Ford Freestar 2004–2005 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin 04229 · NHTSA communication 10013404 · issued Nov 15, 2004
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Structure
component
2004–2005
model years
4
vehicle entries
Official summary
Access door wraped or breaking off from the underside of the steering wheel shrod. *eh
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.