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Service bulletin CSP-08B01

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 id10026389
Published by NHTSA2008-10-24
Manufacturer's numberCSP-08B01
Manufacturer's date2008-05-16
NHTSA componentENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL:CATALYTIC CONVERTOR

NHTSA's summary

FORD: CERTAIN 1999-2001 MODEL YEAR VEHICLES UP TO 6000 LB GVWR REGISTERED IN NEW YORK AND CERTAIN 2001 VEHICLES UP TO 6000 LB GVWR REGISTERED IN THE STATE OF MAINE, CERTIFIED FOR SALE IN CALIFORNIA-FEDERAL EMISSION WARRANTY REFUND. *PE

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, Exhaust and emissions, Catalytic converter

Vehicles listed
FORD CONTOUR1999, 2000
FORD CONTOUR2001
FORD CROWN VICTORIA1999, 2000, 2001
FORD ESCAPE2000
FORD ESCAPE2001
FORD ESCORT1999, 2000, 2001
FORD EXPLORER1999, 2000, 2001
FORD EXPLORER SPORT1999, 2000, 2001 (the catalog's model; the bulletin names a series or trim of it)
FORD F SERIES1999 to 2001
FORD F SERIES (LIGHT)1999 to 2001
FORD F-1501999, 2000, 2001
FORD FAIRLANE NF1999 to 2000
FORD FAIRLANE NL1999 to 2000
FORD FALCON EF1999 to 2000
FORD FALCON EL1999 to 2000
FORD FIESTA1999 to 2001
FORD FOCUS1999
FORD FOCUS2000, 2001
FORD FORD1999 to 2001
FORD FREDA2001
FORD IKON2000 to 2001
FORD KA2001
FORD L SERIES1999
FORD LARIAT1999 to 2001
FORD LASER2001
FORD LTD1999
FORD LYNX2001
FORD MONDEO2001
FORD MONDEO CD1322000 to 2001
FORD MOUNTAINEER1999 to 2001
FORD MUSTANG1999, 2000, 2001
FORD MUSTANG COBRA1999, 2000 (the catalog's model; the bulletin names a series or trim of it)
FORD MUSTANG CONVERTIBLE1999, 2000, 2001 (the catalog's model; the bulletin names a series or trim of it)
FORD MUSTANG GT1999, 2000, 2001 (the catalog's model; the bulletin names a series or trim of it)
FORD PROBE1999
FORD PUMA2001
FORD RANGER1999, 2000, 2001
FORD TAURUS1999, 2000, 2001
FORD TAURUS SHO1999 (the catalog's model; the bulletin names a series or trim of it)
FORD TEMPO1999 to 2000
FORD THUNDERBIRD1999
FORD TRANSIT1999 to 2001
FORD UTILITY VAN XH1999 to 2000
FORD VE831999 to 2000
FORD WINDSTAR1999, 2000, 2001
FORD ZX2 (ESCORT)1999, 2000, 2001 (the catalog's model; the bulletin names a series or trim of it)

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
03E012003-06-19. Service bulletin. REPLACEMENT OF INCORRECT CATALYTIC CONVERTERS. *TT
9850832000-06-19. Service bulletin. SOME VEHICLES (3.0L 4 VALVE ONLY) MAY EXHIBIT A CATALYTIC CONVERTER BUZZ OR RATTLE CONDITION ON A COLD START OR DURING A LOW RPM STEADY SPEED. *TT
135462000-05-18. Service bulletin. ENGINEERING IS CURRENTLY INVESTIGATING A CONDITION WHERE POPPING / CRACKING SOUNDS CAN BE HEARD FROM THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER DURING HIGHER AMBIENT TEMPERATURES. *TT