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Service bulletin 15692

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 id636326
Published by NHTSA2002-11-07
Manufacturer's number15692
Manufacturer's date2002-03-01
NHTSA componentSUSPENSION

NHTSA's summary

SOME VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT A SQUEAK, SNAP, RATTLE, OR CLUNK IN THE FRONT END WHEN TURNING OR GOING OVER BUMPS. *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

Suspension

Vehicles listed
FORD EXPEDITION1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002
FORD EXPLORER1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001
FORD F-1501997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002
FORD RANGER1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002
LINCOLN BLACKWOOD2002
LINCOLN NAVIGATOR1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002
MERCURY MOUNTAINEER1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001

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

Recalls for the same vehicles and component
20002972000-12-15. Suspension
00V4020002000-11-28. SUSPENSION
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
19980351998-02-20. 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
RCDNN00V40281742021-12-20. Service bulletin. Letter Pursuant to Part 573 of Title 49 of the Code fof Federal Regulations, Defect and Noncompliance Reports, Ford Motor Company submits the following information concerning a safety-related recall action that it is initiating.
RCDNN-00V402-8172016-07-07. Service bulletin. This recall action involves replacement of the front stabilizer bar links in certain 1995 through 1997 model year Explorer and Mountaineer vehicles. Under certain conditions, predominantly in cold weather areas, a front stabilizer bar link stud can fracture from bending fatigue. Bushing load/deflection testing indicates that the stiffness of the bushing urethane material increases as the temperature is lowered, which could increase the bending fatigue load on the stud from the bushing material.
0506182005-10-07. Service bulletin. REAR AXLE NOISE REPAIR. *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
177772004-08-04. Service bulletin. REAR LEAF SPRING NOISE. *TT
04542004-08-04. Service bulletin. AIR SUSPENSION COMPRESSOR NOISE. *TT
163852004-07-27. Service bulletin. AIR RIDE CONTROL LAMP ON AFTER SHOCK ABSORBER REPLACEMENT / CONTACT REQUEST. *TT
03922003-09-17. Service bulletin. REPEAT AIR SUSPENSION COMPRESSOR DRIER FAILURES. *TT
0307092003-09-10. Service bulletin. REPEAT AIR SUSPENSION COMPRESSOR DRIER FAILURES. *TT
167352003-09-09. Service bulletin. VARIOUS NOISE ISSUES FROM THE REAR LEAF SPRINGS WHILE DRIVING. *TT