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Service bulletin 17892

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 id10008271
Published by NHTSA2004-07-24
Manufacturer's number17892
Manufacturer's date2004-06-01
NHTSA componentSUSPENSION:FRONT:WHEEL BEARING

NHTSA's summary

FRONT WHEEL HUB BEARING HIGH PITCHED WHISTLING/SQUEALING NOISE FROM FRONT EXTERIOR WHILE DRIVING. ALSO INCLUDES 2005 FREESTAR AND MONTEREY. *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

Suspension, Wheel bearing

Vehicles listed
FORD FREESTAR2004
MERCURY MONTEREY2004

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

Recalls for the same vehicles and component
04V4460002004-09-13. WHEELS:HUB

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
0416132005-01-07. Service bulletin. NOISE FROM FRONT WHEEL HUB BEARING. * AR