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Service bulletin 03223

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 id10007360
Published by NHTSA2004-06-16
Manufacturer's number03223
Manufacturer's date2004-01-26
Replaces0431
NHTSA componentELECTRICAL SYSTEM

NHTSA's summary

STREAMLINED DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE FOR VEHICLES WITH MALFUNCTION INDICATOR LAMP ON AND DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODES (DTCS) P0401, P0402, P1400 OR P1401. ADDITIONAL SYMPTOMS MAY INCLUDE RUNS ROUGH, LACKS POWER, SURGE, POOR FUEL ECONOMY. *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

P0401, P0402, P1400, P1401

Vehicles listed
FORD CROWN VICTORIA2001, 2002
FORD E SERIES2001 to 2002
FORD ESCAPE2001, 2002
FORD EXPEDITION2001, 2002
FORD EXPLORER2001, 2002
FORD EXPLORER SPORT2001, 2002 (the catalog's model; the bulletin names a series or trim of it)
FORD EXPLORER SPORT TRAC2001, 2002
FORD F-1502001, 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
MERCURY SABLE2000, 2001, 2002

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

Recalls for the same vehicles and component
20072582007-08-07. Electrical
20050282005-02-14. Electrical
20022132002-11-15. Electrical
02V2880002002-11-06. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY:CABLES
20020452002-03-11. Electrical
20012142001-08-22. Electrical
20012132001-08-22. Electrical
20011632001-06-20. Electrical

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
TB-214062010-12-09. Service bulletin. LINCOLN: RESTRAINT CONTROL MODULE REPLACEMENT. WHEN REPLACING THE RCM IN VEHICLE, ENSURE THAT YOU ARE INSTALLING THE CORRECT REPLACEMENT PARTS AND THAT YOUR IDS SOFTWARE IS UPDATED TO VERSION 67.07 OR NEWER IN ORDER TO PREVENT A CONFIGURATION ERROR. *PE
06932006-07-18. Service bulletin. PCM FAILURE - ELECTRICAL ACCESSORIES INTERMITTENT - INOPERATIVE. *TT
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
042442005-12-15. Service bulletin. RESTRAINT SYSTEM - SAFETY BELT BUCKLE AND PRETENSIONER DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODE (DTC) B1877 AND/OR B1881. *TT
041472005-12-07. Service bulletin. SERVICE WIRING HARNESS REPLACEMENT GUIDELINES - SERVICE TIPS. *TT
185812005-12-07. Service bulletin. ERRATIC INSTRUMENT CLUSTER GAUGES AND/OR WARNING INDICATORS - SERVICE TIP. *TT
0425142005-04-29. Service bulletin. MALFUNCTION INDICATOR LAMP (MIL) ILLUMINATED WITH DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODES (DTCS) P0300, P0316 OR P030X - NO CRANK BATTERY DISCHARGED. *TT
183832005-04-14. Service bulletin. AM/FM AND CELLULAR PHONE RECEPTION INTERFERENCE - SERVICE TIP. *TT
183812005-04-14. Service bulletin. OPEN FUSE F2.20 (5 AMP) AND/OR F2.1 (30 AMP) WHICH MAY RESULT IN LOSS OF FUNCTION OF SEVERAL SYSTEMS INCLUDING POWER SEATS, ADJUSTABLE PEDALS AND POWER DOOR LOCKS. *TT
183792005-04-14. Service bulletin. BRAKE AND ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM LIGHTS ON AFTER HEC (HYBRID ELECTRONIC CLUSTER) REPLACEMENT. *TT