Ford Escape 1999–2005 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin 0471 · NHTSA communication 10008201 · issued Dec 31, 2004
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Electrical System
component
1999–2005
model years
58
vehicle entries
Official summary
Warning indicators-parking aid-reverse sensing system (rss) and forward sensing system (fss)-false activation of warning tone-service tips. *mj update. *tt
Vehicles covered
- 2003 Ford Escape
- 2004 Ford Escape
- 2005 Ford Escape
- 2000 Ford Excursion
- 2001 Ford Excursion
- 2002 Ford Excursion
- 2003 Ford Excursion
- 2004 Ford Excursion
- 2000 Ford Expedition
- 2001 Ford Expedition
- 2002 Ford Expedition
- 2003 Ford Expedition
- 2004 Ford Expedition
- 1999 Ford Explorer
- 2000 Ford Explorer
- 2001 Ford Explorer
- 2002 Ford Explorer
- 2003 Ford Explorer
- 2004 Ford Explorer
- 2004 Ford F-150
- 2001 Ford F-250
- 2002 Ford F-250
- 2003 Ford F-250
- 2004 Ford F-250
- 2001 Ford F-350
- 2002 Ford F-350
- 2003 Ford F-350
- 2004 Ford F-350
- 2001 Ford F-450 SD
- 2002 Ford F-450 SD
- 2003 Ford F-450 SD
- 2004 Ford F-450 SD
- 2001 Ford F-550 SD
- 2002 Ford F-550 SD
- 2003 Ford F-550 SD
- 2004 Ford F-550 SD
- 2004 Ford Freestar
- 1999 Ford Windstar
- 2000 Ford Windstar
- 2001 Ford Windstar
- 2002 Ford Windstar
- 2003 Ford Windstar
- 2003 Lincoln Aviator
- 2004 Lincoln Aviator
- 2002 Lincoln Blackwood
- 2003 Lincoln Blackwood
- 2000 Lincoln Navigator
- 2001 Lincoln Navigator
- 2002 Lincoln Navigator
- 2003 Lincoln Navigator
- 2004 Lincoln Navigator
- 2004 Mercury Monterey
- 1999 Mercury Mountaineer
- 2000 Mercury Mountaineer
- 2001 Mercury Mountaineer
- 2002 Mercury Mountaineer
- 2003 Mercury Mountaineer
- 2004 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.