Service bulletin 18554
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.
| Type | Service bulletin |
|---|---|
| NHTSA id | 10017879 |
| Published by NHTSA | 2005-12-07 |
| Manufacturer's number | 18554 |
| Manufacturer's date | 2005-04-01 |
| NHTSA component | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL |
NHTSA's summary
RPM SURGE AT IDLE; AUDIBLE EGR SURGE; LOW POWER/SMOKE/ROUGH IDLE FOLLOWING A COLD START THAT CORRECTS AFTER ENGINE IS WARM; SURGE ON RESUME WITH SPEED CONTROL; INTAKE FLUTTER SOUND AT STEADY STATE THROTTLE, JUST BEFORE DOWNSHIFT, ON AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION VEHICLES; BUCK/JERK SURGE ON MANUAL TRANS VEHICLES. *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
Throttle and cruise control
| FORD EXCURSION | 2004 |
|---|---|
| FORD F-250 SD | 2004 (the catalog's model; the bulletin names a series or trim of it) |
| FORD F-350 SD | 2004 (the catalog's model; the bulletin names a series or trim of it) |
| FORD F-450 SD | 2004 (the catalog's model; the bulletin names a series or trim of it) |
| FORD F-550 SD | 2004 (the catalog's model; the bulletin names a series or trim of it) |
Listing a model year does not mean every vehicle of it is concerned: the document says which.