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Ford Excursion 2003technical service bulletin

Bulletin 16801 · NHTSA communication 10002671 · issued Apr 1, 2003

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Steering
component
2003
model years
2
vehicle entries

Official summary

Power steering fluid leak at the two hose joints on the inlet side of the power steering cooler. *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.