Ford Expedition 1997–2004 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin 17459 · NHTSA communication 10007316 · issued Jan 1, 2004
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Interior Lighting
component
1997–2004
model years
16
vehicle entries
Official summary
Courtesy rail lamps do not operate correctly or cause a battery draw. *tt
Vehicles covered
- 1997 Ford Expedition
- 1998 Ford Expedition
- 1999 Ford Expedition
- 2000 Ford Expedition
- 2001 Ford Expedition
- 2002 Ford Expedition
- 2003 Ford Expedition
- 2004 Ford Expedition
- 1997 Lincoln Navigator
- 1998 Lincoln Navigator
- 1999 Lincoln Navigator
- 2000 Lincoln Navigator
- 2001 Lincoln Navigator
- 2002 Lincoln Navigator
- 2003 Lincoln Navigator
- 2004 Lincoln Navigator
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.