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Service bulletin 18246

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 id10010741
Published by NHTSA2004-12-08
Manufacturer's number18246
Manufacturer's date2004-10-01
NHTSA componentSERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

NHTSA's summary

ACCELERATED REAR BRAKE WEAR. OASIS. *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

Brakes

Vehicles listed
FORD FREESTAR2004, 2005
MERCURY MONTEREY2004, 2005

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

Recalls for the same vehicles and component
07V1680002007-04-12. SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS

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
0525102006-02-01. Service bulletin. ABS LIGHT ON AND DTCS C1175/C1236, C1165/C1235 - REAR WHEEL SPEED SENSOR. *TT
056172005-12-07. Service bulletin. TRACTION CONTROL LAMP - ABS LAMP - ABS SELF ACTIVATION WITH DTC C1288. *TT UPDATED 11/8/07. *NJ
0426102005-04-29. Service bulletin. REAR BRAKE LINING ACCELERATED WEAR. *TT
182742005-04-18. Service bulletin. TRACTION CONTROL ABS AND PARK BRAKE LAMP. FLICKER FLASH ILLUMINATE. *EH
042312005-04-18. Service bulletin. TRACTION CONTROL ABS AND PARK BRAKE LAMP FLICKER FLASH ILLUMINATE. *EH
041252004-07-24. Service bulletin. DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODE (DTC) C1991 (MODULE CALIBRATION FAILURE) - ANTI-LOCK BRAKE, ADVANCED TRAC, INTERACTIVE VEHICLE DYNAMICS (IVD), TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM - SERVICE TIP. ALSO INCLUDES FORD FREESTAR MY2005 AND MERCURY MONTEREY MY2005. *TT
173712004-07-23. Service bulletin. TRACTION CONTROL/ABS (ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM) LIGHT ON WITH DTC (DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODE) C1288. *TT
175652004-07-23. Service bulletin. FRONT BRAKE NOISE. *MJ
176092004-06-18. Service bulletin. EXCESSIVE FRONT BRAKE NOISE. *TT