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Service bulletin 0712

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 id10021217
Published by NHTSA2007-03-23
Manufacturer's number0712
NHTSA componentSTEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST:HOSE, PIPING, AND CONNECTIONS

NHTSA's summary

POWER STEERING HOSE LEAK NEAR COOLER EXTREME COLD CLIMATE AREAS ONLY -4 DEGREES AND COOLER. *KB

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, Power steering

Vehicles listed
FORD FREESTAR2004, 2005, 2006, 2007
FORD WINDSTAR2003
MERCURY MONTEREY2004, 2005, 2006, 2007

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

Recalls for the same vehicles and component
03V4570002003-11-06. STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST:HOSE, PIPING, AND CONNECTIONS

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
177442004-07-24. Service bulletin. POWER STEERING NOISE. *TT