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Service bulletin 16679

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 id10001935
Published by NHTSA2003-07-28
Manufacturer's number16679
Manufacturer's date2003-03-01
NHTSA componentFUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

NHTSA's summary

NEW PUSH TYPE FUEL CLIP AND CONNECTOR REMOVAL INSTRUCTIONS. *TT *JB

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

Fuel system

Vehicles listed
FORD CROWN VICTORIA2003
FORD TAURUS2002, 2003
LINCOLN TOWN CAR2003
MERCURY GRAND MARQUIS2003
MERCURY SABLE2002, 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
20032742003-11-07. Fuel System
03V4720002003-11-06. FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY

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
187192005-12-06. Service bulletin. MALFUNCTION INDICATOR LAMP COMING ON WITH DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODES (DTCS) P0171, P0172, P0174 AND/OR P0175 (FUEL SYSTEM TOO RICH OR LEAN). *TT
021112004-07-27. Service bulletin. FUEL PRESSURE RELIEF VALVE (SCHRADER VALVE) DISCONTINUED. *TT
174162004-07-26. Service bulletin. FUEL GAUGE DOES NOT READ FULL. *MJ
173552004-07-23. Service bulletin. FUEL GAUGE WHICH DOES NOT READ COMPLETELY FULL WHEN THE FUEL TANK IS FILLED. *TT
175642004-07-23. Service bulletin. FUEL GAUGE DOES NOT READ FULL AFTER FILLING TANK. *MJ
171782003-11-18. Service bulletin. DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODE P1133 WITH POSSIBLE DRIVEABILITY OR NO START SYMPTOMS. *TT
169412003-11-04. Service bulletin. HESITATION, BUCK OR SURGE DURING STEADY STATE DRIVING OR LIGHT ACCELERATION AT 30-60 MPH. *TT
03982003-09-17. Service bulletin. MALFUNCTION INDICATOR LAMP (MIL) ILLUMINATION WITH DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODES P0442, P0455, P0456, P0457, P1442 OR CHECK FUEL CAP LAMP ILLUMINATED WITH DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODE P0457. *TT
0304092003-09-04. Service bulletin. POSSIBLE FUEL LEAK AT FILL VALVE - FILL VALVE SERVICE PART REVISIONS - CNG VEHICLES ONLY. *TT
166392003-09-04. Service bulletin. FUEL GAUGE READING THAT FLUCTUATES OR READS LOWER THAN THE ACTUAL FUEL TANK LEVEL. *TT