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Service bulletin 042210

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 id10013396
Published by NHTSA2005-04-18
Manufacturer's number042210
Manufacturer's date2004-11-15
NHTSA componentSTEERING

NHTSA's summary

STEERING GEAR SQUEAK - WHEN TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL DURING LOW SPEED PARKING MANEUVERS. *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

Vehicles listed
FORD ESCAPE2001, 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
20002262000-10-16. Steering
00V2230012000-08-08. STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR

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
042142005-04-15. Service bulletin. STEERING DRIFT/PULL - IMPROVED DIAGNOSTIC AND REPAIR PROCEDURE - SERVICE TIP. *TT
175322004-07-22. Service bulletin. LOW PRESSURE POWER STEERING LINE LEAK AFTER COLD SOAK IN TEMPERATURES OF -23C (-10) OR LOWER. *MJ
0315132003-10-10. Service bulletin. TIE ROD END INSPECTION PROCEDURE. *TT
169082003-09-08. Service bulletin. SQUEAKING NOISE FROM THE POWER STEERING RACK WHEN TURNING. *TT
02522002-11-04. Service bulletin. SOME VEHICLES BUILT BEFORE 2/12/2002 MAY EXHIBIT A POWER STEERING FLUID LEAK AT THE RETURN HOSE AND / OR COOLER HOSE AT THE INTERMIEDIATE TUBE ASSEMBLY DURING EXTREME COLD AMBIENT TEMPERATURES -20 TO -28C (-5 TO -20 F), *TT
155762002-04-12. Service bulletin. SOME VEHICLES BUILT BEFORE 12/11/2001 MAY EXHIBIT A SLIGHT LOOSENESS OF THE STEERING WHEEL IN A FORE-AFT DIRECTION. *TT
143862001-04-18. Service bulletin. INFORMATION REGARDING STEERING WHEEL REMOVAL SERVICE TIP. *JB