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Service bulletin 042419

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 id10014096
Published by NHTSA2005-04-28
Manufacturer's number042419
Manufacturer's date2004-12-13
NHTSA componentSUSPENSION:FRONT

NHTSA's summary

REVISED PROCEDURE FOR ADJUSTING ALIGNMENT ON ALL SUSPENSIONS - NEW RIGHT HAND UPPER CONTROL ARM DESIGN FOR TORSION BAR FRONT SUSPENSIONS. *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

Suspension

Vehicles listed
FORD EXPLORER1998, 1999, 2000, 2001
FORD EXPLORER SPORT2000, 2001, 2002 (the catalog's model; the bulletin names a series or trim of it)
FORD EXPLORER SPORT2003
FORD EXPLORER SPORT TRAC2001, 2002, 2003
FORD RANGER1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 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
19980351998-02-20. Suspension

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
0517102005-12-15. Service bulletin. NOISE FROM REAR WHEEL HUB BEARINGS. *TT
0506182005-10-07. Service bulletin. REAR AXLE NOISE REPAIR. *SC
042132005-04-15. Service bulletin. SQUEAKING NOISE FROM REAR SWAY BAR LINK. *TT
177772004-08-04. Service bulletin. REAR LEAF SPRING NOISE. *TT
163952004-07-28. Service bulletin. SQUEAK NOISE FROM THE REAR STABILIZER BAR LINK. *MJ
163852004-07-27. Service bulletin. AIR RIDE CONTROL LAMP ON AFTER SHOCK ABSORBER REPLACEMENT / CONTACT REQUEST. *TT
172002003-11-18. Service bulletin. VIBRATION WHEN DRIVING 35-75 MPH. 2004 EXPLORER SPORT TRAC INCLUDED. *TT
167352003-09-09. Service bulletin. VARIOUS NOISE ISSUES FROM THE REAR LEAF SPRINGS WHILE DRIVING. *TT
156922002-11-07. Service bulletin. SOME VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT A SQUEAK, SNAP, RATTLE, OR CLUNK IN THE FRONT END WHEN TURNING OR GOING OVER BUMPS. *TT
159842002-11-07. Service bulletin. EXHIBITING SQUEAK / CREAK NOISES DURING FRONT SUSPENSION MOVEMENT. *TT