Service bulletin 5242
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 | 615360 |
| Published by NHTSA | 2001-01-13 |
| Manufacturer's number | 5242 |
| Manufacturer's date | 1998-12-01 |
| NHTSA component | STEERING:COLUMN LOCKING:ANTI-THEFT DEVICE |
NHTSA's summary
SOME VEHICLES BUILT FROM 11/12/98 UNTIL 11/19/98 EQUIPPED WITH KEYLESS ENTRY AND PASSIVE ANTI-THEFT SYSTEM (PATS) MAY EXHIBIT THE ALARM OPERATING PREMATURELY. *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
| FORD EXPLORER | 1999 |
|---|---|
| MERCURY MOUNTAINEER | 1999 |
Listing a model year does not mean every vehicle of it is concerned: the document says which.
| 16040 | 2002-11-06. Service bulletin. EXPERIENCING A CLICKING / POPPING NOISE FROM THE UPPER STEERING COLUMN AREA WHEN TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL. *TT |
|---|---|
| 12197 | 2001-01-16. Service bulletin. SOME VEHICLES BUILT FROM 11/12/98 UNTIL 11/19/98 EQUIPPED WITH KEYLESS ENTRY AND PATS MAY EXHIBIT THE ALARM OPERATING PREMATURELY. *TT |
| 13049 | 2000-11-15. Service bulletin. EXHIBITING A POWER STEERING FLUID LEAK FROM THE STEERING GEAR BOOT(S). *TT |
| 13440 | 2000-05-16. Service bulletin. EXPERIENCING VERY LIGHT STEERING VIBRATION / SHIMMY / NIBBLE AT ENGINE IDLE OR LOW SPEEDS (PARKING LOT TYPE MANEUVERS). *TT |
| 996777 | 1999-12-02. Service bulletin. EXHIBITING A POWER STEERING FLUID LEAK FROM THE STEERING GEAR BOOT(S). *TT |