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Service bulletin 16902

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 id10002613
Published by NHTSA2003-09-08
Manufacturer's number16902
Manufacturer's date2003-06-01
NHTSA componentENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE

NHTSA's summary

ENGINE ROUGHNESS / ROLLING RPM WHEN RETURNING TO IDLE (I.E., COMING TO A STOP) AFTER A SHORT TRIP. *TT

The document

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Components

Engine

Vehicles listed
FORD EXPLORER2003
MERCURY MOUNTAINEER2003

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

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