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Service bulletin 16683

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 id10001937
Published by NHTSA2003-07-28
Manufacturer's number16683
Manufacturer's date2003-03-01
NHTSA componentENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE

NHTSA's summary

FALSE FAILURE OF THE VAPOR MANAGEMENT VALVE (VMV). *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

Engine

Vehicles listed
FORD ECONOLINE1997 to 2003
FORD EXPEDITION1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003
FORD F SERIES1997 to 2003
FORD MOTOR HOME1997 to 2003
LINCOLN NAVIGATOR1997
LINCOLN NAVIGATOR1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003

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

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