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Service bulletin 04168

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 id10011168
Published by NHTSA2005-01-07
Manufacturer's number04168
Manufacturer's date2004-08-23
NHTSA componentVISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM

NHTSA's summary

VACUM PUMP INOPERATIVE OR RUNS CONTINUOSLY - CLIMATE CONTROL DEFAULT TO DEFROST. *AR

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

Glass, wipers and mirrors, Heating and air conditioning

Vehicles listed
FORD EXCURSION2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004
FORD F SUPER DUTY1999 to 2003
FORD F-250 SD2004 (the catalog's model; the bulletin names a series or trim of it)
FORD F-3502004
FORD F-450 SD2004 (the catalog's model; the bulletin names a series or trim of it)
FORD F-550 SD2004 (the catalog's model; the bulletin names a series or trim of it)
FORD F-6502000, 2001, 2002, 2003
FORD F-650 SD2004, 2005 (the catalog's model; the bulletin names a series or trim of it)
FORD F7502000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 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
01V2580002001-08-08. VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR

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
051742005-12-15. Service bulletin. VACUUM PUMP INOPERATIVE OR RUNS CONTINUOUSLY - CLIMATE CONTROL DEFAULTS TO DEFROST MODE. *TT
051882005-12-14. Service bulletin. SERVICE KIT AVAILABLE FOR WIPER MOTOR WIRING. *TT
041892005-04-28. Service bulletin. REAR WINDOW DEFROSTER GRID/INTEGRAL ANTENNA DIAGNOSIS AND REPAIR - TERMINAL TAB REPAIR. *TT
022082005-04-07. Service bulletin. CLIMATE CONTROL A/C SERVICE TECH TIPS. *EH
0415142005-01-05. Service bulletin. REAR WINDOW DEFROSTER GRID/INTEGRAL ANTENNA DIAGNOSIS AND REPAIR - TERMINAL TAB REPAIR. *TT
0315012004-09-23. Service bulletin. INOPERATIVE ELECTRIC REAR WINDOW DEFROSTER (HEATED BACKLITE) GRID LINES, INTEGRAL ANTENNA CONCERNS. *TT
176692004-06-22. Service bulletin. CLIMATE CONTROL DEFAULTS TO DEFROST. *TT
158102002-12-02. Service bulletin. SOME VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT INOPERATIVE POWER MIRRORS. *TT
154752002-04-18. Service bulletin. SOME VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT ERRATIC WINDSHIELD WIPER FUNCTION AFTER A GEM MODULE REPLACEMENT. *TT
152972002-04-15. Service bulletin. SOME VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT AN INOPERATIVE SIDE POWER MIRROR CONDITION. *TT