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Service bulletin 17258

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 id10004912
Published by NHTSA2004-01-20
Manufacturer's number17258
Manufacturer's date2004-10-01
NHTSA componentEQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER

NHTSA's summary

SQUEAKING NOISE WHEN SWITCHING CLIMATE CONTROL BETWEEN PANEL, FLOOR AND PANEL/FLOOR MODES. *TT

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

Equipment and accessories, Heating and air conditioning

Vehicles listed
FORD THUNDERBIRD2002, 2003, 2004
LINCOLN LS2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004

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

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