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Service bulletin 16339

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 id10013084
Published by NHTSA2005-04-07
Manufacturer's number16339
Manufacturer's date2002-10-01
NHTSA componentENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE

NHTSA's summary

FAST IDLE STRATEGY TO PREVENT SPARK PLUG FOULING. *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

Engine

Vehicles listed
FORD EXPLORER SPORT2003
FORD EXPLORER SPORT TRAC2003

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

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