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Service bulletin 04136

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 id10009320
Published by NHTSA2004-09-22
Manufacturer's number04136
Manufacturer's date2004-12-27
Replaces042515
NHTSA componentELECTRICAL SYSTEM

NHTSA's summary

DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODE B1342 (RESTRAINTS CONTROL MODULE (RCM) FAULT. *TT UPDATE. *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

B1342

Vehicles listed
FORD CROWN VICTORIA2001, 2002, 2003, 2004
FORD FREESTAR2004, 2005
FORD WINDSTAR2001, 2002, 2003

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
05V2060002005-05-09. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH
20020452002-03-11. Electrical
20012142001-08-22. Electrical
20012132001-08-22. 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
ASI-451822016-06-22. Service bulletin. SUMMARY TO BE PROVIDED ON A FUTURE DATE.
041472005-12-07. Service bulletin. SERVICE WIRING HARNESS REPLACEMENT GUIDELINES - SERVICE TIPS. *TT
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183402005-05-05. Service bulletin. INSTRUMENT CLUSTER DTC U1262 AND OR U1135. *EH
183352005-05-05. Service bulletin. INSTRUMENT CLUSTER DTC U1130. *EH
0425102005-04-29. Service bulletin. POWER SLIDING DOORS AND POWER LIFTGATE INOPERATIVE WHEN USING THE OVERHEAD CONSOLE AND/OR REMOTE KEYLESS ENTRY TRANSMITTER OPEN/CLOSE BUTTONS - DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODE (DTC) C1999. *TT
0421232005-04-18. Service bulletin. CHARGING SYSTEM - HIGH OUTPUT GENERATOR NOW AVAILABLE FOR SERVICING 2003 POLICE INTERCEPTOR VEHICLES. *TT
0421112005-04-18. Service bulletin. MALFUNCTION INDICATOR LAMPAND P0460 DTC IN MEMORY. *EH
183832005-04-14. Service bulletin. AM/FM AND CELLULAR PHONE RECEPTION INTERFERENCE - SERVICE TIP. *TT
041742005-04-08. Service bulletin. MALFUNCTION INDICATOR LAMP (MIL) ILLUMINATED - SYSTEM LEAN DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODES (DTC'S) - SERVICE TIPS. VARIOUS MODELS INCLUDING 2004 F-SERIES. *TT