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Service bulletin 03203

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 id10004886
Published by NHTSA2004-01-14
Manufacturer's number03203
Manufacturer's date2003-10-13
Replaces0398
NHTSA componentELECTRICAL SYSTEM

NHTSA's summary

MALFUNCTION INDICATOR LAMP ILLUMINATED WITH DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODES (DTCS) P0442, P0455, P0456, P0457 OR P1442 OR A CHECK FUEL CAP LAMP ILLUMINATED WITH DTC P0457 FOR THE EVAPORATIVE EMISSION SYSTEM. *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

Electrical system

Trouble codes named

P0442, P0455, P0456, P0457, P1442

Vehicles listed
FORD ESCAPE2001, 2002, 2003
FORD EXCURSION2000, 2001, 2002, 2003
FORD EXPLORER SPORT2001, 2002 (the catalog's model; the bulletin names a series or trim of it)
FORD EXPLORER SPORT2003
FORD EXPLORER SPORT TRAC2001, 2002, 2003
FORD F SUPER DUTY1999 to 2003
FORD RANGER1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003
FORD WINDSTAR1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003
LINCOLN BLACKWOOD2002, 2003
LINCOLN CONTINENTAL1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002
LINCOLN LS2000, 2001, 2002, 2003
LINCOLN MARK VIII1997, 1998 (the catalog's model; the bulletin names a series or trim of it)
LINCOLN NAVIGATOR1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003
LINCOLN TOWN CAR1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003
MERCURY COUGAR1999, 2000, 2001, 2002
MERCURY GRAND MARQUIS1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003
MERCURY MOUNTAINEER1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003
MERCURY MYSTIQUE1997, 1998, 1999, 2000
MERCURY SABLE1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003
MERCURY TRACER1997, 1998, 1999

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

Recalls for the same vehicles and component
20156102015-12-21. Electrical
20080382008-02-06. Electrical
20072582007-08-07. Electrical
20050282005-02-14. Electrical
20042352004-07-09. Electrical
04V3270002004-07-07. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY
20020452002-03-11. Electrical
20012142001-08-22. Electrical
20012132001-08-22. Electrical
01V2300002001-07-09. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

A recall listed here may apply to some of the same vehicles. Only the manufacturer can say whether it applies to one vehicle.

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190912006-04-29. Service bulletin. LOW OIL PRESSURE INDICATION/WARNING, A/C COMPRESSOR INOPERATIVE AND/OR NO CRANK CONDITION ON 4.6L EQUIPPED VEHICLES. *TT
190992006-04-28. Service bulletin. P0404 SERVICE TIP. *TT