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Service bulletin 03183

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 id10004029
Published by NHTSA2003-11-15
Manufacturer's number03183
Manufacturer's date2003-09-15
NHTSA componentVEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

NHTSA's summary

DEDICATED COMPRESSED NATURAL GAS (CNG) ROUGH IDLE OR NO START WHEN COLD VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH DEDICATED 4.6L OR 5.4L CNG ENGINE ONLY. *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

Throttle and cruise control

Vehicles listed
FORD CROWN VICTORIA1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003
FORD E SERIES1997 to 2003
FORD F-1501997, 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
08V0510002008-02-04. VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL
07V3360002007-08-03. VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
07V0780002007-03-06. VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
05V3880002005-09-07. VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
05V0170002005-01-27. VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL
98V1920001998-08-24. VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CABLES
98V0070001998-01-21. VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL
96V2510001996-12-18. VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

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
021932004-08-09. Service bulletin. DRIVEABILITY-IDLE-HIGH IDLE SPEEDS-THROTTLE STICKS AFTER STEADY STATE DRIVING IN EXTREME COLD AMBIENT TEMPERATURES-VEHICLES BUILT THROUGH 12/31/01 EQUIPPED WITH 4.6L ENGINE. *MJ
168182003-09-16. Service bulletin. THROTTLE CONTROL SPLASH SHIELD INSTALLATION REQUIREMENTS. *TT
167702003-09-10. Service bulletin. SPEED CONTROL DEACTIVATION SWITCH ADJUSTMENT SERVICE PROCEDURE. *TT
154092002-04-17. Service bulletin. SOME VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT A HIGHER THAN NORMAL BASE IDLE SPEED WHEN INITIALLY RECEIVED FROM THE ASSEMBLY PLANT. *TT
153442002-04-15. Service bulletin. SOME VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH A 4.6L ENGINE AND AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION MAY EXHIBIT A HIGHER THAN NORMAL IDLE CONDITION, HOT OR COLD. *TT
153242002-04-15. Service bulletin. SOME VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT A HIGHER THAN NORMAL BASE IDLE SPEED WHEN THE VEHICLE IS INITIALLY RECEIVED FROM THE ASSEMBLY PLANT. *TT
0121122002-02-22. Service bulletin. A CONDITION MAY EXIST, WHERE THROTTLE STICKING MAY OCCUR ON A FEW VEHICLES IN VERY COLD AMBIENT TEMPERATURES AFTE OPERATING AT STEADY SPEED OR EXTENDED IDLE FOR A PERIOD OF TIME. *TT
012152002-02-22. Service bulletin. A CONDITION MAY EXIST, WHERE THROTTLE STICKING MAY OCCUR ON A FEW VEHICLES IN VERY COLD AMBIENT TEMPERATURES AFTER OPERATING AT STEADY SPEED OR EXTENDED IDLE FOR A PERIOD OF TIME. *TT
012142002-02-22. Service bulletin. INFORMATION TO AID IN DIAGNOSIS FOR CLARIFICATION OF LOCK-OFF SOLENOID AND SOLENOID TANK VALVE COIL RSISTANCES FOR BI-FUEL VEHICLES. *TT
145952001-04-02. Service bulletin. SOME VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT A HIGHER THAN NORMAL BASE IDLE SPEED OF 1200 - 1400 RPM WHEN THE VEHICLE IS INITIALLY RECEIVED FROM THE ASSEMBLY PLANT. *TT