{"nhtsa_id":10183773,"type":"service_bulletin","type_name":"Service bulletin","date_added":"2020-12-07","date":"2016-04-21","document_id":"16-0072","mfr_campaign":null,"replaces":null,"component":"STEERING","mfr_system":null,"summary":"For 2005-2012 Crown Victoria, 2005-2011 Grand Marquis and Town Car vehicles, Regional Program 13R01 applies to vehicles not registered in corrosion states and not included in Safety Recall 13S08, where operation in high corrosion areas for an extended period may lead to corrosion in the lower intermediate steering shaft swing link. This may result in a compressed upper intermediate steering shaft and separation from the steering column, which can result in a loss of steering control. Vehicles covered under 13R01 that were inspected or repaired without replacement of the lower intermediate shaft, and have relocated to high corrosion areas, may experience subsequent corrosion of the lower intermediate steering shaft swing link.","document":{"url":"https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/tsbs/2016/MC-10183773-0001.pdf","alternate_url":"https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/tsbs/2016/MC-10183773-9999.pdf","confirmed":false},"url":"https://open.wenmarpro.com/bulletins/10183773","components":[{"id":"steering","name":"Steering","parent":null}],"codes":[],"topics":[],"vehicles":[{"make":"FORD","model":"CROWN VICTORIA","year_from":2005,"year_to":2011,"match":"exact","vehicle_ids":["2005_ford_crown-victoria","2006_ford_crown-victoria","2007_ford_crown-victoria","2008_ford_crown-victoria","2009_ford_crown-victoria","2010_ford_crown-victoria","2011_ford_crown-victoria"]},{"make":"FORD","model":"CROWN VICTORIA","year_from":2012,"year_to":2012,"match":null,"vehicle_ids":[]},{"make":"LINCOLN","model":"TOWN CAR","year_from":2005,"year_to":2011,"match":"exact","vehicle_ids":["2005_lincoln_town-car","2006_lincoln_town-car","2007_lincoln_town-car","2008_lincoln_town-car","2009_lincoln_town-car","2010_lincoln_town-car","2011_lincoln_town-car"]},{"make":"MERCURY","model":"GRAND MARQUIS","year_from":2005,"year_to":2011,"match":"exact","vehicle_ids":["2005_mercury_grand-marquis","2006_mercury_grand-marquis","2007_mercury_grand-marquis","2008_mercury_grand-marquis","2009_mercury_grand-marquis","2010_mercury_grand-marquis","2011_mercury_grand-marquis"]}],"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":[]}