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Service bulletin 17165

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The communication, as NHTSA indexes it (as of 2026-10-19)
TypeService bulletin
NHTSA id10004058
Published by NHTSA2003-11-17
Manufacturer's number17165
Manufacturer's date2003-09-01
NHTSA componentELECTRICAL SYSTEM

NHTSA's summary

INTERMITTENT DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODE (DTC) P2106 WITH THE MALFUNCTION INDICATOR LAMP (MIL) ON. *TT

The document

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Components

Electrical system

Trouble codes named

P2106

Vehicles listed
FORD EXPLORER2004
MERCURY MOUNTAINEER2004

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

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0617102007-02-26. Service bulletin. MIL ON WITH P0463 OR ERRATIC FUEL GAUGE OPERATION. *KB
052622006-01-25. Service bulletin. MIL ON WITH DTC P0191 WITH OR WITHOUT VARIOUS DRIVABILITY SYMPTOMS AND/OR ADDITIONAL DTCS. *TT
05612005-12-07. Service bulletin. WRENCH LAMP ON AND NO DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODE (DTC) STORED. *TT
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041742005-04-08. Service bulletin. MALFUNCTION INDICATOR LAMP (MIL) ILLUMINATED - SYSTEM LEAN DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODES (DTC'S) - SERVICE TIPS. VARIOUS MODELS INCLUDING 2004 F-SERIES. *TT
181712005-01-18. Service bulletin. NO CRANK/NO START CONDITION WHEN VEHICLE TEMPERATURE IS BELOW FREEZING (32F/0C). *TT
041972004-12-07. Service bulletin. MALFUNCTION INDICATOR LAMP (MIL) ILLUMINATED WITH DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODES (DTC'S) P0172 AND/OR P0175. *TT
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