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Service bulletin 16879

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 id10002597
Published by NHTSA2003-09-08
Manufacturer's number16879
Manufacturer's date2003-06-01
NHTSA componentSERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

NHTSA's summary

SQUEALING NOISE FROM THE FRONT BRAKES WHEN THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED. THE NOISE USUALLY OCCURS WITH LIGHT BRAKE PEDAL PRESSURE AND GOES AWAY WITH MORE PRESSURE. 2004 EXPLORER SPORT TRAC INCLUDED. *TT

The document

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Components

Brakes

Vehicles listed
FORD EXPLORER SPORT2003
FORD EXPLORER SPORT TRAC2003

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

Other bulletins for the same vehicles and component
164372004-07-28. Service bulletin. DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODE (DTC) C1233 & C1234 - REPLACE ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM EUC. *MJ
164152004-07-28. Service bulletin. REAR BRAKE ROTOR RUBS ON BACKING PLATE / CONTACT REQUEST. *MJ
172312003-11-18. Service bulletin. ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM (ABS) LIGHT FLASHING WITH DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODE (DTC) B2477 AFTER REPLACEMENT OF THE ABS MODULE. *TT
171662003-11-17. Service bulletin. SQUEALING NOISE FROM THE FRONT BRAKES WHEN APPLIED. 2004 SPORT TRAC INCLUDED. *TT