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Service bulletin 18171

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 id10011342
Published by NHTSA2005-01-18
Manufacturer's number18171
Manufacturer's date2004-09-01
NHTSA componentELECTRICAL SYSTEM:STARTER ASSEMBLY

NHTSA's summary

NO CRANK/NO START CONDITION WHEN VEHICLE TEMPERATURE IS BELOW FREEZING (32F/0C). *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

Electrical system, Starter

Vehicles listed
FORD EXPLORER2002, 2003, 2004, 2005
LINCOLN AVIATOR2003, 2004, 2005
MERCURY MOUNTAINEER2002, 2003, 2004, 2005

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