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Service bulletin 18719

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 id10017860
Published by NHTSA2005-12-06
Manufacturer's number18719
Manufacturer's date2005-07-01
NHTSA componentFUEL SYSTEM, OTHER

NHTSA's summary

MALFUNCTION INDICATOR LAMP COMING ON WITH DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODES (DTCS) P0171, P0172, P0174 AND/OR P0175 (FUEL SYSTEM TOO RICH OR LEAN). *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

Fuel system

Trouble codes named

P0171, P0172, P0174, P0175

Vehicles listed
FORD EXPLORER2002, 2003, 2004
FORD EXPLORER SPORT2002 (the catalog's model; the bulletin names a series or trim of it)
FORD EXPLORER SPORT2003
FORD EXPLORER SPORT TRAC2002, 2003, 2004, 2005
FORD RANGER2001
FORD TAURUS2001, 2002, 2003
MERCURY MOUNTAINEER2002, 2003, 2004
MERCURY SABLE2001, 2002, 2003

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

Other bulletins for the same vehicles and component
061672007-02-27. Service bulletin. MIL ON WITH DTC P0463 OR ERRATIC FUEL GAUGE OPERATION. *KB
052132006-03-13. Service bulletin. MALFUNCTION INDICATOR LAMP ON WITH PCM DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODE P0463 AND/OR IC DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODE B1201 - FUEL GAUGE DROPS TO EMPTY OR SLOW TO UPDATE AFTER REFUELING. *TT
0421152005-04-18. Service bulletin. FUEL GAUGE SLOW TO UPDATE AFTER REFUELING. *EH
181212005-01-18. Service bulletin. FUEL GAUGE SLOW TO UPDATE. *TT
182242004-12-08. Service bulletin. RUNS ROUGH OR MISFIRE - DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODES P0300-P0308 OR P0316. *TT
182172004-12-07. Service bulletin. MULTIPLE VEHICLES - FUEL LEVEL INDICATION CONCERNS - SERVICE TIP. VARIOUS MODELS INCLUDING 2005 SUPER DUTY F-SERIES, EXCURSION, EXPEDITION, EXPLORER, MOUNTAINEER AND AVIATOR. *TT
021112004-07-27. Service bulletin. FUEL PRESSURE RELIEF VALVE (SCHRADER VALVE) DISCONTINUED. *TT
174162004-07-26. Service bulletin. FUEL GAUGE DOES NOT READ FULL. *MJ
173552004-07-23. Service bulletin. FUEL GAUGE WHICH DOES NOT READ COMPLETELY FULL WHEN THE FUEL TANK IS FILLED. *TT
173162004-07-23. Service bulletin. FUEL SIGNAL TO INSTRUMENT CLUSTER SERVICE TIP. *TT