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Service bulletin 17372

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 id10008285
Published by NHTSA2004-07-26
Manufacturer's number17372
Manufacturer's date2003-12-01
NHTSA componentPOWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY

NHTSA's summary

HERITAGE F-150 4X2 WITH 8.8 INCH REAR AXLE - WHINE/HOWL NOISE FROM REAR AXLE. *MJ

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

Transmission and driveline, Axle

Vehicles listed
FORD F-1502001, 2002, 2003, 2004

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
056182005-12-07. Service bulletin. REAR AXLE NOISE REPAIR. *TT
184662005-05-05. Service bulletin. AXLE WHINE HOWL. THIS INCLUDES 1997-05 FORD VEHICLES. *EH
062162005-04-28. Service bulletin. LIMITED SLIP AXLE CHATTER, SHUDDER, BINDING SENSATION, OR VIBRATION DURING LOW SPEED TURNING MANEUVERS. *TT
179312004-09-24. Service bulletin. ENGINEERING IS CURRENTLY INVESTIGATING A REAR AXLE WHINE CONDITION. *TT
179052004-09-23. Service bulletin. MULTIPLE VEHICLES USING FEHP REAR AXLE FLUID. FLUID USAGE CHANGE. *TT
164002004-07-28. Service bulletin. REAR AXLE SEAL LEAK - CONTACT REQUEST. *MJ
177022004-07-24. Service bulletin. AXLE WHINE 40-60 MPH. *TT
174862004-06-11. Service bulletin. REAR AXLE PINION SEAL LEAK. *TT
174662004-06-10. Service bulletin. CHATTER, SHUDDER, BINDING SENSATION, OR VIBRATION FROM LIMITED SLIP REAR AXLE DURING LOW SPEED TURNS. *TT
031982003-11-15. Service bulletin. CHATTER, SHUDDER, A BINDING SENSATION, OR VIBRATION DURING LOW SPEED TURNS ON VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH THE 9.75 INCH OR 8.8 INCH LIMITED SLIP REAR AXLE. *TT