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Service bulletin 17603

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 id10007395
Published by NHTSA2004-06-18
Manufacturer's number17603
Manufacturer's date2004-03-01
NHTSA componentAIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE-INACTIVE

NHTSA's summary

AIR BAG LIGHT ON WITH DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODE (DTC) B1871 OR B1935 FOLLOWING ECS/RCM REPLACEMENT. *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

Air bags, Air bag control module

Trouble codes named

B1871, B1935

Vehicles listed
FORD EXCURSION2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004
FORD F-2501999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004
FORD F-3501999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004
FORD F-450 SD1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004 (the catalog's model; the bulletin names a series or trim of it)
FORD F-550 SD1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004 (the catalog's model; the bulletin names a series or trim of it)

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

Recalls for the same vehicles and component
98V3030001998-12-01. AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE-INACTIVE

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