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Ford Flex 2008–2009technical service bulletin

Bulletin RFI20210317_810- · NHTSA communication 10190489 · issued Mar 17, 2021

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Suspension
component
2008–2009
model years
3
vehicle entries

Official summary

This SKU is a Control Arm. The customer communication requested return of unsold inventory to inspect the bushing orientation. If the bushing orientation is incorrect, it will prevent installation of the product. If the problem is not corrected, the product will be unusable.

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.