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Service bulletin 04174

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 id10013116
Published by NHTSA2005-04-08
Manufacturer's number04174
Manufacturer's date2004-09-06
NHTSA componentELECTRICAL SYSTEM

NHTSA's summary

MALFUNCTION INDICATOR LAMP (MIL) ILLUMINATED - SYSTEM LEAN DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODES (DTC'S) - SERVICE TIPS. VARIOUS MODELS INCLUDING 2004 F-SERIES. *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

Vehicles listed
FORD CONTOUR2000
FORD CROWN VICTORIA2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004
FORD E-2502004
FORD E-3502004
FORD E-4502004
FORD E-5502004
FORD ECONOLINE2000 to 2003
FORD ESCAPE2001, 2002, 2003, 2004
FORD ESCORT2000, 2001, 2002
FORD EXCURSION2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004
FORD EXPEDITION2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004
FORD EXPLORER2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004
FORD F SERIES2000 to 2003
FORD F SUPER DUTY2000 to 2003
FORD F-2502000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004
FORD F-250 SD2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004 (the catalog's model; the bulletin names a series or trim of it)
FORD F-3502004
FORD F-350 SD2000, 2001, 2002, 2003 (the catalog's model; the bulletin names a series or trim of it)
FORD F-450 SD2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004 (the catalog's model; the bulletin names a series or trim of it)
FORD F-550 SD2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004 (the catalog's model; the bulletin names a series or trim of it)
FORD FOCUS2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004
FORD FREESTAR2004
FORD MUSTANG2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004
FORD RANGER2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004
FORD TAURUS2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004
FORD THUNDERBIRD2002, 2003, 2004
FORD WINDSTAR2000, 2001, 2002, 2003
FORD ZX2 (ESCORT)2000, 2001, 2002, 2003 (the catalog's model; the bulletin names a series or trim of it)
LINCOLN AVIATOR2003, 2004
LINCOLN BLACKWOOD2002, 2003
LINCOLN CONTINENTAL2000, 2001
LINCOLN LS2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004
LINCOLN NAVIGATOR2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004
LINCOLN TOWN CAR2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004
MERCURY COUGAR2000, 2001, 2002
MERCURY GRAND MARQUIS2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004
MERCURY MONTEREY2004
MERCURY MOUNTAINEER2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004
MERCURY MYSTIQUE2000
MERCURY SABLE2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004

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
07V5690002007-12-15. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FUSES AND CIRCUIT BREAKERS
20072582007-08-07. Electrical
05V2700002005-06-10. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING
05V2060002005-05-09. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH
20050282005-02-14. Electrical
04V4440002004-09-13. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING
20042352004-07-09. Electrical
04V3270002004-07-07. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY
20022132002-11-15. Electrical

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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