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Service bulletin 05185

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 id10018056
Published by NHTSA2005-12-14
Manufacturer's number05185
Manufacturer's date2005-10-07
NHTSA componentENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

NHTSA's summary

RPM SURGE AT IDLE - AUDIBLE EGR SURGE - LOW POWER/EXHAUST SMOKE/ROUGH IDLE FOLLOWING COLD START - HIGH RPM IN BATTERY CHARGE PROTECTION MODE - DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODE P0488 AND P1334 - 6.0L ENGINE. *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

Trouble codes named

P0488, P1334

Vehicles listed
FORD E-2502004
FORD E-3502004
FORD E-4502004
FORD E-5502004

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

Recalls for the same vehicles and component
04V4450002004-09-13. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

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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197282007-07-23. Service bulletin. LACK OF POWER DUE TO LOW FUEL PRESSURE - FUEL TANK LINER SEPERATION. *KB
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