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Ford Excursion 1999–2006technical service bulletin

Bulletin 05174 · NHTSA communication 10018067 · issued Oct 7, 2005

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Visibility
component
1999–2006
model years
54
vehicle entries

Official summary

Vacuum pump inoperative or runs continuously - climate control defaults to defrost mode. *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.