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Service bulletin 15580

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 id630128
Published by NHTSA2002-04-15
Manufacturer's number15580
Manufacturer's date2002-01-01
NHTSA componentSTEERING

NHTSA's summary

SOME 4 DOOR VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT A STEERING COLUMN RATTLE AT SPEEDS OF 10-20 MPH ON UNEVEN SURFACES. *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

Vehicles listed
FORD EXPLORER2002
MERCURY MOUNTAINEER2002

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

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04272005-12-15. Service bulletin. STEERING SHUDDER DURING LOW SPEED MANEUVERS - 4.0L ENGINE. *TT
164272004-07-28. Service bulletin. LOW SPEED OR STATIONARY NOISE/VIBRATION AT LOWER STEERING SHAFT AREA WHEN TURNING. *MJ
0319122004-06-16. Service bulletin. STEERING SHUDDER FELT WHEN TURNING, DRIVING AT SLOW SPEEDS OR AT STOP. *TT
172542004-01-15. Service bulletin. CLICKING/POPPING NOISE FROM UPPER STEERING COLUMN AREA WHEN TURNING. 2004 E SERIES AND EXPLORER SPORT TRAC ALSO INCLUDED. *TT
0319122003-11-15. Service bulletin. STEERING WHEEL SHUDDER DURING LOW SPEED TURNING MANEUVERS. 2004 EXPLORER SPORT TRAC INCLUDED. *TT
159062002-12-06. Service bulletin. INFORMATION ON POWER STEERING LEAK CONDITION. *TT
158992002-12-06. Service bulletin. SUBJECT REGARDING THEFT LIGHT RELOCATION. *TT
157692002-11-26. Service bulletin. SOME VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT A CONDITION OF STEERING WHEEL LEATHER PEELING. *TT
160402002-11-06. Service bulletin. EXPERIENCING A CLICKING / POPPING NOISE FROM THE UPPER STEERING COLUMN AREA WHEN TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL. *TT
156472002-04-19. Service bulletin. SOME VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH A V6 ENGINE MAY EXHIBIT A STEERING RATTLE NOISE WHICH MAY BE HEARD AND FELT IN THE STEERING WHEEL AND COLUMN. *TT