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Service bulletin 17234

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 id10004089
Published by NHTSA2003-11-18
Manufacturer's number17234
Manufacturer's date2003-09-01
NHTSA componentENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE

NHTSA's summary

ENGINE OIL LEAKS FROM THE FILTER AREA ON VEHICLES WITH A 3.0L 2-VALVE 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 RANGER2002, 2003, 2004
FORD TAURUS2002, 2003, 2004
MERCURY SABLE2002, 2003, 2004

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
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061162006-08-04. Service bulletin. POSSIBLE ENGINE DAMAGE - INSTALL SPECIAL SERVICE TOOLS PRIOR TO REMOVING CRANKSHAFT PULLEY BOLT - SERVICE TIP. *TT
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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
0416012006-01-13. Service bulletin. WDS COP KIT DIAGNOSTIC TIP - COIL ON PLUG (COP) IGNITION SYSTEMS - ENGINE MISFIRE OR ROUGH RUNNING. *TT
186142005-12-07. Service bulletin. SURGE, IDLE ROLL, ROUGH IDLE ONLY WHEN THE ENGINE COOLING FANS ARE OPERATING. *TT
0511132005-10-11. Service bulletin. VARIOUS DRIVEABILITY CONDITIONS-3.0L 2V AND FLEX FUEL ENGINE. *SC