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Service bulletin 870197

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 id10000592
Published by NHTSA2003-03-25
Manufacturer's number870197
Manufacturer's date2002-10-22
NHTSA componentENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE

NHTSA's summary

INCORRECTLY INSTALLED GEAR DRIVEN CAMSHAFT POSITION (CMP) SENSOR SYNCHRONIZER ASSEMBLIES CAUSING SURGE, LOST OF POWER, MALFUNCTION INDICATOR LAMP ON AND DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODES P1336, P1309 AND P0340. *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

Engine

Trouble codes named

P0340, P1309, P1336

Vehicles listed
FORD AEROSTAR1995, 1996, 1997
FORD E SERIES1997 to 2003
FORD EXPLORER1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003
FORD EXPLORER SPORT2001, 2002 (the catalog's model; the bulletin names a series or trim of it)
FORD EXPLORER SPORT2003
FORD EXPLORER SPORT TRAC2001, 2002, 2003
FORD F-1501997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003
FORD MUSTANG1996, 1997, 1998
FORD RANGER1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003
FORD TAURUS1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003
FORD THUNDERBIRD1994, 1995, 1996, 1997
FORD WINDSTAR1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000
MERCURY COUGAR1994, 1995, 1996, 1997
MERCURY MOUNTAINEER1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003
MERCURY SABLE1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003

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

Recalls for the same vehicles and component
20040912004-03-12. Engine
04V1050002004-03-02. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
01V3900002001-12-21. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:FAN
20003082000-12-29. Engine
20003062000-12-29. Engine
00V0940002000-03-28. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM
19990611999-04-15. Engine
19970721997-04-02. Engine
19970601997-03-20. Engine
97V0190001997-02-25. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:FAN

A recall listed here may apply to some of the same vehicles. Only the manufacturer can say whether it applies to one vehicle.

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