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Service bulletin 16253

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 id10008608
Published by NHTSA2004-08-09
Manufacturer's number16253
Manufacturer's date2002-09-01
NHTSA componentSTRUCTURE:BODY:ROOF AND PILLARS

NHTSA's summary

EQUIPPED WITH A HARD TONNEAU COVER. * 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

Body and frame

Vehicles listed
FORD EXPLORER SPORT TRAC2001, 2002, 2003
FORD RANGER2001, 2002, 2003

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

Recalls for the same vehicles and component
20010022001-01-12. Structure
00V3940002000-11-28. STRUCTURE:BODY:HOOD:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS

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 20-22332020-08-06. Service bulletin. This article supersedes TSB 19-2026 to update the vehicle model years affected. Some 2000 and newer Ford/Lincoln/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.
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
042512005-04-29. Service bulletin. ALUMINUM CORROSION - SERVICE TIP. *TT
021712004-08-05. Service bulletin. PAINT-PREMATURE CLEARCOAT CRACKING-SERVICE TIPS. *MJ
164242004-07-28. Service bulletin. NEW TONNEAU COVER LOCK CYLINDER RETAINER CLIPS RELEASED FOR SERVICE. *MJ
022322004-07-27. Service bulletin. FRAME MOUNTED FRONT BUMPER BRACKETS SERVICE KIT. *TT
032352004-07-23. Service bulletin. BED EXTENDER COMPONENT REPLACEMENT SERVICE TIP. *TT
032312004-07-23. Service bulletin. INOPERABLE LATCHES, LOCKS AND/OR LIFT STRUTS ON VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH A HARD TONNEAU COVER. *TT
176472004-06-22. Service bulletin. PAINT PEELING AND/OR BUBBLING ON THE CENTER FINISH PANEL OF THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. *TT