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Service bulletin 17538

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The communication, as NHTSA indexes it (as of 2026-10-19)
TypeService bulletin
NHTSA id10008110
Published by NHTSA2004-07-22
Manufacturer's number17538
Manufacturer's date2004-02-01
NHTSA componentELECTRICAL SYSTEM

NHTSA's summary

TRACTION CONTROL/ABS LIGHT ON WITH DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODE (DTC) C1288. *MJ

The document

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Components

Electrical system

Trouble codes named

C1288

Vehicles listed
FORD FREESTAR2004
MERCURY MONTEREY2004

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

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