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Service bulletin 04L19

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 id10010001
Published by NHTSA2004-11-03
Manufacturer's number04L19
Manufacturer's date2004-09-01
NHTSA componentSTEERING:LINKAGES:TIE ROD ASSEMBLY

NHTSA's summary

CUSTOMER MAINTENANCE REMINDER - LITERATURE PROGRAM 04L19 - TIE ROD INSPECTION PROCEDURE. *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

Steering, Tie rods and steering linkage

Vehicles listed
FORD EXPEDITION1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002
FORD F-1501997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002
FORD F-2501997, 1998, 1999
LINCOLN BLACKWOOD2002
LINCOLN NAVIGATOR1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002

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
173462004-07-23. Service bulletin. STEERING IDLER ARM NOISE. *TT
0315132003-10-10. Service bulletin. TIE ROD END INSPECTION PROCEDURE. *TT
036102003-07-23. Service bulletin. TIE ROD END INSPECTION PROCEDURE. CANADA VEHICLES ONLY. *TT *JB
02412002-11-04. Service bulletin. SUBJECT REGARDING IDLER ARM REPLACEMENT SPECIFICATIONS. *TT
141892000-09-20. Service bulletin. CONCERNS WITH SQUEAKING NOISE FROM TIE ROD END. *TT
98105691999-02-25. Service bulletin. CONCERNS OF SQUEAKY / NOISY PITMAN ARM. *YC
BC03219723011997-06-27. Service bulletin. POP/CLUNK FROM STEERING LINKAGE OVER BUMPS. *JD
BC03219702011997-06-27. Service bulletin. POP/CLUNK FROM STEERING LINKAGE OVER BUMPS. *JD