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Ford Crown Victoria 2005–2011technical service bulletin

Bulletin RP-13-R-01 · NHTSA communication 10054006 · issued Oct 2, 2013

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Steering
component
2005–2011
model years
15
vehicle entries

Official summary

Ford: swing link joints on lower intermediate steering shaft, has corrosion, and combined with collapsed upper intermediate steering shaft, on some vehicles, causes steering column to separate, leading to steering control loss. Model 2005-2011 crown victoria, grand marquis, town car. *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.