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Service bulletin 02M01

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 id10007207
Published by NHTSA2004-06-04
Manufacturer's number02M01
Manufacturer's date2004-06-01
Replaces02M01
NHTSA componentENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL:GAS RECIRCULATION VALVE (EGR VALVE)

NHTSA's summary

CUSTOMER SATISFACTION PROGRAM 02M01 SUPPLEMENT #4. CERTAIN FORD 2000 THROUGH 2003 VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH A TUBE-MOUNTED EGR PRESSURE SENSOR - ADDITIONAL EGR PRESSURE SENSOR WARRANTY COVERAGE. *TT SUPPLEMENT #3. *MJ SUPPLEMENT #6. *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, Exhaust and emissions, EGR valve

Vehicles listed
FORD CROWN VICTORIA2001, 2002
FORD ECONOLINE2001 to 2002
FORD ESCAPE2001, 2002
FORD EXPEDITION2001, 2002
FORD EXPLORER2002, 2003
FORD EXPLORER SPORT2001, 2002 (the catalog's model; the bulletin names a series or trim of it)
FORD EXPLORER SPORT TRAC2001, 2002
FORD F SERIES2001 to 2002
FORD FOCUS2001, 2002
FORD MUSTANG2001, 2002
FORD RANGER2001, 2002
FORD TAURUS2000, 2001, 2002
FORD WINDSTAR2001, 2002
LINCOLN TOWN CAR2001, 2002
MERCURY COUGAR2001, 2002
MERCURY GRAND MARQUIS2001, 2002
MERCURY MOUNTAINEER2002, 2003
MERCURY SABLE2000, 2001, 2002

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

Other bulletins for the same vehicles and component
054172005-05-05. Service bulletin. INTERMITTENT ROUGH IDLE - NON-COMMANDED EGR (EXHAUST GAS RECIRCULATION VALVE) FLOW. *TT
151592001-11-15. Service bulletin. SOME VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT A PCV DISENGAGED AT THE UPPER INTAKE MANIFOLD IN THE EVENT OF AN ENGINE BACKFIRE. *SLC
145362001-03-14. Service bulletin. SOME VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH A 3.0L DURATEC (24V) ENGINE MAY EXHIBIT DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODE (DTC) P0401 AND / OR P0402, RELATED TO THE EXHAUST GAS RECIRCULATION SYSTEM (EGR). *TT
78572000-06-07. Service bulletin. SOME VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH A 3.0L 2-VALVE ENGINE MAY EXHIBIT A MALFUNCTION INDICATOR LAMP ON WITH A DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODE P0401 AND / OR P1408 STORED IN MEMORY. THIS MAY BE CAUSED BY INSUFFICIENT EXHAUST GAS RECIRCULATION FLOW. *TT
78572000-06-07. Service bulletin. VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT A MALFUNCTION INDICATOR LAMP (MIL) ON WITH A DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODE (DTC) P0401 AND/OR P1408 STORED IN MEMORY. THIS MAY BE CAUSED BY A LOSS OF VACUUM TO THE EXHAUST GAS RECIRCULATION SYSTEM BECAUSE THE RUBBER VACUUM ELBOW (LOCATED ON THE BACK SIDE OF THE INTAKE MANIFOLD) HAS BEEN SEATED AGAINST THE VACUUM PORT.