Ford E Series 1992–2002 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin 16040 · NHTSA communication 636235 · issued Jul 1, 2002
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Steering
component
1992–2002
model years
36
vehicle entries
Official summary
Experiencing a clicking / popping noise from the upper steering column area when turning the steering wheel. *tt
Vehicles covered
- 1992 Ford E Series
- 1993 Ford E Series
- 1994 Ford E Series
- 1995 Ford E Series
- 1996 Ford E Series
- 1997 Ford E Series
- 1998 Ford E Series
- 1999 Ford E Series
- 2000 Ford E Series
- 2001 Ford E Series
- 2002 Ford E Series
- 1995 Ford Explorer
- 1996 Ford Explorer
- 1997 Ford Explorer
- 1999 Ford Explorer
- 2000 Ford Explorer
- 2001 Ford Explorer
- 2001 Ford Explorer Sport
- 2002 Ford Explorer Sport
- 2001 Ford Explorer Sport Trac
- 2002 Ford Explorer Sport Trac
- 1995 Ford Ranger
- 1996 Ford Ranger
- 1997 Ford Ranger
- 1998 Ford Ranger
- 1999 Ford Ranger
- 2000 Ford Ranger
- 2001 Ford Ranger
- 2002 Ford Ranger
- 1995 Mercury Mountaineer
- 1996 Mercury Mountaineer
- 1997 Mercury Mountaineer
- 1998 Mercury Mountaineer
- 1999 Mercury Mountaineer
- 2000 Mercury Mountaineer
- 2001 Mercury Mountaineer
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.