Ford E-250 1992–2004 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin DOR-X8B9R-11 · NHTSA communication 10148820 · issued Apr 6, 2018
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Steering
component
1992–2004
model years
38
vehicle entries
Official summary
This SKU is a front upper ball joint. The Customer communication requested return of unsold inventory to inspect for ball studs with excessive rotational friction in the ball joint assembly. Excessive friction in the ball joint assembly may cause a perceptible increase in steering effort.
Vehicles covered
- 1992 Ford E-250
- 1993 Ford E-250
- 1994 Ford E-250
- 1995 Ford E-250
- 1996 Ford E-250
- 1997 Ford E-250
- 1998 Ford E-250
- 1999 Ford E-250
- 2000 Ford E-250
- 2001 Ford E-250
- 2002 Ford E-250
- 2003 Ford E-250
- 2004 Ford E-250
- 1992 Ford E-350
- 1993 Ford E-350
- 1994 Ford E-350
- 1995 Ford E-350
- 1996 Ford E-350
- 1997 Ford E-350
- 1998 Ford E-350
- 1999 Ford E-350
- 2000 Ford E-350
- 2001 Ford E-350
- 2002 Ford E-350
- 2003 Ford E-350
- 2004 Ford E-350
- 1992 Ford Econoline
- 1993 Ford Econoline
- 1994 Ford Econoline
- 1995 Ford Econoline
- 1996 Ford Econoline
- 1997 Ford Econoline
- 1998 Ford Econoline
- 1999 Ford Econoline
- 2000 Ford Econoline
- 2001 Ford Econoline
- 2002 Ford Econoline
- 2003 Ford Econoline
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.