Ford E Series 1999–2003 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin 16403 · NHTSA communication 10008334 · issued Nov 1, 2002
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Engine and Engine Cooling
component
1999–2003
model years
40
vehicle entries
Official summary
Engine-light tick or rattle type noise from engine after cold start. *mj
Vehicles covered
- 1999 Ford E Series
- 2000 Ford E Series
- 2001 Ford E Series
- 2002 Ford E Series
- 2003 Ford E Series
- 2001 Ford Excursion
- 2002 Ford Excursion
- 2003 Ford Excursion
- 1999 Ford Expedition
- 2000 Ford Expedition
- 2001 Ford Expedition
- 2002 Ford Expedition
- 2003 Ford Expedition
- 1999 Ford F-250
- 2000 Ford F-250
- 2001 Ford F-250
- 2002 Ford F-250
- 2003 Ford F-250
- 1999 Ford F-350
- 2000 Ford F-350
- 2001 Ford F-350
- 2002 Ford F-350
- 2003 Ford F-350
- 1999 Ford F-450 SD
- 2000 Ford F-450 SD
- 2001 Ford F-450 SD
- 2002 Ford F-450 SD
- 2003 Ford F-450 SD
- 1999 Ford F-550 SD
- 2000 Ford F-550 SD
- 2001 Ford F-550 SD
- 2002 Ford F-550 SD
- 2003 Ford F-550 SD
- 1999 Ford Navigator
- 2000 Ford Navigator
- 2001 Ford Navigator
- 2002 Ford Navigator
- 2003 Ford Navigator
- 2002 Lincoln Blackwood
- 2003 Lincoln Blackwood
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.