Friday, August 7, 2026
RecallGazette

Vehicle problems, recalls & safety intelligence

Ford Taurus 2008technical service bulletin

Bulletin SI-20016 · NHTSA communication 10032237 · issued Oct 1, 2007

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Suspension
component
2008
model years
3
vehicle entries

Official summary

Ford/mercury: vehicles may exhibit a non-metallic rubbery grunt from the front end at low speeds, most noticeably while turning into/out of a driveway. Engineering is aware of this concern and is investigating. *pe

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.