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Service bulletin 16697

A bulletin is a manufacturer's communication to its dealers, as NHTSA indexes it. The summary is NHTSA's. The document is the manufacturer's: read it at NHTSA. A bulletin is not a recall, and listing a model year does not mean every vehicle of it is concerned.

The communication, as NHTSA indexes it (as of 2026-10-19)
TypeService bulletin
NHTSA id10001943
Published by NHTSA2003-07-28
Manufacturer's number16697
Manufacturer's date2003-03-01
NHTSA componentENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE; EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS

NHTSA's summary

EXHAUST AIR RUSH NOISE AND LOWER POWER. *TT *JB

The document

No address for NHTSA's copy can be built for this communication. Ask the dealer for it by the manufacturer's number.

Components

Engine, Lighting, Headlights

Vehicles listed
FORD CROWN VICTORIA2003
FORD ECONOLINE1995 to 2003
FORD EXCURSION2000, 2001, 2002, 2003
FORD F SUPER DUTY1994, 1995, 1996, 1997
FORD F SUPER DUTY1998 to 2002

Listing a model year does not mean every vehicle of it is concerned: the document says which.

Recalls for the same vehicles and component
15V8610002015-12-22. EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS
01V0750002001-03-12. EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS:SWITCH

A recall listed here may apply to some of the same vehicles. Only the manufacturer can say whether it applies to one vehicle.

Other bulletins for the same vehicles and component
06N052006-03-14. Service bulletin. CUSTOMER SATISFACTION PROGRAM 06N05. CERTAIN VEHICLES EXTENDED WARRANTY - HEADLAMP SWITCH KNOB MAY FRACTURE OR FALL OFF THE HEADLAMP SWITCH. *TT HEADLAMP KNOB SWITCH - SERVICE TIP. *TT
031932003-11-15. Service bulletin. EXCESSIVE MOISTURE IN THE HEADLAMP ASSEMBLY. *TT
166982003-07-28. Service bulletin. ERRATIC HEADLAMP OPERATION IN AUTOLAMP MODE. *TT *JB
158022002-12-02. Service bulletin. ON SOME VEHICLES THE HEADLAMPS REMAIN ILLUMINATED WHEN WIPERS ARE ACTIVATED AND THEN DEACTIVATED. *TT
99B192000-02-09. Service bulletin. OWNER NOTIFICATION PROGRAM FOR HEADLAMP SWITCH REPLACEMENT. *TT
97781997-07-17. Service bulletin. HEADLAMP- HEADLAMP HOUSING MELTS- AMBULANCE AND EMERGENCY VEHICLES ONLY. *JD