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Service bulletin 16315

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 id10013080
Published by NHTSA2005-04-07
Manufacturer's number16315
Manufacturer's date2002-10-01
NHTSA componentSTRUCTURE:BODY

NHTSA's summary

HEADLINER GRAB HANDLES LOOSEN. *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

Body and frame

Vehicles listed
FORD TAURUS1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003
MERCURY SABLE1999, 2000, 2001, 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
19981821998-09-18. Structure

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
TSB 20-22332020-08-06. Service bulletin. This article supersedes TSB 19-2026 to update the vehicle model years affected. Some 2000 and newer Ford/Lincoln/Mercury vehicles equipped with aluminum body panels may exhibit corrosion concerns appearing as bubbled and/or peeling paint with or without accompanying white dust. Panel replacement is recommended.
TSB 19-20262019-04-08. Service bulletin. Some 2000 and newer Ford, Lincoln and Mercury vehicles equipped with aluminum body panels may exhibit corrosion concerns appearing as bubbled and/or peeling paint with or without accompanying white dust. Panel replacement is recommended. Follow the Service Procedure steps to correct the condition
TSB 19-20262019-04-01. Service bulletin. Some 2000 and newer Ford, Lincoln and Mercury vehicles equipped with aluminum body panels may exhibit corrosion concerns appearing as bubbled and/or peeling paint with or without accompanying white dust. Panel replacement is recommended. Follow the Service Procedure steps to correct the condition
042512005-04-29. Service bulletin. ALUMINUM CORROSION - SERVICE TIP. *TT
158732002-12-04. Service bulletin. SUBJECT REGARDING A WATER LEAK CONDITION AT THE COWL AREA OF THE VEHICLE. *TT
0102022001-04-03. Service bulletin. SUBJECT REGARDING BODY TRIM-DECKLID EMBLEM UPGRADING EXISTING SE TO SES EMBLEMS. *JB
99-8-152001-01-05. Service bulletin. SUBJECT REGARDING DOOR TRIM PANEL REPLACEMENT - SERVICE TIP. *TT
133812000-11-27. Service bulletin. SUBJECT REGARDING SERVICE TIP FOR SUN VISOR BRACKET BREAKAGE. *TT
61582000-11-09. Service bulletin. SUBJECT REGARDING VEHICLES BUILT ON OR AFTER MARCH 26, 1999 WILL NO LONGER BE EQQUIPED WITH ROCK GUARD PAINT COATING ON THE ROCKER PANELS. *TT
61712000-11-03. Service bulletin. CONCERNS WITH LEFT REAR DOOR AJAR WARNING INDICATOR ON WAGONS ONLY. *TT