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Service bulletin 05213

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 id10019379
Published by NHTSA2006-03-13
Manufacturer's number05213
Manufacturer's date2006-01-01
Replaces06212
NHTSA componentFUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:STORAGE:FUEL GAUGE SYSTEM

NHTSA's summary

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

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

B1201, P0463

Vehicles listed
FORD EXPLORER2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006
LINCOLN AVIATOR2003, 2004, 2005
MERCURY MOUNTAINEER2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006

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
072532008-02-28. Service bulletin. FUEL FILL--SLOW OR EARLY SHUT OFF--BUILT BEFORE 11/28/2007. *NJ
061672007-02-27. Service bulletin. MIL ON WITH DTC P0463 OR ERRATIC FUEL GAUGE OPERATION. *KB
187192005-12-06. Service bulletin. MALFUNCTION INDICATOR LAMP COMING ON WITH DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODES (DTCS) P0171, P0172, P0174 AND/OR P0175 (FUEL SYSTEM TOO RICH OR LEAN). *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
173162004-07-23. Service bulletin. FUEL SIGNAL TO INSTRUMENT CLUSTER SERVICE TIP. *TT
174942004-06-11. Service bulletin. DISTANCE TO EMPTY NOT DISPLAYED. *TT
169292003-11-04. Service bulletin. ROUGHNESS/ROLLING RPM WHEN RETURNING TO IDLE (I.E., COMING TO A STOP) AFTER A SHORT TRIP. *TT