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Ford Excursion 2000–2002technical service bulletin

Bulletin 16187 · NHTSA communication 10008595 · issued Sep 1, 2002

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Structure
component
2000–2002
model years
3
vehicle entries

Official summary

Roof paint scratching from luggage rack crossbars. *mj

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.