Ford Freestar 2004–2005 — technical service bulletin

Bulletin 0598 · NHTSA communication 10017552 · issued Jan 1, 2005

Technical service bulletin

communication type

Power Train

component

2004–2005

model years

vehicle entries

Official summary

A broken outer c/v joint on vehicles built before 5/1/2005. *tt

Vehicles covered

2004 Ford Freestar
2005 Ford Freestar
2004 Mercury Monterey
2005 Mercury Monterey

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.