{"nhtsa_id":10183771,"type":"service_bulletin","type_name":"Service bulletin","date_added":"2020-12-07","date":"2016-04-21","document_id":"16-0070","mfr_campaign":null,"replaces":null,"component":"SUSPENSION","mfr_system":null,"summary":"For 1998-2003 Windstar vehicles Safety Recall 10S13 has been issued for vehicles that are operated in high corrosion areas for an extended period, where the rear axle could potentially fracture. If the rear axle should completely fracture, vehicle handling may be affected which could increase the risk of a crash.","document":{"url":"https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/tsbs/2016/MC-10183771-0001.pdf","alternate_url":"https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/tsbs/2016/MC-10183771-9999.pdf","confirmed":false},"url":"https://open.wenmarpro.com/bulletins/10183771","components":[{"id":"suspension","name":"Suspension","parent":null}],"codes":[],"topics":[],"vehicles":[{"make":"FORD","model":"WINDSTAR","year_from":1998,"year_to":2003,"match":"exact","vehicle_ids":["1998_ford_windstar","1999_ford_windstar","2000_ford_windstar","2001_ford_windstar","2002_ford_windstar","2003_ford_windstar"]}],"as_of":"2026-10-19","note":"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.","attribution":[]}