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Service bulletin 16859

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 id10004883
Published by NHTSA2004-01-13
Manufacturer's number16859
Manufacturer's date2003-10-30
NHTSA componentENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE:TURBO/SUPERCHARGER

NHTSA's summary

SOME VEHICLES BUILT AFTER 12/7/1998 EQUIPPED WITH A 7.3L DIT ENGINE MAY EXHIBIT A HOOT OR HOWLING NOISE FROM THE TURBOCHARGER. 2003 SUPER DUTY F SERIES ALSO INCLUDED. *TT

The document

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Components

Engine, Turbocharger or supercharger

Vehicles listed
FORD EXCURSION1999
FORD EXCURSION2000, 2001, 2002, 2003
FORD SUPER DUTY F SERIES1999 to 2002

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
TSB-08-16-132009-05-20. Service bulletin. FORD: SOME VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH 6.0L DIESEL ENGINE MAY EXHIBIT ANY ONE OR COMBINATION OF THE FOLLOWING CONCERNS-LACK OF POWER, WHITE/BLACK SMOKE OR A SURGE. *PE
08-2-112008-04-04. Service bulletin. 6.0L TURBOCHARGER CARBON DEPOSIT DIAGNOSTICS AND SERVICE TIPS. *NJ UPDATED 5/29/08. *NJ
061712007-03-23. Service bulletin. 6.0L TURBOCHARGER CARBON DEPOSIT DIAGNOSTICS AND SERVICE TIPS - LACK OF POWER, WHITE OR BLACK SMOKE, SURGE, P0238, P0299, P0404, P2262, AND/OR P2263. *KB
192452006-07-28. Service bulletin. REPEAT TURBOCHARGER OR VGT REPLACEMENT. *TT
186942005-12-06. Service bulletin. LACK OF POWER AND/OR DTC P2263 OR P0299 AFTER TURBOCHARGER REPLACEMENT - SERVICE TIP. *TT
180692005-01-08. Service bulletin. LOW POWER AND/OR DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODE P0299 OR P2263 - TURBOCHARGER DIAGNOSTIC SERVICE TIP. *TT
178852004-07-24. Service bulletin. LACK OF POWER AND/OR DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODE (DTC) P2263 AFTER TURBOCHARGER REPLACEMENT. *TT
175662004-07-23. Service bulletin. TURBO MOAN/DRONE NOISE AND TACTILE VIBRATION BETWEEN 1500-2000 RPM. *TT
140322001-07-24. Service bulletin. SOME VEHICLES WITH 7.3L DIT ENGINES MAY EXHIBIT LOOSE TURBO BOLTS ON THE TURBO HOUSING. TYPICAL SYMPTOMS OF LOOSE BOLTS INCLUDE LACK OF POWER AND AN OIL LEAK. *TT
147532001-06-01. Service bulletin. SOME VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH A 7.3L DIT ENGINE MAY EXHIBIT LOOSE TURBO BOLTS ON THE TURBO HOUSING. *TT