TSB TSB-24-2188 — Ford and Lincoln Service bulletin

TSB-24-2188 is a service bulletin on file with NHTSA for 3 Ford and Lincoln models, 2003–2020 model years. A TSB is factory repair guidance, not a recall — the repair is not automatically free.

What the bulletin says. This article supersedes TSB 22-2219 to update the Parts List and Service Procedure to clarify applicable steps by vehicle application. Some 2003-2020 Expedition/Navigator and 2006-2020 F-150 (non-Raptor) vehicles equipped with 4WD may exhibit grinding/clicking/ratcheting noise…

NHTSA's own summary of the document, quoted from the public manufacturer-communications file.

1Document filed
3Vehicles named
18Model years

Vehicles and model years TSB-24-2188 names

VehicleModel years
Ford Expedition 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020
Ford F-150 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017
Lincoln Navigator 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020

Every document filed under TSB-24-2188

Document IDFiledType
TSB 24-2188 July 24, 2024 Service bulletin

What TSB-24-2188 covers

Wheels & tires — the component vocabulary NHTSA files this communication under.

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Questions buyers ask

What is TSB TSB-24-2188?

TSB-24-2188 is a service bulletin filed with NHTSA by Ford and Lincoln, covering 3 Ford and Lincoln models across the 2003–2020 model years. NHTSA's summary reads: This article supersedes TSB 22-2219 to update the Parts List and Service Procedure to clarify applicable steps by vehicle application. Some 2003-2020 Expedition/Navigator and 2006-2020 F-150 (non-Raptor) vehicles equipped with 4WD may exhibit grinding/clicking/ratcheting noise…

Which vehicles does TSB-24-2188 cover?

NHTSA's file names Ford Expedition (2003–2020); Ford F-150 (2006–2017); Lincoln Navigator (2003–2020). A bulletin number can be re-issued against more vehicles later, so check the model-year list on this page against your own.

Is TSB TSB-24-2188 a recall, and is the repair free?

No. TSB-24-2188 is repair guidance the manufacturer sent its dealers, not a safety defect finding. You pay for the work unless the vehicle is still under warranty. Recall repairs, by contrast, are always free.

How do I get the full text of TSB-24-2188?

Take the document ID to a dealer's service desk, or search NHTSA's manufacturer-communications records. This page carries every document ID filed under TSB-24-2188, its date, and NHTSA's own summary from the public file.

Data updated 2026-08-20 from NHTSA's public records

Every number on this page is a count of records in the federal complaint, recall, and investigation files published by NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation. This page lists only what NHTSA's manufacturer-communications file records under TSB-24-2188. Check any specific vehicle's open recalls by VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls.