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Service bulletin 031404

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 id10011162
Published by NHTSA2005-01-06
Manufacturer's number031404
Manufacturer's date2004-08-23
Replaces04161
NHTSA componentENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE

NHTSA's summary

ENGINE MISFIRE OR RUNNING - COIL ON PLUG (COP) IGNITION SYSTEMS - WDS COP KIT DIAGNOSTIC TIPS. TO INCLUDE VARIOUS 2005 MODELS. * AR THIS ARTICLE 04161 SUPERSEDES TSB 03-14-04.

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

Vehicles listed
FORD CROWN VICTORIA1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005
FORD E SERIES1997 to 2003
FORD E-1502004
FORD E-2502004, 2005
FORD E-3502004, 2005
FORD E-4502004, 2005
FORD E-5502004
FORD ESCAPE2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005
FORD EXCURSION2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005
FORD EXPEDITION1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005
FORD EXPLORER2002, 2003, 2004, 2005
FORD F SUPER DUTY1999 to 2003
FORD F-1501997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005
FORD F-250 SD2004, 2005 (the catalog's model; the bulletin names a series or trim of it)
FORD F-3502004
FORD F-350 SD2005 (the catalog's model; the bulletin names a series or trim of it)
FORD F-450 SD2004, 2005 (the catalog's model; the bulletin names a series or trim of it)
FORD F-550 SD2004, 2005 (the catalog's model; the bulletin names a series or trim of it)
FORD F532000 to 2003
FORD FOCUS2003, 2004, 2005
FORD MUSTANG1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005
FORD TAURUS1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000
FORD TAURUS2004, 2005
FORD THUNDERBIRD2002, 2003, 2004, 2005
LINCOLN AVIATOR2005
LINCOLN BLACKWOOD2003
LINCOLN CONTINENTAL1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002
LINCOLN LS2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005
LINCOLN MARK VIII1997, 1998 (the catalog's model; the bulletin names a series or trim of it)
LINCOLN NAVIGATOR1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005
LINCOLN TOWN CAR2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005
MERCURY GRAND MARQUIS1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005
MERCURY MOUNTAINEER2002, 2003, 2004, 2005
MERCURY SABLE2000
MERCURY SABLE2004, 2005

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

Recalls for the same vehicles and component
20143742014-09-04. Engine
12V3530002012-07-26. VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CABLES; ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
20074032007-12-12. Engine
07V5530002007-12-05. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:DIESEL
20044262004-12-08. Engine
04V4450002004-09-13. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
20041262004-04-07. Engine
20002252000-10-16. Engine
19990611999-04-15. Engine
19970101997-01-21. Engine

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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