended time period, and vehicle handling ability will be affected. Model 1998-2003 windstar. *pe
Vehicles covered
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.