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Service bulletin 16974

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 id10003848
Published by NHTSA2003-11-05
Manufacturer's number16974
Manufacturer's date2003-07-01
NHTSA componentENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE

NHTSA's summary

ENGINE OIL LEAK NEAR THE OIL PAN OR OIL FILTER ON VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH A 3.0L 2-VALVE (VULCAN) ENGINE. *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

Vehicles listed
FORD RANGER2003
FORD TAURUS2003
MERCURY SABLE2003

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

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
061662007-02-27. Service bulletin. POSSIBLE ENGINE DAMAGE - INSTALL SPECIAL SERVICE TOOLS PRIOR TO REMOVING CRANKSHAFT PULLEY BOLT. *KB
061162006-08-04. Service bulletin. POSSIBLE ENGINE DAMAGE - INSTALL SPECIAL SERVICE TOOLS PRIOR TO REMOVING CRANKSHAFT PULLEY BOLT - SERVICE TIP. *TT
042082006-03-14. Service bulletin. CAMSHAFT TICK NOISE - 3.0L 4V ENGINE ONLY. *TT
0522122006-01-13. Service bulletin. BUCK/JERK AND MISS DURING DRIVE CYCLE ABOVE 3000 RPM - NO DTC - 3.0L 2V GAS AND FFV ENGINE. *TT
186142005-12-07. Service bulletin. SURGE, IDLE ROLL, ROUGH IDLE ONLY WHEN THE ENGINE COOLING FANS ARE OPERATING. *TT
183752005-04-14. Service bulletin. HIGH IDLE AT COLD START. *TT
163052005-04-07. Service bulletin. ENGINE TIMING SERVICE TOOLS / SERVICE TIP. *TT
0419102004-12-07. Service bulletin. OIL LEAK FROM OIL FILTER ADAPTER - 4.0L SOHC ENGINE BUILT BEFORE 4/1/2004. *TT
179282004-09-24. Service bulletin. ROUGH RUNNING, MISFIRE AND A LACK OF POWER DUE TO A LOSS OF COMPRESSION. *TT
021772004-08-06. Service bulletin. COOLING SYSTEM-MOTORCRAFT PREMIUM GOLD ENGINE COOLANT-SERIVCE TIPS. *MJ