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Ford Freestar 2004–2005technical service bulletin

Bulletin 18135 · NHTSA communication 10011336 · issued Sep 1, 2004

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Seats
component
2004–2005
model years
4
vehicle entries

Official summary

3rd row seat strap breaking (strap used for stowing or accessing the rear seat). *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.