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Service bulletin 17276

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 id10004920
Published by NHTSA2004-01-20
Manufacturer's number17276
Manufacturer's date2003-10-01
NHTSA componentSTRUCTURE:BODY

NHTSA's summary

A POPPING OR CREAKING NOISE THAT APPEARS TO BE COMING FROM THE FRONT EXTERIOR OF THE VEHICLE. *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

Body and frame

Vehicles listed
FORD EXPLORER2003, 2004
MERCURY MOUNTAINEER2003, 2004

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

Recalls for the same vehicles and component
04V4420002004-09-13. STRUCTURE:BODY:HATCHBACK/LIFTGATE:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS
03V0940002003-03-07. STRUCTURE

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
TSB 19-20262019-04-08. Service bulletin. Some 2000 and newer Ford, Lincoln and Mercury vehicles equipped with aluminum body panels may exhibit corrosion concerns appearing as bubbled and/or peeling paint with or without accompanying white dust. Panel replacement is recommended. Follow the Service Procedure steps to correct the condition
TSB 19-20262019-04-01. Service bulletin. Some 2000 and newer Ford, Lincoln and Mercury vehicles equipped with aluminum body panels may exhibit corrosion concerns appearing as bubbled and/or peeling paint with or without accompanying white dust. Panel replacement is recommended. Follow the Service Procedure steps to correct the condition
042552005-04-29. Service bulletin. RATTLING NOISE - RIGHT FRONT FENDER WHILE DRIVING. *TT
042512005-04-29. Service bulletin. ALUMINUM CORROSION - SERVICE TIP. *TT
163042005-04-07. Service bulletin. SUN VISOR RATTLE / DETROIT AREA DEALERS CONTACT REQUEST. *TT
182152004-12-07. Service bulletin. BROKEN REAR CARGO STORAGE DOOR LIFT HANDLE. VARIOUS MODELS INCLUDING 2005 EXPLORER/MOUNTAINEER. *TT
161952004-08-09. Service bulletin. CONTACT ST LOUIS ASSEMBLY PLANT/ST LOUIS VICINITY ONLY. *MJ
04852004-08-04. Service bulletin. LIFTGATE GLASS APPLIQUE DAMAGED/CRACKED. SERVICE PROCEDURE. *TT
176802004-06-22. Service bulletin. REAR LIFTGATE RATTLE / LIGHT POPPING NOISE. *TT
172162003-11-18. Service bulletin. BREAKAGE OF A LIFTGATE WINDOW HINGE. *TT