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Service bulletin 050618

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 id10016789
Published by NHTSA2005-10-07
Manufacturer's number050618
Manufacturer's date2005-01-01
Replaces05126
NHTSA componentSUSPENSION:REAR

NHTSA's summary

REAR AXLE NOISE REPAIR. *SC

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 EXPEDITION1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005
FORD EXPLORER2002, 2003, 2004, 2005
FORD F-1501997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005
LINCOLN NAVIGATOR1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005
MERCURY MOUNTAINEER2002, 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
19990771999-05-06. Suspension
19990341999-03-03. Suspension
19981471998-07-21. Suspension
98V1610001998-07-15. FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY; SUSPENSION:REAR:SPRINGS:LEAF SPRING ASSEMBLY
19980951998-05-12. Suspension
19970111997-01-21. Suspension
96V2520001996-12-18. SUSPENSION:REAR

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
07652007-07-25. Service bulletin. REAR AXLE TUBE FRACTURE AT CENTER CARRIER. *KB
071092007-07-13. Service bulletin. VIBRATION FROM THE DRIVELINE AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. *KB
0619162007-03-19. Service bulletin. SHUDDER/VIBRATION ON MODERATE TO HARD ACCELERATION. *KB
0615102007-02-27. Service bulletin. AIR SUSPENSION PERFORMANCE - HEIGHT SENSOR LINKAGE ARM DISENGAGING. *KB
0517102005-12-15. Service bulletin. NOISE FROM REAR WHEEL HUB BEARINGS. *TT
059192005-12-08. Service bulletin. FRONT TIRE WEAR ON INSIDE AND/OR OUTSIDE EDGE. *TT RAPID FEATHERING WEAR OF FRONT TIRES. *TT RAPID SHOULDER (TOE) WEAR ON INSIDE EDGE OF FRONT TIRES. *TT
0505022005-12-07. Service bulletin. FRONT END SHUDDER/VIBRATION WHEN BRAKING - VEHICLES BUILT BEFORE 11/18/2004. *TT
051312005-10-08. Service bulletin. SHUDDER/VIBRATION ON MODERATE TO HARD ACCELERATION. *SC
0424192005-04-28. Service bulletin. REVISED PROCEDURE FOR ADJUSTING ALIGNMENT ON ALL SUSPENSIONS - NEW RIGHT HAND UPPER CONTROL ARM DESIGN FOR TORSION BAR FRONT SUSPENSIONS. *TT
184002005-04-05. Service bulletin. FOUR CORNER LOAD LEVELING AIR SUSPENSION MAY EXHIBIT LEVELING CONCERNS, SUCH AS ONE FRONT CORNER DROPPING. INDIVIDUAL AIR SPRINGS AVAILABLE FOR SERVICE. *TT